Hiring/Retention

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A House committee unveiled a disputed plan July 21, 2017, to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall that could threaten medical care for thousands of patients in the coming weeks.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House Republicans lead $3B VA supplement to fix year-end budget shortfall

VA officials told Congress about the $15 billion total budget shortfall in July. Lawmakers say it’s the largest funding gap in the department’s history.

Budget

(USDA/Forest Service photo by Mark Pieper)

Forest service, Firefighter on a maintenance prescribed burn at Bitterroot National Forest

Wildland firefighters at the Forest Service work beyond their job duties. Their union says that’s a big problem

Workforce

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VA hiring fell ‘significantly short’ of goals to expand substance abuse treatment for vets

Veterans Affairs

WH launches cyber hiring sprint to fill open tech roles

Cybersecurity

VA hospitals score higher than private sector in nationwide surveys

Veterans Affairs

House lawmakers call on VA to step up efforts to help vets transition to civilian life

Veterans Affairs

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Big or small business, ‘this’ type of federal contractor does the best job

Contracting

An aerial view of the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.

Navy recruiting rebounds, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot camp

Defense

It takes hard-boiled technology to make a people-friendly agency

Veterans Affairs

Workplace Reimagined 2024: OPM, USAID leaders on how to maximize employee experience

Workforce

Workplace Reimagined 2024: ONCD’s Seeyew Mo on growing federal cyber workforce

Federal Insights

CHCO Council’s new leader aims to move the needle on ‘evergreen’ federal workforce issues

Colleen Heller-Stein, the first career fed to lead the CHCO Council, sees human capital leaders as a bridge between agencies and OPM for the federal workforce.

Workforce

USPS mailboxes are seen in Annapolis, Md.

USPS is growing its workforce, but a ‘retirement wave’ may be coming soon, watchdog warns

USPS loses about 40,000 employees to attrition in an average year. That includes retirements and employees leaving to find work elsewhere.

Hiring/Retention

EEOC will not have to furlough employees

Workforce

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told employees that it had saved enough money to keep the agency open instead of having to do a one-day furlough.