Hiring/Retention
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Jeff Neal, the former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department, breaks down the Pentagon's recently released new rules for reduction in force.
January 31, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the current climate of fear among the federal workforce reminds him of the Cold War.
January 31, 2017 -
The Navy is trying to instill character and creativity in its sailors with a new leadership program.
January 30, 2017 -
Sources inside the General Services Administration say a town hall at the Technology Transformation Service (TTS) with two White House technology officials brought some reassurances and relief about the future of the organization, particularly 18F.
January 30, 2017 -
The Homeland Security Department held the second of its major hiring events last December. It made about 40 job offers to college students and recent graduates for a few positions across all of DHS' components. Now, the department is reviewing what worked and what didn't from the virtual job fair to inform its 2017 recruitment strategy.
January 27, 2017 -
Rob Snyder, the acting secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department, officially exempts some health care, construction and project management professionals from the President's short-term hiring freeze. Snyder's announcement comes after repeated appeals from some lawmakers, who said the freeze could impact veterans' ability to access health care.
January 27, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked if the government would function better if it was easier to fire people, and got some feedback.
January 27, 2017 -
Thus far, President Donald Trump’s promise to reduce the size of the federal workforce only involves attrition, not layoffs. But if things escalate to actual reductions in force, Pentagon employees with poor performance ratings will be the first to go.
January 26, 2017 -
When it comes to job security, it's hard to beat Uncle Sam. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders if a little insecurity would be a good thing.
January 26, 2017 -
The Office of Management and Budget detailed a few immediate actions that agencies should take following President Donald Trump's recently announced hiring freeze.
January 25, 2017 -
The Navy is revamping its training paths for officers and enlisted leaders to better emphasize personal attributes that could be beneficial to the service.
January 25, 2017 -
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) offered his first insights into his management ideas during his two-committee marathon nomination hearings to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.
January 25, 2017 -
President Donald Trump's hiring freeze memo leaves plenty of room for agency interpretation, human capital experts say. Specifically, it lets agencies ask for exemptions to the short term hiring freeze, until the Office of Management and Budget develops a plan to cut the size of the federal workforce through attrition. That concept, experts say, should worry agencies more than a 90-day freeze.
January 24, 2017 -
President Donald Trump's long-promised hiring freeze on the entire federal civilian workforce will wind up hurting veterans hiring and the IRS' ability to go after tax cheats, according to the senator who ran against him in the election.
January 24, 2017 -
Marc Gutman, chief events officer at Lighthouse Conferencing, highlights the benefits of recruiting new employees in a different way.
January 24, 2017