Hiring/Retention
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The State Department offers tuition assistance and a stipend to graduate students who are awarded William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security Fellowships
October 24, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Customs and Border Protection pledges to boost hiring of women to 30% by 2030. The Census Bureau count of cyberattacks against the Census Bureau, numbers in the trillions. And FEMA's efforts to combat workplace discrimination and harassment not quite firing on all cylinders.
October 21, 2022 -
Attrition rates for the federal government are in fact quite low once you factor out older employees who retire.
October 20, 2022 -
The Veterans Health Administration will hold a national onboarding surge event in November to get candidates who have already accepted job offers to start work sooner.
October 19, 2022 -
Several agencies, looking to address a long-term cyber workforce shortage in the federal government, are proposing a new pay model to attract these in-demand workers to public service.
October 12, 2022 -
Many agencies struggle with antiquated digital architecture and a lack of skills and talent to implement AI, a chief data scientist at the Commerce Department's National Technical Information Service said.
October 12, 2022 -
The Office of Personnel Management authorized up to four hours of paid leave for federal employees to receive their COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
October 10, 2022 -
Federal employees and their office buildings are facing an increase in threats at a time when the agency sworn to protect them is running into challenges to fill law enforcement vacancies.
October 07, 2022 -
We figured it was a good time to check back in and see if you or your agency’s policies have changed about working back in the office.
October 05, 2022 -
Biden’s nominee for OPM deputy director, Rob Shriver, would be the first position-holder since January 2021, if the Senate confirms him.
October 05, 2022 -
The State Department, once a relative stranger to telework for most functions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, is taking steps to allow Foreign Service candidates to participate in some assessments virtually.
October 04, 2022 -
A human resources officer at the Justice Department explained some of the current federal HR challenges, including ensuring employees have the technology they need.
October 04, 2022 -
The Justice Department’s Bureau of Prisons, after a shakeup in its leadership following allegations of mismanagement, faces a critical shortage of correctional officers that's putting a toll on both the workforce and the inmates they oversee.
September 30, 2022 -
The Interior Department is putting together a future of work plan to determine what its needs and lessons learned are regarding telework, office space and employee engagement after the investments made during the pandemic.
September 29, 2022 -
Although never fully implemented, a new GAO report reveals two agencies that started initial steps of reclassifying positions to Schedule F.
September 29, 2022