Hiring/Retention

A postal worker loads a delivery vehicle at the United States Post Office in Cranberry Township, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

USPS lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees amid workforce changes

The agency said employees who are not fully vaccinated must still wear a mask in situations where they can’t maintain a six-foot distance. However, the…

Workforce

FILE - This May 25, 2021, file photo shows a U.S. Passport cover in Washington. Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports. The State Department said Wednesday that the wait for a passport is now between 12 weeks and 18 weeks, even if you pay for expedited processing. That’s because of ripple effects from the coronavirus pandemic that caused extreme disruptions to the process at domestic issuance facilities and overseas embassies and consulates. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman, File)

State Dept. staffing surge won’t address passport backlog ‘overnight,’ union warns

Hiring/Retention

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VHA still needs more accurate reporting of staffing numbers

Veterans Affairs

(Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with meeting with Chile's Foreign Minister Andres Allamand, Friday, July 16, 2021, at the State Department in Washington. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)

Former State Department leaders urge Congress to address chronic Foreign Service workforce challenges

Hiring/Retention

How can the IRS improve its operations for the next filing season?

Workforce

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

‘Confusing’ chain of command hangs over Veterans Affairs police reforms

Veterans Affairs

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Remote work arrangements spark new questions about old federal workforce policies

Workforce

FILE - In this April 13, 2014 file photo, the Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington. More than 50 of the largest U.S. companies paid nothing in federal income taxes last year, even though they reported big pretax profits as a group. That's according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a group that believes the tax system needs to raise more revenue. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

IRS needs multi-year funding to overcome shrinking workforce, managers association warns

Hiring/Retention

How agencies are tackling Biden’s new diversity and inclusion order

Workforce

In this May 14, 2021, photo provided by the High Desert Museum, U.S. Forest Service firefighters carry out a prescribed burn on the grounds of the High Desert Museum, near Bend, Oregon. The prescribed burn is part of a massive effort in wildlands across the West to prepare for a fire season that follows the worst one on record. (Kyle Kosma/High Desert Museum via AP)

Biden expands pay, hiring for federal firefighters, but union warns it’s not enough

Workforce

Federal retirement picks up in first half of 2021, but OPM still takes 2-plus months to process

Retirement

FILE - In this photo March 22, 2013 file photo, the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. The IRS website to make payments went down on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The IRS did not have an immediate explanation for the failure. But it said on its website that its online payment system became unavailable at 2:50 A.M. ET on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS HR office understaffed ahead of agency’s hiring surge, watchdog warns Congress

The National Taxpayer Advocate is warning Congress that the IRS has fallen behind on hiring goals in recent years, and that its human resources office…

Agency Oversight

Biden’s diversity and inclusion EO highlights struggling federal internship program

The Biden administration’s recent diversity and inclusion executive order directed agencies to reduce their reliance on unpaid internships. But former…

Workforce

DHS sees more employee engagement successes, even in a pandemic year

Workforce

The Department of Homeland Security will launch a new onboarding program for DHS employees and their families, part of an ongoing effort to improve employee engagement.

Hiring/Retention

USPS lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated employees amid workforce changes

State Dept. staffing surge won’t address passport backlog ‘overnight,’ union warns

VHA still needs more accurate reporting of staffing numbers

Former State Department leaders urge Congress to address chronic Foreign Service workforce challenges

How can the IRS improve its operations for the next filing season?

‘Confusing’ chain of command hangs over Veterans Affairs police reforms

Remote work arrangements spark new questions about old federal workforce policies

IRS needs multi-year funding to overcome shrinking workforce, managers association warns

How agencies are tackling Biden’s new diversity and inclusion order

Biden expands pay, hiring for federal firefighters, but union warns it’s not enough

Federal retirement picks up in first half of 2021, but OPM still takes 2-plus months to process

IRS HR office understaffed ahead of agency’s hiring surge, watchdog warns Congress

Biden’s diversity and inclusion EO highlights struggling federal internship program

DHS sees more employee engagement successes, even in a pandemic year

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