Hiring/Retention
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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 -
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