Section 508 requires that when federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and...

Preparing and approving the US budget is one of the most important and difficult jobs of the president and Congress. In this course we examine how the annual federal budget is put together. The course...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has developed the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), a business-based framework for government-wide improvement. The aim of the FEA is to facilitate...

The Office of Government Ethics exercises leadership in the executive branch to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of government employees, and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do...

Federal agencies have at their disposal a wide range of human resource flexibilities that can be used to manage any human capital challenges. These flexibilities can be used to find new ways to hire,...

Charge cards provide federal agencies with an easy solution for making smaller purchases. The charge card program is known as the GSA (General Services Administration) SmartPay® Program. Federal...

Sexual harassment is a universal problem that can have disastrous effects on victims, perpetrators, and organizations, including the federal government. Training federal employees in the essentials of...

The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), with an effective date of October 1, 2003, requires that federal agencies be more accountable for...

This course looks at how the US Constitution was established. It provides insight into how the form of the national government came to be. It also provides coverage of the rights and liberties of the...

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2005, more than 53,800 occupational injuries and illnesses involving civilian federal employees occurred. Thirty-four of these injuries resulted in fatalities....