Hiring/Retention
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VA officials say the department this year is focused on increasing veteran access to VA care using mostly the health care workforce it already has, "rather than on nationwide growth in total employees.”
January 30, 2024 -
It's one thing to be controlled at work. Everyone has dealt with controlling bosses and co-workers. It's another thing to be in control of your work and your life. One thing can make the difference.
January 26, 2024 -
The Labor Department's watchdog is not only losing staff, but racing against the clock to complete its ongoing work on pandemic-era fraud before time runs out.
January 23, 2024 -
NGA's neurodiversity pilot has been an outlier. But other federal agencies are starting to take steps to embrace neurodiverse talent.
January 22, 2024 -
The Veterans Health Administration is looking to raise workforce productivity, after a record year of hiring, and increase the number of health care appointments available to patients.
January 22, 2024 -
Yvette Bourcicot, the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, said with 500 occupations separated into 11 career fields, the service is reimagining how it attracts, retains and develops civilian employees.
January 19, 2024 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is delivering health care and benefits to a record number of veterans. Now it's calling on its IT shop to make it easier for those veterans to seek VA services online.
January 18, 2024 -
Offering telework to federal employees supports recruitment, retention, satisfaction and engagement, Mark Green, chief human capital officer at the Interior Department, told members of the House Natural Resources committee this week.
January 18, 2024 -
The Veterans Health Administration approved a Special Salary Rate for HR professionals at the end of last year, and covered employees will see the pay bump appear in their paychecks this week.
January 17, 2024 -
After gathering feedback from agency leaders, the Office of Personnel Management has found common limitations that are leading to challenges with long-term workforce planning.
January 17, 2024 -
USPS tells its employees that the U.S. District Court's recent ruling 'does not change the organization’s policy' prohibiting firearms in post offices.
January 16, 2024 -
NGA sees 'neurodivergent' employees as a crucial and growing component of the agency's workforce.
January 16, 2024 -
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told reporters on Thursday that a potential government shutdown wouldn’t keep the agency from starting the tax filing season on Jan. 29, as planned.
January 12, 2024 -
The $20 billion supplemental funding request for SSA over the next 10 years would be crucial to reach the quality of services that the public expects, the American Federation of Government Employees said.
January 11, 2024 -
House lawmakers are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to shed more light on an internal investigation of alleged sexual harassment.
January 11, 2024