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Secretary John McHugh announced the creation of a new commission to revamp the part of the Army that prepares, trains, educates and supports troops. He said this part of the service has not been significantly update for 30 years.
The Department of Veterans Affairs named 12 finalists in an employee contest to find ways to improve the agency\'s career training and counseling services.
A bipartisan group of senators is urging the Defense Department to release information on contractor debt collection after the department\'s Inspector General report found deficiencies in DoD\'s debt collection practices.
Mackenzie Eaglen from the Heritage Foundation says the Super committee needs to think twice before making major Defense cuts.
The Government Accountability Office joins a growing list of federal departments and agencies that wants to offer early retirements and voluntary separations to its employees. GAO said the move is in anticipation of a smaller 2012 budget.
Facing a second year of losses totaling $8 billion or more, the agency also wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans covering federal workers and set up its own benefit systems. Congressional approval would be needed for these changes.
On today\'s Federal Drive: USPS announced it\'s considering massive job cuts, Veterans Affairs large-scale IT contract under siege from bid protests and expanded benefits to the post-9/11 GI Bill.
Getting and keeping a security clearance is vital in a growing number of federal jobs. And useful when feds retire and go into the private sector. But are those all-important clearances going to be harder to get, and keep in the future? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains. (This column was originally published on July 13, 2011.)
Patricia Niehaus, national president of the Federal Managers Association, shared her experience in government in keeping the information flowing from D.C. to the field and back.
The agency is using HUDStat sessions to set, oversee and accomplish performance goals. HUD and VA are using these meetings to ensure they are meeting their joint goal to reduce homelessness among veterans. HUD\'s Peter Grace said getting program managers to talk honestly about their challenges has been among the biggest changes.
Jeff Neal is the former Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
The list of members of Congress that will make up the \"Super Committee\" responsible for finding more than a trillion dollars in deficit cuts is filling out.
Scott Spreier is from Hay Group\'s leadership and talent practice, and he\'s been looking at the agencies that are the most innovative.
George Buck is the Pittsburgh FEB executive director.