Hiring/Retention
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The Army is overhauling the way it recruits after a sour 2018. This includes exploring social media, Twitch and even memes as a way to reach potential recruits.
October 09, 2018 -
Corbin Evans, director of regulatory policy at the National Defense Industrial Association, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some initial impressions from the study.
October 09, 2018 -
Only 20 percent of the Army's cyber teams are made up of civilians. The Army is analyzing whether that's the right ratio in an environment where every uniformed servicemember is expected to be able to deploy to combat.
October 09, 2018 -
September saw fewer new retirement claims in September — 7,142 — than August — 8,826 — but OPM also processed fewer claims in that time than the month before.
October 08, 2018 -
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer is focusing on changing the Navy culture to become more agile and efficient, to maximize the resources that it has at any given time.
October 05, 2018 -
Long-term nondeployable troops are in DoD's crosshairs as the new policy goes into effect.
October 02, 2018 -
The military is changing its training and recruitment standards to fit cyber operators.
October 02, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office said the Postal Service's retiree health benefits fund has over $60 billion in unfunded liabilities.
October 02, 2018 -
New Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie addressed Congress for the first time since his confirmation about 60 days ago.
September 27, 2018 -
The federal government is having a hard time attracting employees with up-to-date technology skills. One data point that illustrates the problem: Roughly half of the government’s technology workforce is over the age of 50.
September 27, 2018 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development became the second agency to get help in upgrading its technology and financial management systems under the White House's marquee IT modernization effort.
September 26, 2018 -
Suzette Kent, the federal chief information officer, said Monday the new cloud smart strategy reflects eight years of learning and maturity.
September 25, 2018 -
Contractor systems and supply chain risk management among the most significant areas agencies and vendors should pay attention to in the document.
September 24, 2018 -
Drone pilots in the Air Force are flying Cessnas to learn the basics, but that won't work forever.
September 20, 2018 -
The government should be the employer of choice for many people. But is it? Let’s take a look at some of the reasons you might recommend a government job, and some reasons why you might not.
September 19, 2018