Hiring/Retention
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In today's Federal Newscast, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson laid out a plan to add 74 squadrons, but said the service does not have specifics for what kind of aircraft it may need to buy.
September 19, 2018 -
Air Force secretary Heather Wilson said the service needs 74 additional squadrons in order to meet the missions it's been assigned under the new national defense strategy.
September 17, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget’s day-long event Sept. 12 with public and private sector leaders will produce a set of recommendations for how to transform the federal workforce.
September 17, 2018 -
This week on Fed Access, Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss the state of the clearance job market and how the security clearance backlog is impacting the government workforce.
September 14, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) wants a joint session to analyze the legality of the Agriculture Department's proposal to move the Economic Research Service and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture out of the nation’s capital by the end of 2019.
September 12, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management says its starting this year's combined federal campaign with more upgrades to the online donation system.
September 11, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department released figures on employment vacancies at the agency as of June 30.
September 04, 2018 -
The Air Force is one year into its plan for cutting instructions for airmen and making remaining instructions easier to understand.
September 04, 2018 -
The Navy is setting up new hubs and surge areas to deal with its background investigation backlog.
September 04, 2018 -
The Army’s Futures Command is officially up and running in Austin, and while the command promises to completely reform the service’s equipping practices, it’s also spurring change in the personnel realm.
August 24, 2018 -
Debra D'Agostino, founding partner of The Federal Practice Group, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss whistle blower protections for federal employees, and how to navigate the security clearance process in the federal government.
August 23, 2018 -
As agencies gain more specific authorities to hire new employees, the size of the excepted service has grown over the past 20 years, according to a new study from the Office of Personnel Management.
August 23, 2018 -
As the FBI looks to move to the cloud and share data more easily, the agency says it has the funding it needs to hire data experts across all 56 of its field offices.
August 22, 2018 -
The Navy is letting some enlisted sailors stay longer if they accept difficult-to-fill assignments.
August 21, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Publishing Offices takes another stab at finding a vendor to print and mail 2020 census forms.
August 17, 2018