Hiring/Retention
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Fair RETIRE Act would allow injured officers to stay in the same retirement system if they take another job within the civil service.
January 29, 2021 -
The Army is relaxing some standards, however, beards are still a no-go in most situations.
January 26, 2021 -
Over the last two-plus years, the CIA has launched an Instagram page, a page on the dark web, created an office of Hispanic engagement and recently updated its website.
January 26, 2021 -
As the Biden administration gets up and running, the president's pick to run the State Department sees an opportunity to revitalize its workforce.
January 26, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the RAND Corporation finds that the private sector pays more … but federal agencies offer other benefits to its scientists.
January 25, 2021 -
The new program is working with four companies to build a program to look for changes on the earth's surface.
January 22, 2021 -
Biden has a chance to appoint people who will address systemic personnel issues in the military.
January 21, 2021 -
The IRS estimates it will need $4 billion in multi-year funding over the next five years to meet the goals of the 2019 Taxpayer First Act and its IT modernization plan.
January 21, 2021 -
There is much to be done to restore trust in our government and the people who make it work. Commentator Jeff Neal says we can start by filling the gaping holes in some agencies, so our agencies are staffed to do their work.
January 20, 2021 -
Both officers and enlisted can apply for early separation or retirement between Jan. 20 and April 2.
January 19, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office sees some progress in the efforts from the Department of Homeland Security to improve employee engagement.
January 18, 2021 -
Each day the incoming Biden administration names more appointees. They'll soon be dealing with the career workforce. That workforce has some ongoing challenges of its own -- skill development, talent retention -- as does the Chief Human Capital Officer function itself.
January 18, 2021 -
DISA launched its cloud-based internet isolation program as a way to keep malware off of DoD networks, but it also reduced the need for expensive IT infrastructure upgrades.
January 18, 2021 -
A coalition of agencies led by the Office of Personnel Management is putting out a governmentwide call to hire data scientists at a faster pace than what would normally happen under the federal hiring system.
January 15, 2021 -
Reps. Gerry Connolly and Brian Fitzpatrick introduced new legislation that would prohibit future administrations from moving career positions out of the civil service and into a new excepted service schedule.
January 14, 2021