Hiring/Retention
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is already meeting one of its goals to grow its health care workforce by the end of the fiscal year, and remains on track to meet its other hiring targets.
April 25, 2023 -
Justice Department agency is failing at is own stated mission, but new leadership vows to correct things.
April 25, 2023 -
A two-year pay raise for federal wildland firefighters will expire on Sept. 30. The first responders joined union leaders and lawmakers to push Congress for a permanent one.
April 21, 2023 -
16 of the 37 federal programs and governmentwide challenges on GAO’s 2023 high risk list improved, according to the latest biennial report the agency published Thursday.
April 20, 2023 -
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says the the agency will, in the coming weeks, shed more light on the agency’s hiring plans over the next decade.
April 19, 2023 -
Some 10,000 federal employees working in Europe will soon be eligible for the American Federation of Government Employees. AFGE has launched a new local, as it expands coverage.
April 13, 2023 -
The State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy is on a mission to give diplomats across the world greater access to experts in emerging technology.
April 12, 2023 -
If approved, the agreement would make several changes to the union contract, aiming to expedite the VA’s hiring process as the department prepares to staff up amid an increasing workload.
April 07, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, almost half of all CFO Act agencies have fewer employees today than in 2010.
April 07, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, one good government group has a new initiative trying to bridge the gap between agencies and federal job applicants.
April 06, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management will soon launch a pair of cyber workforce dashboards to try to help agencies better understand gaps in their cyber workforce, while also trying to attract more job candidates to open cyber positions.
April 05, 2023 -
The new goals for positions requiring a security clearance or a public trust determination would drastically cut down the time it takes to onboard individuals.
April 03, 2023 -
The Defense Department wants to expand its budget for mental health care, and the services are starting new programs to prevent harmful behavior.
March 31, 2023 -
Work-life balance is one area in particular where agencies are starting to see signs of stagnation among their employees.
March 30, 2023 -
House VA Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) says the VA has yet to provide a clear picture of what a successful rollout of the Oracle-Cerner EHR looks like from here, given the system’s track record.
March 30, 2023