Hiring/Retention
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The service has been trying to bring workforce numbers down to 2010 levels. Since the spring, the Air Force cut nearly 9,000 positions with 4,500 more to go to reach their goal.
December 14, 2011 -
Nearly three in every 10 new hires in the government is a veteran, marking the highest percentage of new hires in more than 20 years. Just two out of the 24 agencies in the President\'s Council on Veterans Employment failed to meet their goals. The council released Tuesday preliminary fiscal 2011 employment data.
December 13, 2011 -
Retirees can earn a paycheck from an agency on top of their pension benefits if they are fulfilling mission-critical functions and working for less than 20 hours a week. Those are two of the answers provided in an Office of Personnel Management factsheet to agencies interested in putting federal retirees on their payrolls.
December 13, 2011 -
A sharp increase in federal retirements may be the precursor to the long-anticipated tidal wave of workers leaving public service. How prepared is your agency for the potential \"brain drain\" of experience?
December 13, 2011 -
A proposed Labor Department rule to mandate 7 percent of federal contractors\' workforce be disabled people is aimed at elevating the importance of disability hiring to the level of affirmative action for race and gender, a Labor official said.
December 12, 2011 -
Agencies are increasing the number of disabled veterans in their ranks as they try to fulfill White House hiring mandates. But there\'s still a lot of unease about how disabled vets will fit into civilian environments. \"The civilian workplace is a really bizarre place\" for veterans, said workforce and diversity consultant Lisa Stern at a recent training she gave federal hiring officials in Bethesda.
December 09, 2011 -
The Labor Department is proposing a rule to mandate that seven percent of federal contractors\' workforce is people with disabilities.
December 08, 2011 -
DoD evaluated the components\' participation rate in hiring people with disabilities and severe disabilities. Military components also awarded individuals. The full list of winners will be released by DoD.
December 05, 2011 -
With Asian Americans making up just 3 percent of the Senior Executive Service, a pilot program seeks to groom more Asians for the government\'s top ranks. The program, run by the Asian American Government Executives Network, will give 20 Asian SES hopefuls mentoring, networking and placement assistance.
December 05, 2011 -
ClearanceJobs.com Founder and Director Evan Lesser joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about what\'s in store for federal agencies and contractors next year. December 2, 2011 (Encore presentation December 9, 2011)
December 03, 2011 -
Debra Roth, a partner at Shaw, Bransford and Roth, discusses the implications surrounding the recent case of a Medal of Honor recipient suing his former employer for defamation.
December 01, 2011 -
The annual rankings can serve as a recruiting tool for agencies, said Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership.
November 23, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management has published an onboarding framework that agencies can use to ease the new-job jitters for members of the Senior Executive Service. Thorough orientation can increase retention, said OPM deputy associate director Steve Shih.
November 22, 2011 -
Sandy Smith, director of Arlington Virginia\'s BRAC Transition Center, and Sam Phipps, deputy BRAC coordinator for Arlington County will talk about federal transition services. November 18, 2011(Encore presentation November 25, 2011)
November 18, 2011 -
With federal workforces potentially on the budget chopping block, the Office of Personnel Management is extending a helping hand to feds who may find themselves jobless in the near future.
November 18, 2011