Hiring/Retention
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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 -
Agencies have done their fair share of hiring during the pandemic, but the size of the federal workforce hasn't budged much in recent years. Today, Uncle Sam employs 1 million fewer people than it did during World War II.
April 12, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management will survey employees and supervisors within 350 different occupations to gauge what skills, competencies and characteristics are needed to best perform on the job.
April 09, 2021 -
Agencies struggle to find qualified talent through public job postings, even with skills assessmentsAs agencies attempt to use more skills-based assessments to vet job candidates, a dashboard shows just how difficult finding and choosing qualified talent is with today's federal hiring system.
April 08, 2021 -
An unexpected surge in retirement claims during March exceeded OPM's ability to keep up with the backlog.
April 08, 2021 -
Government-chartered Federal Home Loan Banks, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were all the subject of a recent look-see by the Government Accountability Office.
April 07, 2021 -
If ever you were thinking about joining or trying to move up in the federal government, now is a great time to do it.
April 07, 2021 -
The government isn't very good at anticipating the types of people it will need, then having a plan to recruit and hire them.
March 31, 2021