Hiring/Retention
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The president's recent Schedule F executive order allows agencies to reclassify career federal employees in certain policymaking positions into a new schedule of quasi political appointees.
December 15, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management so far has not released a new guide for agencies or called for a formal moratorium on Senior Executive Service review boards. The agency's involvement in implementing Schedule F is also raising concerns among good government groups.
December 14, 2020 -
The Defense Department simply doesn't know how many people are in its software workforce, let alone how they're trained, promoted or recruited.
December 07, 2020 -
The House-Senate compromise on this year's NDAA eliminates the DoD chief management officer without offering an explanation, and punting to a future secretary of Defense on business reform issues.
December 07, 2020 -
The president says he wants to veto the bill over old protections for tech companies and renaming military bases.
December 03, 2020 -
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday giving federal agencies a shared ethics framework for developing and using artificial intelligence.
December 03, 2020 -
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Tuesday rejected the government lawyers' bids to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the 35-day government shutdown that ended in January 2019.
December 03, 2020 -
As the definition of a job in the field continues to grow and evolve, agencies like the FBI have been forced to get creative in how they're recruiting new cyber talent.
December 01, 2020 -
The Air Force will be lowering some of the bonuses it gives out as in-demand jobs are being filled.
December 01, 2020 -
The Army wants soldiers to be able to keep their career trajectory without compromising family plans.
November 25, 2020 -
House Democrats, good government groups and federal employee associations are urging congressional appropriators to include language blocking the president's Schedule F executive order in the next spending bill.
November 24, 2020 -
At 245 years old, the Army remains a fundamental unit of national security. But it must modernize to many changes and technology and in the world threat situation.
November 24, 2020 -
Some agencies have outgrown their formal telework policies in the pandemic, and they're using full-time remote work arrangements to entice new employees and retain existing ones.
November 18, 2020 -
A year-long study by the Defense Health Board suggests the Pentagon is not providing proper medical care to women, wasting money and hurting retention and readiness.
November 16, 2020 -
The Navy demonstrably accelerated shipyard maintenence in 2020, but still won't meet its goal of zero delays in 2021.
November 13, 2020