Hiring/Retention
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The U.S. Agency for International Development has started up a new office called diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
April 20, 2022 -
The Senate’s Inspired to Serve Hiring Improvements Act would add flexibility for recruiting college graduates, along with lengthening temporary employee terms and expanding direct hire authority.
April 19, 2022 -
Not since the Civil Rights Movement have we seen such a large concentration of executive branch directives around diversity, equity and inclusion issued at once, from the broad to the incredibly specific.
April 18, 2022 -
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says tough decisions lie ahead as part of the Postal Service's 10-year reform plan, and that the future of the agency depends on them.
April 15, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to make it easier to recruit cyber experts for federal jobs.
April 12, 2022 -
If you want to help change the world, the State Department isn't a bad place to start. And if you want to get a foot into the door at the State Department, a paid internship isn't a bad way to go. This fall, the State Department launches a new paid student internship program. Director of recruitment in State's bureau of global talent management, Mica Schweitzer-Bluhm, explained.
April 08, 2022 -
In line with the Biden administration’s priority to strengthen the federal workforce, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform passes legislation to revamp the federal hiring process.
April 07, 2022 -
As the Social Security Administration works through ongoing recruitment and retention challenges, agency employees prepare to start in-person services on April 7.
April 06, 2022 -
It may take 20 years or more before the Air Force has its pilot shortage situation back to where it is breaking even.
March 31, 2022 -
The 2023 White House budget request includes more funding for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives at the Office of Personnel Management.
March 30, 2022 -
The Small Business Administration is planning to shed the equivalent of more than 3,400 full-time employees as part of its budget request for fiscal 2023.
March 30, 2022 -
The Biden is asking Congress to bring TSA employees pay and benefits in line with much of the rest of the federal workforce.
March 29, 2022 -
Even though a new survey shows that trust in the federal government is low, agencies have an opportunity to strengthen Americans’ perception of the institution.
March 29, 2022 -
Hiring people by their demonstrated capabilities, instead of what they boast on their resumes. It's catching on at executive branch agencies. It even has a name: Subject-Matter Expert Qualification Assessment.
March 29, 2022 -
The administration is asking Congress for $1.58 trillion for defense and non-defense discretionary accounts, $70 billion more than fiscal 2022 enacted appropriations.
March 28, 2022