Hiring/Retention
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Top ranked agencies say constant contact with employees is key to success. FDIC moved from the bottom in 2005 to the top this year. Surface Transportation Board takes top spot among small agencies for second year in a row.
November 17, 2011 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Surface Transportation Board top the Partnership for Public Service\'s annual list of best places to work in the federal government. \"The survey won\'t give you all the answers, but it\'ll tell you some questions to ask,\" said John Palguta, the partnership\'s vice president for policy.
November 16, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management faces a House subcommittee today to answer questions about its handling of the USAJobs relaunch.
November 15, 2011 -
The widespread frustration over the Office of Personnel Management\'s handling of USAJobs.gov has caught lawmakers\' attention. The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce has invited OPM, government inspectors and Monster, the company that previously ran the federal jobs site, to testify at a hearing Tuesday.
November 14, 2011 -
Host Derrick Dortch will talk about employment verification and reference checking with Jeff Shane, executive vice president of Allison and Taylor. November 11, 2011(Encore presentation March 23, 2012)
November 11, 2011 -
Jane Oates, the assistant secretary for the Employment and Training Administration at the Labor Department, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss how a new veteran-specific job website works.
November 10, 2011 -
Linda Rix, Co-CEO of AVUE Technologies, joins hots Derrick Dortch to talk about the USAJOBS website. November 4, 2011
November 04, 2011 -
IRS will offer buyouts to employees who do not deal directly with taxpayer services. It\'s possible that a second round of buyouts will be offered to a wider range of employees.
November 04, 2011 -
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry said the federal jobs website USAJobs.gov is headed in the right direction after a rough debut three weeks ago. OPM has added server capacity and refined features to make the site easier to use. OPM Director John Berry said the agency\'s response is an example of \"government working.\" But OPM now faces a congressional hearing and public outrage over the botched rollout.
November 04, 2011 -
Air Force subtracts 9,000 managerial jobs, while adding 5,900 positions in areas it considers key to its mission.
November 03, 2011 -
James VanAntwerp is the winner of the Federal Managers Association\'s Federal Manager of the year award.
November 02, 2011 -
Tim McManus, Vice President for Education and Outreach at Partnership for Public Service, discusses how students are sharing their experience working for government to recruit the next generation of feds.
October 28, 2011 -
Following the troubled launch of the revamped USAJobs.gov, the government\'s jobs portal, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), is renewing his call for a private contractor to manage the site. He has also asked Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel to investigate and intervene.
October 28, 2011 -
Are you better off financially slogging it to work or sleeping in five days a week. Some people say that all things considered they would be better off as a retiree than as an office serf. So do the math, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
October 28, 2011 -
After a rocky start, the Office of Personnel Management says USAJobs.gov, the federal government\'s jobs portal, is making progress, citing 1.8 million successful log-ins in the last two weeks.
October 27, 2011