Hiring/Retention
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Now a book of essays by some well known good government voices offers a long list of ideas for improving things.
October 05, 2020 -
The Army is undertaking a widespread look at bias in its ranks, but other issues outside the military may be keeping minorities from reaching top ranks.
September 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have a little more guidance now on how they're supposed to implement the president's recent federal hiring executive order.
September 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, medical centers at the Department of Veterans Affairs see a slight improvement in staffing shortages over the last year.
September 25, 2020 -
The plan will look at Army policies, biases and even marketing to bring the best talent to the top.
September 24, 2020 -
Few White House memos have sparked as much debate as the one telling agencies to stop presenting certain forms of training related to racial diversity and inclusion.
September 22, 2020 -
The Defense Department and government at large need to bolster their workforce around artificial intelligence and invest more heavily in the underlying infrastructure supporting it, according to commissioners of a congressionally-mandated panel. Members of the…
September 17, 2020 -
Some agencies will have to continue to take it on themselves to improve the personnel recruitment and hiring practices everyone professes to hate.
September 17, 2020 -
The Air Force is fully embracing telework, even after COVID goes away.
September 16, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management will allow agencies to appoint temporary employees to terms of up to 10 years. Current regulations cap term and temporary appointments at four years, which OPM said often isn't enough time for agencies to complete IT projects or congressionally-appropriated research.
September 11, 2020 -
The President Management Fellows (PMF) Program is planning to offer its upcoming class the chance to take a cybersecurity aptitude and attitude test, with the goal placing high-potential finalists in program analyst positions at participating agencies.
September 10, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management’s USA Staffing Onboarding platform beat out 39 other finalists for the Igniting Innovation award from ACT-IAC.
September 03, 2020 -
Next week 2,400 members from the Air Force members will move to the new U.S. Space Force, the latest development in what have been a busy eight months to say the least.
August 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Special Counsel Henry Kerner said the Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence, the Post Office lost $1 billion dollars last month and a missing Fort Hood soldier is found dead.
August 27, 2020 -
Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, EPA and GSA procurement leaders shared how they're making frictionless acquisition a reality.
August 26, 2020