Hiring/Retention
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One metric to measure the Trump administration success over its first 200 days is the number of political job nominations the White House has made or failed to make.
August 09, 2017 -
The data call requests agencies submit evaluations for positions that receive a rate of pay that differs from the standard General Schedule.
August 08, 2017 -
Josh DeLung, a manager at ICF, says to innovate regularly agency leaders shouldn’t get hung up on the notion that every idea has to be the big one.
August 07, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, members of the Hispanic Council of Federal Employment urge President Trump to make more Hispanic employees a priority.
August 07, 2017 -
The Air Force is giving senior enlisted airmen an opportunity to stay in their ranks longer if they are in critically needed occupations.
August 04, 2017 -
Roughly one in three federal workers is eligible to retire today, but many are waiting for their agencies to offer buyouts, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
August 03, 2017 -
The processes that the civil service uses may be broken, or at least badly in need of repairs, but the civil service workforce is far from broken.
August 02, 2017 -
Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how agencies can get the most out of their summer interns during the last few weeks of their service.
August 02, 2017 -
FEMA has a limited view into the allegations of misconduct that come from the agency's employees, because it lacks both the case management system and the written disciplinary policies to address misconduct from its cohort of temporary workers.
August 01, 2017 -
The House passed a last-minute bill Friday morning that will replenish the Veterans Choice Program with $2.1 billion in additional funds for the next six months. The additional Choice funds are crucial, as they buy lawmakers and the Veterans Affairs Department more time to redesign the program. But the legislation is also packed with new hiring flexibilities.
July 28, 2017 -
President Trump tweets out a new policy just weeks after Defense Secretary Mattis ordered a six month review.
July 26, 2017 -
The Air Force is changing its military education for enlisted airmen to make classes more flexible about their lives.
July 25, 2017 -
The agency could downgrade, transfer, reassign or involuntarily separate up to 405 employees as part of the workforce shuffle.
July 24, 2017 -
Federal hiring managers have a tough time these days. The public hears nothing but news of budget cuts, buyouts and reductions in force. Yet agencies across the board do have real and funded openings. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, shares some advice on recruiting with credibility on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 19, 2017 -
Does the government fire enough people? Does it deal effectively with poor performers? Is the disciplinary and adverse action process effective? The answer to all three questions is probably no.
July 18, 2017