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Potential personnel watchdog plans to put hiring under the microscope
Nominee for inspector general of the Office of Personnel Managemet Craig Leen told senators that he plans to focus on the importance of merit in federal hiring practices.
By Jessie Bur
Inside the EPA’s longstanding struggles with IT security
Two Inspector General reports found that the Environmental Protection Agency has yet to meet standards for information security and inadequately kept track of its IT property.
By Jessie Bur
OPM retroactively changed retirement benefits without notice
The Office of Personnel Management policy, not released to the public, requires divorced retirees receiving annuity supplements to pay the government back for portions of past annuity payments.
By Jessie Bur
IG: DHS data inaccurate for nearly $2B in transactions
The Department of Homeland Security needs to achieve greater spending data accuracy, a recent DATA Act-mandated test of the department's Q2 FY2017 procurement and financial award transactions found.
By Jessie Bur
OPM fails 'open book test' on security
Despite the public nature of FISMA cybersecurity requirements, OPM failed to supply adequate personnel and documentation for its most recent audit, according to an inspector general report.
By Jessie Bur