Hiring/Retention
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told employees that it had saved enough money to keep the agency open instead of having to do a one-day furlough.
August 20, 2024 -
Modernizing human resources systems will help agencies prepare for workforce challenges, technology opportunities, the SAP SuccessFactors HR advisor says.
August 18, 2024 -
A new vision for civil service reform from the Partnership for Public Service calls for holistic modernization of government, rather than “burning it down."
August 16, 2024 -
Job applicants, hiring managers and human resources professionals are the top three priorities in new guidance aiming to reform the federal hiring process.
August 14, 2024 -
The service's recruiting picture has improved, but ongoing shortfalls have led officials to pause operations for three cutters and numerous small boat stations.
August 13, 2024 -
DHS is trying to adopt more streamline personnel vetting and security clearance processes, but its progress depends on IT systems run by other agencies.
August 12, 2024 -
Hiring reform, telework, locality pay, official time and paid leave are a just a handful of the federal workforce priorities currently pending in Congress.
August 12, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a long-awaited bill to reform the government’s hiring process has cleared the way to a possible Senate floor vote.
August 12, 2024 -
As Senate appropriators advance more spending bills, federal employees appear another step closer to seeing a 2% federal pay raise in 2025.
August 08, 2024 -
Charlotte Burrows, chairwoman of the EEOC, told employees on July 30 that a combination of budget factors is forcing the agency to plan for an Aug. 30 furlough.
August 06, 2024 -
The VA implemented a Special Salary Rate last summer, giving more than 7,000 employees in its Office of Information Technology (OIT) a substantial boost in pay.
August 02, 2024 -
FLETC trains officers at more than 90 federal agencies, but it's in line to get a funding cut in 2025 amid instructor shortfalls and cancelled classes.
August 02, 2024 -
Rep. Mark Green's forthcoming cyber workforce bill would put CISA in a key role overseeing cyber talent development.
August 02, 2024 -
The number of TRICARE beneficiaries who get health care from military facilities is about half what it was 20 years ago. DoD now wants those patients back.
August 02, 2024 -
A new warden have improved conditions at one troubled federal prison. But staff at the Federal Correctional Institution Thomson aren't paid enough.
August 01, 2024