Hiring/Retention
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USDA Deputy Secretary Steve Censky answered questions and tried to alleviate concerns at an Aug. 14 town hall meeting of Economic Research Service (ERS) employees about the impending bureau’s move.
August 16, 2018 -
The Food and Drug Administration has launched a new brand and advertising campaign to attract and recruit new employees.
August 16, 2018 -
The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act is mostly about Defense Department matters but at more than 1,000 pages it contains provisions for all federal agencies.
August 15, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, former CHCO at DHS, says that the new hiring authority included in the 2019 NDAA is not a bad idea.
August 14, 2018 -
Rae Steinbach, contributor to 15Five, offers five steps to improving employee engagement for all agencies.
August 14, 2018 -
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo overturned the agency's hiring freeze less than a month into his tenure, and has brought hundreds of career employees on board, but he still faces an uphill battle staffing up an agency the Trump administration seeks to shrink.
August 14, 2018 -
The new Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said several new people will be taking top-level leadership positions at the agency shortly. Pamela Powers will be the department's new chief of staff and Chris Syrek will be VA's deputy chief of staff.
August 14, 2018 -
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said by the end of 2019 employees working for the Economic Research Service (ERS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will be relocated outside the D.C. area.
August 09, 2018 -
Federal security clearances may grab headlines, but the polygraph portion has gone virtually unchanged for decades. Now they're getting a closer look.
August 09, 2018 -
Agencies face an uphill battle competing with the private sector to recruit top cyber talent right out of college or advanced degree programs, but the State Department, and the opportunity to explore new cultures, serves as an enticing lure to recent graduates to federal service.
August 08, 2018 -
The Office of Inspector General at Health and Human Services has been spending more money and achieving less results for years, according to publicly available documents.
August 06, 2018 -
After a lackluster first year in its Cyber Direct Commissioning program, the Army is hoping a combination of higher pay and better marketing will let it attract more candidates from industry, academia.
August 06, 2018 -
Joanne Collins Smee, the director of the Technology Transformation Service and deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at the General Services Administration, is leaving at the end of August.
August 02, 2018 -
Federal management organizations are working with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to flesh out their ideas for civil service modernization.
August 01, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a Veterans Affairs field examiner was hoping to steal nearly $700,000 from a disabled veteran.
August 01, 2018