Hiring/Retention
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Knowing you're not going to get the big job and the title minus that word "acting" doesn't mean you're less committed to the job than the eventual chosen one. That's what Anne Joseph O'Connell, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, writing for the Brookings Institution, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 10, 2017 -
The new chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee tell Federal News Radio what they are thinking for the next NDAA.
May 09, 2017 -
One Veterans Affairs Department cybersecurity manager developed a program to reduce turnover and attrition. In fact she's a finalist in this year's Government Information Security Leadership Awards. Barbara Smith, information security director for VA's Pacific District, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
May 08, 2017 -
The Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee is preparing its provisions for the 2018 defense authorization bill and this week it heard from some former top DoD officials. Family life seemed to be the bottom line for a lot of military issues. Employees want to be able to move between the civilian and military world, they want quality childcare for their children and they want their spouses to be happy and be able to work where they are stationed.
May 05, 2017 -
New Defense guidance says the blanket hiring freeze is now over. But it includes several caveats in line with the goal of reorganizing and reducing the size of the federal workforce.
May 03, 2017 -
Do you need to update your federal résumé? If so, what do you need to do? Find out when Kathryn Troutman, president of The Resume Place, joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. May 3, 2017
May 02, 2017 -
The Navy plans on hiring for work in shipyards now that it has funds to maintain its fleet.
May 02, 2017 -
The spending package gives the Homeland Security Department about $1.5 billion for border security activities for the remaining five months of the fiscal year. For civilian agencies, here are six other areas to take note of in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017.
May 01, 2017 -
George Fallon, a 30-year veteran of IT auditing, explains why agencies need to re-evaluate the protection of e-mail, document and business systems.
May 01, 2017 -
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) is getting closer to introducing a bill to create a stand-alone cybersecurity agency in DHS, while the agency also is conducting an internal review of current capabilities and future needs.
May 01, 2017 -
When it comes to government shutdowns, remember that every silver lining has a cloud, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
April 28, 2017 -
Are you planning for your next job? If not, tune in to this week's Your Turn when host Mike Causey speaks with Nancy Segal, an expert in finding work in the 21st century. Segal will discuss career planning, resume writing and how to use social media to get a job and get ahead. April 26, 2017
April 25, 2017 -
Fifteen organizations, both liberal and conservative, called on the White House to use a scalpel rather than a meat ax to cut DoD civilian employees.
April 24, 2017 -
Experts from the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission and the Employer Assistance and Resource Network held a Twitter chat on April 19 to discuss problems and solutions in implementing a rule regarding the hiring of people with disabilities.
April 21, 2017 -
Linda Springer, a senior adviser at the Office of Management and Budget, said in part 2 of her exclusive interview about the Trump administration’s reorganization plans that the White House wants to give agencies a lot of freedom in how they execute their plans.
April 21, 2017