Hiring/Retention
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The federal government faces a growing number of workers eligible for retirement. At the same time, agencies are seeing its newest workers leaving in the largest numbers. What are agencies doing to bring in the next generation of federal workers?
January 24, 2011 -
Part of \"The Need for the Next Generation\" special report, NASA\'s Toni Dawsey explains how the space agency revamped its onboarding program for new hires.
January 24, 2011 -
Agencies spend significant time and resources recruiting and training top talent but a new study warns that many are ignoring the other crucial side of the equation - keeping those employees. Booz Allen\'s Ron Sanders explains.
January 19, 2011 -
A new report warns that agencies need to focus on employee retention as Congress threatens pay and hiring freezes. Agency leaders and line managers must work together to maintain their workforces.
January 18, 2011 -
GovInfoSecurity reports on a new application for smartphones designed to recruit cybersecurity professionals.
January 14, 2011 -
GovInfoSecurity reports that IT jobs hit 4 million in the past four quarters.
January 14, 2011 -
Federal employee and management groups sent a letter to President Obama urging him to reject proposals to cut workforce benefits made by the Deficit Commission. The letter comes on the heels of a new bill to codify many of the commission\'s recommendations.
January 13, 2011 -
NPR and TechAmerica report on the volunteer organization for cyber defense in Estonia.
January 11, 2011 -
The Partnership for Public Service\'s Tim McManus explains how the new guidance from OPM will affect agency hiring.
January 07, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management issued guidance on the new internship and hiring programs. Last month President Obama had issued an executive order to scrap the controversial Federal Career Intern Program.
January 07, 2011 -
Changes to the The National Institute of Standards and Technology\'s hiring protocol will update its 13-year-old Alternative Personnel Management System. The new rules will let NIST have direct-hire authority to expedite hiring for critical functions.
January 05, 2011 -
President Obama has signed an executive order that replaces the controversial Federal Career Intern Program with three consolidated \'pathways.\' Administration officials say the old hiring system put agencies at a competitive disadvantage with private sector employers.
December 27, 2010 -
OPM\'s Nancy Kichak explains how the cyber internship works.
December 27, 2010 -
The Post reports that a draft executive order will kill the 10-year-old FCIP in March.
December 27, 2010 -
Jon Lau, Director of the Center for Cybersecurity for UMBC Training Centers, told Federal News Radio\'s Tom Temin how the program interacts with industry and government.
December 22, 2010