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This column was originally published on Jeff Neal’s blog, ChiefHRO.com, and was republished here with permission from the author. The short answer is no. Just because someone made off with data on millions of employees,…
June 24, 2015 -
Agencies have awarded more than $12 billion dollars in energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) since 1995. Many contractors on ESPCs have reported overall savings. But a new report from the Government Accountability Office says those numbers may be a tad overstated. Frank Rusco is the director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the GAO. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss what auditors found.
June 24, 2015 The Agriculture Department is trying lots of ways to develop its next generation workforce. One bureau has set up partnerships with schools in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia to let high school students intern as crop inspectors. Lorenzo A. Tribbett is the director of the Specialty Crop Inspection Division at USDA. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain more about the program and its impact so far.
June 24, 2015-
The Office of Personnel Management is considering sending an additional request to Congress asking for additional funding in 2016 to help pay for cybersecurity fixes, but members of Congress and the agency's inspector general say that money may not be what is needed in this situation. The request may come as senators hear why OPM needs $32 million more next year for its IT modernization program.
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Researchers at the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thornton say they know how agencies can keep the good things going, even as leaders change.
June 23, 2015 On this edition of "Ask the CHCO", host Lauren Larson interviews Antonia Harris, the Chief Human Capital Officer of the General Services Administration about the scope of human capital at the agency.
June 23, 2015-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army reprimanded a two-star general for poor judgment in “creating the perception” of undue favoritism in the awarding of a no-bid government contract, and the military will soon decide whether he…
June 23, 2015 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted on Monday to confirm a new leader for the Transportation Security Administration in the wake of reports of startling security gaps at U.S. airports. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter…
June 23, 2015