Hiring/Retention
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Even as the U.S. appears to be climbing out of COVID-19, millions of people are in a financial hole because they either lost their jobs, or their jobs just ceased to exist.
May 05, 2021 -
This time last year, local leaders at the American Federation of Government Employees were scrambling to resolve multiple crises. Now, they’re highlighting staffing shortages at multiple agencies.
May 04, 2021 -
The agency, meanwhile, is lifting a hiring freeze from last summer and will post job offers “to facilitate placement opportunities for impacted employees."
May 04, 2021 -
State Department Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley says her top priority is “restoring trust” in a workforce that has seen diversity and inclusion efforts fall by the wayside across multiple administrations.
May 03, 2021 -
A bill that would remove sexual assault investigations from the military chain of command now has 46 Senate co-sponsors, including 10 Republicans.
May 03, 2021 -
The words workplace and worker health have taken on whole new meanings in the year plus long pandemic.
April 30, 2021 -
The Defense Department still wants to cut 18,000 medical billets.
April 29, 2021 -
Veterans Health Administration has gone to expedited hiring, with the goal of getting people on board within three days of an offer.
April 29, 2021 -
Some believe feds should have gone back to the office long ago, while others fear they'll lose top talent if their telework flexibilities aren't as generous as the agency next door.
April 26, 2021 -
Kiran Ahuja, the president's nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management, said the agency isn't making progress on its biggest challenges, in large part, because of leadership turnover.
April 22, 2021 -
The FBI is building several new facilities at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, which will eventually accommodate at least 3,400 employees.
April 20, 2021 -
The last 15 years of federal agency IT modernization seems to be culminating under the Biden administration due to a perfect combination of technology maturation, pandemic's impact and real funding from Congress.
April 19, 2021 -
The new customer base for AAFES, NEX and MCX outlets will include currently-serving DoD and Coast Guard civilians and retirees.
April 19, 2021 -
SBA’s chief human capital officer says the agency is looking at permanent telework as a strategy to recruit from a broader pool of talent.
April 15, 2021 -
Like a hot air balloon with a pinhole, the National Labor Relations Board has been steadily losing people and the morale of those remaining.
April 14, 2021