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Only 35% of Americans said they trust the federal government, but highlighting the work of civil servants can pave the way to more positive views, the Partnership for Public Service found.
August 18, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Congress weighs-in on the process of how agencies are moving to the cloud. Mental-health struggles remain a concern for those seeking security clearances. And feds get a little boost in their reimbursable travel allowance.
August 17, 2023 -
To address some issues in the short-term, the Agriculture Department said NFC is on track to hire 80 new employees by January 2024.
August 16, 2023 -
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says the IRS is close to reaching its largest workforce in more than a decade, and rolling out new technology to reduce call wait times.
August 16, 2023 -
The Veterans Health Administration is looking to exceed its year-end hiring goals, during a year in which the agency already broke records to grow its workforce.
August 15, 2023 -
Expanding eligibility to include technical education programs is just one of many changes the Office of Personnel Management wants to make to the early-career recruitment program.
August 15, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The recent Chinese hack of a Microsoft vulnerability prompts DHS to step-up its analysis of all threats to cloud environments. The Postal Service is launching a new initiative to address declines in mail volume. And all those opinions on telework might be wrong.
August 14, 2023 -
The Biden administration is trying to address some more immediate spending needs through a supplemental request that will come up before Congress can pass the 2024 budget.
August 11, 2023 -
The NSA's top official says the highly secretive agency is looking at how much work it can do outside of a SCIF.
August 10, 2023 -
Data from the Partnership for Public Service showed that people of color made up 16% of career SES members in 2007, increasing to 24.7% by 2022. But for senior executive group leaders, that change is not big enough.
August 10, 2023 -
Daniel Ragsdale is joining the White House to help put the new cyber workforce and education strategy into action.
August 08, 2023 -
After a historic pay raise, TSA is now working on an expanded collective bargaining agreement. We look at how we got to this point, and what comes next for airport screeners and other TSA employees.
August 07, 2023 -
A new cyber workforce strategy outlines four goals aimed at changing the way the DoD manages and trains cyber workers.
August 03, 2023 -
The Pathways Program is a common path for agencies to pay interns. Now, the Office of Personnel Management plans to revise the program's regulations and broaden the paid internship applicant pool governmentwide.
August 02, 2023 -
It’s no secret that there is a universal staffing problem across the federal sector — critical positions remain unfilled, agencies are having a hard time attracting and retaining talent, as well as developing that talent,…
August 01, 2023