Hiring/Retention
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The Office of Personnel Management has rolled out "frameworks" for more consistent leadership training across the government. The guidance suggests timelines for teaching both substance and soft skills to managers.
October 15, 2015 -
The Army is redesigning how soldiers can continue their education in the civilian sector.
October 15, 2015 -
The Army launches a pilot program Oct. 19 to ensure non-commissioned officers are ready for the next stage of their careers.
October 15, 2015 -
In the Office of Personnel Management's latest report on employment of people with disabilities, the number of federal employees increased between 2013 and 2014 by about 13,200 people.
October 13, 2015 -
Eric Hysen joins the Homeland Security Department from the U.S. Digital Services Office.
October 05, 2015 -
A new survey from (ISC)² finds women make up just 10 percent of the information security workforce in 2015, down a percent from 2013, despite numbers of people entering the industry grew as a whole.
October 02, 2015 -
The latest biennial survey from (ISC)2 and Booz Allen Hamilton, "Women in Security" shows that women constitute only 10 percent of the privatesector InfoSec workforce.
October 02, 2015 -
The Defense Authorization Act will expand milestone decision authority for military service chiefs, it just has to get past President Obama first.
September 30, 2015 The Office of Personnel Management is updating the Senior Executive Service's three-year-old review system. Agencies must develop or administer one or more performance management systems that monitor critical elements and performance requirements of senior executives.
September 28, 2015-
The Defense Department is attempting to empower its female employees and service members by officially supporting Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit group Lean In.
September 22, 2015 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