Hiring/Retention
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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 -
Bryan Klopack, director of research at the Government Business Council, discussed a recent survey of federal managers by Government Executive on the impact of the impending pay freeze.
December 16, 2010 -
The Partnership for Public Service\'s Tim McManus explained the findings of a report on best practices for federal hiring.
December 10, 2010 -
The biggest issue facing chief information officers in 2011 is hiring. A new Robert Half Technology survey found CIOs are concerned that they will have a hard time finding skilled information security professionals to fill…
December 09, 2010 -
Host Derrick T. Dortch talks to Linda Rix, Co-CEO of Avue Technologies, Inc. about the implementation of hiring reform for the federal agencies who use their site, AvueCentral.com. November 19, 2010
November 19, 2010 -
WFED\'s Jason Miller describes efforts at some agencies to cut hiring time.
November 17, 2010 -
Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate are still debating the 2011 defense authorization bill, but the lame-duck Congress may put off a vote until next year.
November 17, 2010 -
The Partnership for Public Service has created a new federal HR emerging leaders forum, bringing together HR leaders from across the government. John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership, shares details about the forum.
November 16, 2010 -
Tim McManus of the Partnership for Public Service explains why the federal intern program was put on hold.
November 12, 2010 -
Federal Times and the Washington Post report on a Merit Systems Protection Board ruling that the Federal Career Intern Program violates the rules to make vacancies public.
November 05, 2010 -
A report by the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton point to the need for agencies to examine who is leaving their jobs and why because the costs may go beyond dollar figures and impact policies and programs.
November 03, 2010