Hiring/Retention
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CISA hired hundreds last year, and it plans to hire even more this year, as the agency looks to keep up with a growing stack of cyber responsibilities.
March 29, 2023 -
The Homeland Security Department has launched several initiatives to improve employee engagement, including ‘jump teams,’ which try to solve problems at field offices.
March 28, 2023 -
As space fills its ranks with cyber and satellite specialists, it has to build out its training abilities.
March 23, 2023 -
With a historically small pool of potential recruits, DoD wants to help more potential service members qualify.
March 22, 2023 -
The largest federal employee union warns the Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t doing enough to recruit and retain the workforce it needs to keep up with the demand for VA health care and benefits.
March 21, 2023 -
Agencies have new guidance from the Office of Personnel Management to implement a federal rotational cyber workforce program, which will officially launch this November.
March 21, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is on track to exceed its hiring goals for its health care workforce fiscal 2023, but is also speeding up the time it takes to fill vacant positions.
March 20, 2023 -
DoD has about 15,000 people completely dedicated to finding and recruiting future members of the military. For its civilian workforce, there are almost none.
March 20, 2023 -
Among heated questions about federal telework, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee urged Office of Personnel Management Director to make improvements to retirement services, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the federal hiring process.
March 17, 2023 -
Salaries for cleared workers rose an average of 7% last year, and remote work opportunities are also on the rise.
March 15, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Veterans Affairs Department's Inspector General tells the Veterans Health Administration to strengthen background checks to avoid hiring disqualified people. The Navy wants a 4.5% budget increase next year, to $256 billion. And CISA is launching a new initiative to combat ransomware.
March 15, 2023 -
The Biden administration's agenda for the federal workforce next year is coming into focus, with the release of more details supporting its fiscal 2024 budget request.
March 13, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs, facing an increased workload as more veterans seek VA health care and benefits, is prepared to significantly staff up under the Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 budget request.
March 10, 2023 -
The new strategy identifies four pillars for improvement between now and 2027, but full details won't be released until the publication of a forthcoming implementation strategy.
March 10, 2023 -
President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request to Congress increases discretionary spending for defense and non-defense agencies with nine departments asking for double-digit increases.
March 09, 2023