Hiring/Retention
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The Air Force is hoping that its USA Staffing Onboarding Manager tool can help it slash the time it takes to hire civilians.
April 02, 2012 -
Dexter Brooks and Jo Linda Johnson from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Doug Gentile from the Association of Federal External Civil Rights Specialists and Officers, will discuss some of the EEO issues they are currently working on. March 23, 2012
March 23, 2012 -
Feds looking for career guidance and motivation are increasingly going outside of their agencies to find it. Employees from 20 agencies attended a recent \"flash mentoring\" session hosted by the Office of Personnel Management\'s HR University. More seasoned human resources professionals served as mentors.
March 23, 2012 -
Strong leadership is key to boosting employee morale at the Homeland Security Department, according to testimony today before aHouse Homeland Security subcommittee.
March 22, 2012 -
The House Budget Committee approved a Republican proposal that calls for shrinking U.S. deficits to $3.1 trillion over the coming decade. The budget bill also calls for a 10 percent reduction of the federal workforce, an extension of the federal pay freeze and an increase of federal employees\' contributions to their pension plans.
March 22, 2012 -
A decade of war has not deterred people from signing up to work for the Navy and Marine Corps. Juan Garcia, the Navy\'s assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said retention rates are so high the agency has had to let some people go.
March 22, 2012 -
The federal government is holding steady on its diversity hiring, but agencies still need to do a better job for specific demographics.
March 21, 2012 -
What do skydiving and retiring have in common? Short answer is that many people only do each once, and it is a really good idea to do it right the first time, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
March 21, 2012 -
A new inspector general\'s report finds missing documentation plagues the Internal Revenue Service\'s process for pre-screening new hires that are often entrusted with sensitive financial information.
March 19, 2012 -
Where do ice-age cave men and the Leaning Tower of Pisa have to do with your agency\'s performance pay system? Well, maybe a lot more than you think, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
March 19, 2012 -
Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss which agencies are doing well when it comes to workforce diversity. Agencies\' diversity plans are due today.
March 16, 2012 -
The Energy Department is trying to make it easier to attract top talent with its revamped websites — Jobs.Energy.gov.
March 16, 2012 -
The Department of Navy is distributing a guide for hiring people with disabilities.
March 15, 2012 -
Senate amendment allows retiring federal employees to return to work on a part-time basis. Ron Sanders, senior executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, says this provision allows retirees to pass along their institutional knowledge while continuing their civil service.
March 15, 2012 -
When it comes time for your performance rating, do you ever feel like the honest, hard-working kid in the boxing movie who gets a shot at the title, only to be told that he must take a dive, or else? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know: Are your agency performance ratings rigged?
March 15, 2012