Hiring/Retention
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Agencies say they're trying to become more flexible, attract private sector workers looking for a change and retain current federal employees wanting to keep what they got a taste of during the pandemic.
November 10, 2021 -
The fiscal year to date average processing time increased from 79 days to 95 days between September and October, which is the highest it's been for at least a year.
November 08, 2021 -
The new policy from the Office of Personnel Management allows agencies to recruit and hire recent graduates without regard to traditional rating, ranking and veterans preference procedures. It also gives agencies more flexibility to advertise these positions on platforms outside USAJobs.gov.
November 04, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management is preparing new telework and remote work guidance for agencies, and it's pulling together more training materials for employees and managers on how to adapt to the "hybrid" environment.
October 29, 2021 -
Monica Matthews, HUD chief human capital officer, said the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) created a twofold strategy for greater diversity, equity, inclusion – and accessibility – in the realm of talent acquisition.
October 28, 2021 -
An investment in knowledge transfer recognizes the value of institutional knowledge and the dedicated public servants who possess this knowledge.
October 28, 2021 -
Minority representation has increased recently in the IC, but the community is still struggling to retain and promote women and minorities into the upper ranks of their agencies.
October 27, 2021 -
Natural language processing and automation are some of the technologies agencies are considering both to cope with an aging out of the federal workforce.
October 27, 2021 -
Nonprofit contractors employing people with disabilities through the AbilityOne program have not been bound to pay minimum wages, with many employees consistently receiving sub-minimum wages.
October 27, 2021 -
Agencies initially moved through reentry phases at different rates, and the phases themselves had different characteristics and criteria, the Government Accountability Office said. Those plans improved and grew more comprehensive and consistent with more guidance from the new Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.
October 26, 2021 -
The Food and Drug Administration is giving employees a chance to learn data skills through hands-on projects, with less emphasis on traditional classrooms and coursework.
October 26, 2021 -
The Federal Data Strategy development team, led by the Office of Management and Budget, released the strategy’s 2021 action plan Friday, setting new interagency goals for the year, while also assessing the progress agencies made under the last year's action plan.
October 22, 2021 -
DHS' recent rulemaking for a 2014 law gives the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency a lot of discretion in hiring cybersecurity people.
October 22, 2021 -
In the last year, the Army said its "People Strategy" led to major gains in recognizing the value of its civilian workforce, spurring recruitment and career development.
October 22, 2021 -
CISA says the program will allow it to hire more cyber experts from non-traditional backgrounds.
October 20, 2021