Hiring/Retention
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Military families are feeling isolated in their communities and that feeling is increasing, according to the Blue Star Families' annual military lifestyle survey.
November 02, 2017 -
OPM's Hispanic Council is considering whether a new executive order would put more pressure on the president and cabinet agencies to improve diverse recruitment and retention.
October 31, 2017 -
A District Court rules the military must retain and continue recruiting transgender people into the military at least until a final decision is made.
October 30, 2017 -
FEMA's deputy CIO said the agency's response during the 2017 hurricane season could give it leverage in asking for more resources.
October 30, 2017 -
After poor numbers in recent years, the Defense Department Inspector General Office is seeing more positive reviews on its FedView Survey results.
October 26, 2017 -
The agency says it is on track to implement new hiring policies, and doubled down on its tax ID fraud defenses.
October 26, 2017 -
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) thinks Congress can help lower the 21 percent military spouse unemployment rate.
October 25, 2017 -
The Air Force wants even more retired pilots to get back into the cockpit.
October 23, 2017 -
Jason Gray, the Education Department’s CIO and the co-chairman of the CIO Council’s IT Workforce Committee, said there are four main goals for the upcoming governmentwide hiring fair.
October 20, 2017 -
Federal workers overwhelmingly list public service as one of their primary motivations for what they do. Contractors don’t.
October 20, 2017 -
Jeff Pon, nominee for director of OPM, said he'll focus on helping agencies get the "right people in the right places at the right time."
October 18, 2017 -
After years of shrinking the force, the Army is suddenly in growth mode again, creating new challenges for recruiters.
October 18, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department released its draft proposal to revise the current Veterans Choice Program, setting up weeks of passionate debate on what the future of the program should look like.
October 17, 2017 -
To combat the Army's nondeployability problem, the service wants to add deployment pay and cut tuition assistance for non-deployable soldiers.
October 16, 2017 -
The Defense Department and Army are changing the way they hire and train acquisition professionals.
October 13, 2017