Hiring/Retention
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Kathryn Sullivan, the acting under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, sent an email to staff today announcing she was lifting the hiring freeze ban on non-mandatory training NOAA put in place last year to offset the impact of sequestration.
January 31, 2014 -
General Gary Profit, senior director of military programs at Walmart, will talk about the company's initiative to hire more veterans. January 24, 2014 (Show originally aired January 10, 2014)
January 24, 2014 -
The National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO) says the agency blamed lack of funds when it implemented a hiring freeze last March. But the union says NWS budget documents posted to its website show the agency actually ended fiscal 2013 with $125 million in unspent funds. NWS officials dispute the union's contentions that they agency left money on the table. The union's concerns over agency vacancies were the focus of recent arbitration hearings.
January 22, 2014 -
Weakness in the private-sector economy has let the Pentagon spend fewer dollars on recruiting efforts over the past several years. It still beat its targets for both the quantity and quality of new enlistees and officers it brings into its ranks. But officials believe things could get more difficult.
January 17, 2014 -
Katherine Archuleta has spent her first few months as director at the Office of Personnel Management learning, listening and asking questions to figure out how to ensure continuous improvement. Archuleta said she expects a new plan to improve the agency's technology by the end of February.
January 16, 2014 -
General Gary Profit, senior director of military programs at Walmart, will talk about the company's initiative to hire more veterans. January 10, 2014
January 10, 2014 -
A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission report says woman face significant obstacles, including bias, when it comes to hiring and advancement in the federal workforce.
December 24, 2013 -
Evan Lesser, founder and director of Clearance Jobs.com will discuss the state of the clearance job market and what's ahead in the new year. December 20, 2013 (Encore presentation December 27, 2013 and January 3, 2014)
December 20, 2013 -
Julie Perkins and Jenny Mattingley host a roundtable discussion of the big issues in the federal government and what's ahead for 2014. December 6, 2013
December 06, 2013 -
Linda Rix, co-CEO of Avue Technologies will discuss how uncertainty in the federal marketplace is stifling government innovation. December 6, 2013 (Encore presentation December 13, 2013)
December 06, 2013 -
Dr. Andrea Morris, BRAC Coordinator and Community Resilience director for Arlington County Virginia, will discuss how the county is being impacted by base closure and realignment, and what officials are doing to boost job growth in the area. November 29, 2013
November 29, 2013 -
The Office of Personnel Management is helping agencies come up with ways to recruit new federal hires from the pipeline of national-service programs, such as the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps. In July, President Barack Obama called for expanding national volunteer opportunities by finding ways to connect the broad network of national and community-service organizations with federal agencies and their missions. As part of that effort, OPM was tasked with coming up with recruiting strategies agencies can use to recruit new hires with past experience in national-service programs.
November 18, 2013 -
Dr. Andrea Morris, BRAC Coordinator and Community Resilience director for Arlington County Virginia, will discuss how the county is being impacted by base closure and realignment, and what officials are doing to boost job growth in the area. November 1, 2013 (Encore presentation November 8, 2013
November 01, 2013 -
Jenny Mattingly, hosts a rountable discussion of the government shutdown and its impact on feds. October 18, 2013
October 18, 2013 -
Host Derrick Dortch talks about the recent government shutdown with Linda Rix, co-CEO of Avue Technologies. October 18, 2013 (Encore presentation October 25, 2013)
October 18, 2013