Hiring/Retention
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Hord Tipton, the executive director of ISC2 and the former chief information officer at the Interior Department, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the \"red flags\" managers should look for in the hiring process.
March 14, 2012 -
The federal initiative to increase diversity and inclusion in its workforce may be critical to an agency\'s mission or seen as a political ploy depends on the employees\' race, ethnicity and gender. That is what a Federal News Radio survey revealed: sharp divides among federal employees. And the widely differing points of view may make it more difficult for agencies to implement new diversity and inclusion strategies.
March 14, 2012 -
The Office of Naval Research is going beyond routine training to invest in its workforce. In addition to classroom time, employees can go to speaking engagements and complete rotational assignments, including virtual assignments.
March 13, 2012 -
Susan Fallon, vice president of business development at Monster Government Solutions, spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the aim of the 2012 Human Capital Management Defense Conference.
March 13, 2012 -
Lt. Gen. Darrell Jones, the Air Force\'s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, says that mandated cuts will not alter the services\' ability to do its job.
March 12, 2012 -
OPM met just more than half of its two dozen performance measures for 2011, according to an annual performance report released in February. However, among the agency\'s \"high-priority\" goals, such as telework and hiring reform, the report cites \"great strides.\" While goals on retirement processing showed mixed progress, OPM\'s director of planning and policy analysis Jonathan Foley said the agency is \"on track\" to reduce the processing time to 60 days by July 2013.
March 12, 2012 -
Avue Technologies Co-CEO Linda Rix will give us an update on federal hiring and how her company is helping those who want to work for the government. March 9, 2012
March 09, 2012 -
The Department of Health and Human Services taps Frank Baitman to be its new chief information officer. He comes to HHS from the Food and Drug Administration where he was an entrepreneur-in-residence.
March 09, 2012 -
Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) introduced an amendment to the Surface Transportation Bill that offers part-time employment to retiring feds. The Senate passed the amendment Thursday.
March 09, 2012 -
The combination of buyouts, a surge in baby boomer retirements and a hostile Congress may make this the worst year, maybe ever, to consider retiring, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
March 09, 2012 -
The military is laying the groundwork for a more diverse officer corps, officials told a congressional panel Tuesday. The Defense Department and military services have tackled most of the recommendations that a congressional commission made a year ago. But, recent hazing incidents suggest that the leaders\' focus on diversity hasn\'t trickled down through the ranks.
March 07, 2012 -
The Pentagon recently announced it would open up 14,000 combat positions to female troops. While women in uniform say the decision will lend \"legitimacy\" to the frontline roles they already fill, they say job discrimination pales in comparison to the difficulty of raising a family while serving.
March 06, 2012 -
Is there a silent and invisible quota system operating in your agency? If so, it could be costing some of the government\'s best and brightest money and hurt their future job opportunities, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
March 06, 2012 -
ClearanceJobs.com managing director Evan Lesser will talk about how the government job market is changing. March 2, 2012(Encore presentation March 16, 2012)
March 02, 2012 -
The federal government\'s top career folks would have to move out of their \"comfort zones,\" under a bill that Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va) plans to sponsor to overhaul the Senior Executive Service. A new report shows nearly half of federal senior executives have never changed positions, contrary to what lawmakers envisioned when they created the SES in 1978.
February 29, 2012