Hiring/Retention
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In today's Federal Newscast, a bicameral group of Democrats say top leadership vacancies at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are unacceptable.
July 22, 2020 -
Speaking as part of Washington Technology’s Virtual Power Breakfast panel, representatives of federal contractors shared how their companies shifted to a new paradigm of virtual onboarding.
July 20, 2020 -
Defense officials say COVID-19 "shattered the myth" that employees can't be productive while teleworking. In many cases, they're more productive than ever.
July 20, 2020 -
The new project, called Quantum Leap, aims to reshuffle about 1,000 members of the Army's IT and cyber workforce between now and 2023. Officials say the current civilian workforce isn't postured for the skills the service will need in the future.
July 17, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Mark Esper bans photographs from being used in the process to promote officers and enlisted service members.
July 16, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management is committing to more workforce training for supervisors, new leaders and human resources professionals this year, according to new Performance.gov updates.
July 14, 2020 -
About as many federal employees submitted retirement claims in June as the month before, but the Office of Personnel Management was able to reduce the backlog this time.
July 10, 2020 -
Organizations that represent IRS managers and employees say they haven’t been given much detail on the agency resuming more of its operations.
July 09, 2020 -
The president's June 26 executive order modifies qualification and classification standards to eliminate degree requirements where possible, and eliminating reliance on applicant self assessment questionnaires. Will it make a difference? Maybe.
July 07, 2020 -
After struggling to fill tens of thousands of vacancies for years, the Veterans Health Administration has hired more than 23,000 new employees in three-to-four months. Senators are impressed with the results but wished it didn't take a pandemic to make much-needed changes to VA hiring and onboarding procedures.
July 02, 2020 -
Airlines can start laying off pilots this October, will that help with the pilot shortage?
July 01, 2020 -
The latest executive order from the Trump administration isn't a panacea for improving the federal hiring process, human capital experts say. But the EO may help weed out the applicants who inflate their credentials and lack the skills truly needed to succeed on the job.
June 30, 2020 -
Not all students will be bored this summer, unable to find a job. Several hundred are already at work in virtual federal internships.
June 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management will start sending the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey to all federal employees in July.
June 29, 2020 -
In both chambers of Congress, next year's NDAA tells DoD it's time to devote more energy toward understanding not just the cost of buying weapons, but the long-term cost of owning them.
June 29, 2020