Hiring/Retention
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the latest agency to get on board with "succession planning."
September 21, 2015-
Not all federal job applications are answered truthfully, so it's critical that hiring managers are given the tools and support to keep the list of candidates as honest as possible, says former DHS HR executive Jeff Neal.
September 21, 2015 Sue Shumate with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and Georgetown Unviersity's Jessica Gershuny will discuss next week's Kalaris Intelligence Conference in Washington D.C. September 18, 2015
September 17, 2015Phased retirement could be a catalyst for new and mid-career employees to move up the ranks of federal agencies, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
September 17, 2015-
Rising leaders taught how to make the best of a bad situation, develop long-lasting relationships within workforce.
September 16, 2015 -
A draft version of Ashton Carter’s Force of the Future initiative seeks to transition Defense civilians out of existing civil service rules and create the underpinnings of a more “flexible” system.
September 16, 2015 -
Secretary John McHugh said an impending budget showdown coupled with a reduction in forces could have a serious impact on the Army's readiness.
September 15, 2015 -
A new Senate bill could guarantee six weeks of paid leave for federal employees who become parents, and let them choose whether to take those six weeks separately or in one shot.
September 15, 2015 -
You've heard of USA Jobs, the federal hiring portal. Now, there's USA Hire. It's the latest part of the Office of Personnel Management's strategy to streamline the hiring process and get agencies the best candidates. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko tells the Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about USA Hire.
September 15, 2015 -
Within the $219 million budget is money to speed up the board's cybersecurity plans and prepare for changes to the military retirement system. The board is also considering automatic escalation of contribution levels.
September 14, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management is learning how it can use performance appraisal and talent acquisition tools to find the candidates, and do it in the most efficient and accurate ways.
September 10, 2015 -
There is a wealth of government data that could be used to make HR programs far more effective, says former DHS HR executive Jeff Neal.
September 09, 2015 -
Jeri Buchholz, a strategic business development adviser for FMP Consulting and former chief human capital officer at NASA, tells federal leaders how to prepare for a moratorium at their agencies.
September 08, 2015 -
The federal technology community is seeing a lot of key senior executives switch roles or leave government, including new officials in charge of data analytics at GSA and EPA.
September 08, 2015 -
Only eight weeks into the job, David Shulkin is rethinking health care goals within the Veterans Affairs Department
September 04, 2015