Hiring/Retention
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Just because you apply doesn't guarantee you'll get federal security clearance. Attorney James Heelan offered some tried and true advice for those applying for clearance.
June 30, 2022 -
The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, in its annual report to Congress, found the IRS experienced over 100 continuing resolutions since 2001, and that funding uncertainty forces the agency to opt for more expensive, less effective, short-term solutions.
June 29, 2022 -
Inconsistent policies and processes are making it harder for defense and intelligence agencies to recruit and retain the people with critical skills.
June 29, 2022 -
The House Select Committee on Modernization seeks ways to gain traction on pre-existing recommendations to make Congress more technologically savvy.
June 27, 2022 -
The Postal Service’s workforce and facility strategy to prepare for last year’s peak holiday operations led to higher performance and less overtime.
June 24, 2022 -
FEMA looks to add more support for its reservist workforce, as the agency faces staffing shortages and disasters become increasingly frequent.
June 24, 2022 -
At least some members of Congress are pushing for telework to become a big and permanent feature of federal employment. The latest gambit is a bill that requires agencies to gather statistics about telework and prevent them from restricting it. It's called the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act.
June 24, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new legislation would make it easier for security clearance applicants to overcome a history of using marijuana.
June 24, 2022 -
Government agencies and government contractors are competing for the same talent.
June 23, 2022 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ backlog has nearly 5.2 million cases and approximately 8.5 million cases are pending, according the agency's Ombudsman Phyllis Coven.
June 22, 2022 -
CISA's Cybersecurity Advisory Committee is out with its initial recommendations, including plenty of ideas for how the agency can streamline and speed up hiring.
June 22, 2022 -
Agencies hope to resolve growing recruitment and retention challenges for federal firefighters with a pay raise and new guidance for career paths.
June 21, 2022 -
MSPB has made decisions on 200 cases after meeting quorum in March. The board now plans to ramp up after reaching its first three-member panel in seven years.
June 20, 2022 -
A new report by the cyberspace solarium commission bemoans the fact that the national cyber workforce shortage is still a major problem. But the commission thinks it's a problem that can start to be solved with the help of the new national cyber director. And the director will need strategies that address both the federal workforce and the private sector.
June 17, 2022 -
Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) said the IRS budget outlined in the draft bill would help the agency "provide better customer service and crack down on big corporations and the wealthy who are not paying their fair share in taxes."
June 16, 2022