Hiring/Retention
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Even for the government, the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is a complicated apparatus.
May 07, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the largest federal employee union has some ideas of how to address the Defense Department's skill gaps.
May 07, 2021 -
We finally have a moment in time at which we might make real, substantive progress with respect to making the federal hiring process more equitable.
May 06, 2021 -
Employees worry recent initiatives designed to raise the profile of diversity and inclusion within the Department of Veterans Affairs won't trickle down to local facilities and mid-management.
May 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department has expanded its program of using external hackers to probe systems for cybersecurity vulnerability.
May 06, 2021 -
The Department of Homeland Security is building momentum on its plans to get ahead of an escalating ransomware threat, and getting started on 60-day sprint focused on ramping up its cyber workforce to get ahead of these threats.
May 06, 2021 -
There's bipartisan consensus transportation security officers are underpaid, but Congress can't yet agree on the best path for raising TSA salaries.
May 05, 2021 -
One good thing about the last year's seemingly endless crisis is the opportunity to render outstanding public service.
May 05, 2021 -
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