Hiring/Retention
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The National Treasury Employees Union says CBP’s staffing model shows it’s already short 5,850 officers, even before the retirement wave hits.
July 31, 2024 -
The Biden administration is nearly halfway to its goal of adding 500 AI experts into government, and agencies are tapping chief AI officers to implement.
July 29, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal contractors have new advice for using artificial intelligence in the hiring process.
July 23, 2024 -
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing on maintaining staffing for the U.S. air traffic control system.
July 23, 2024 -
A USPS watchdog says the agency saw a 7% vacancy rate for frontline supervisors nationwide in fiscal 2023 — its lowest point in recent years.
July 19, 2024 -
Even after recent guidance on marijuana use, some applicants still worry about getting automatically disqualified from a federal job or a security clearance.
July 17, 2024 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ financial experts tell lawmakers that the historic funding discrepancy is due to increased hiring and pharmaceutical costs.
July 17, 2024 -
Mina Hsiang, the administrator of the USDS, said its recently-released annual report highlights the office’s impact in real numbers and success stories.
July 12, 2024 -
At the Department of Health and Human Services, using shared certificates, in some instances, has cut the agency’s time-to-hire in half.
July 12, 2024 -
At the National Science Foundation, one in five new hires this year has been an intern. Now NSF is looking to make full-time positions more appealing to them.
July 11, 2024 -
DHS improved in the 2023 Best Places to Work rankings. In a sit-down interview, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tells Federal News Network how it happened.
July 10, 2024 -
VBA has delivered record-breaking level of benefits to veterans for the past three years, and is on track to break yet another record this year.
July 10, 2024 -
Agencies hired more than 1 million federal employees since October 2019, and it’s almost an even split between competitive and excepted service.
July 10, 2024 -
Hiring remains a “substantial challenge” for USCIS, but a couple early signs indicate that the agency could be turning a corner with its current workforce.
July 09, 2024 -
After the recent pay increase, TSA is trying to further improve staff retention by creating career ladders and better defining steps for promotions.
July 08, 2024