Hiring/Retention
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Federal employees ranked federal human resources last among four federal administrative services, according to a recent customer satisfaction survey from the General Services Administration.
March 30, 2021 -
The Air Force’s pilot corps is 93.6% male and 87.6% white; those demographics are grossly different from the 21% of women and at least 25% of the other races that make up the active-duty force.
March 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies now have more time to use a special hiring flexibility to bring on talent during the pandemic.
March 30, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of lawmakers urge President Joe Biden to backpedal firings and suspensions of White House staffers for prior cannabis use.
March 26, 2021 -
As agencies eye return-to-work strategies, the Office of Personnel Management is planning new guidance on telework and remote work for a post-pandemic world.
March 24, 2021 -
The USPS 10-year strategy is designed to relieve the agency of $87 billion in net losses it has posted the past 14 years.
March 23, 2021 -
Army leaders are kicking out the requirement that soldiers do at least one leg tuck as part of the new physical fitness test.
March 22, 2021 -
The size of the Environmental Protection Agency has shrunk by 16% since 2009, according to members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
March 22, 2021 -
The Army's senior leadership has yet to make a final decision on how to reform the service's Criminal Investigation Command, but an internal review identified a need for 300 new civilian special agents.
March 18, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new survey by ClearanceJobs.com and the DHI Group found the average salary among people with security clearances increase.
March 15, 2021 -
A year ago today, the Office of Management and Budget told agencies to implement "maximum telework" policies as the pandemic kicked into full gear. Today, agencies are asking what's next.
March 15, 2021 -
The National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence is warning that the federal government, at all levels, doesn't have the workforce it needs to stay on top of this emerging technology.
March 12, 2021 -
One agency warned retirees could wait as long as six months for an initial interim payment and up to a year for a full annuity. The National Finance Center said it plans to return to its goal of processing retirements cases within 30 days by the end of the month.
March 12, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's Inspector General lays out some issues with the agency's COVID-19 response.
March 12, 2021 -
One year later, commission’s proposals for improving military, public service may get a serious lookThe congressionally-chartered National Commission on Military, National and Public Service made 124 recommendations last year, right at the start of the pandemic. Congress never seriously considered those recommendations, but at least a few senators hope that changes.
March 11, 2021