Hiring/Retention
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DHS improved in the 2023 Best Places to Work rankings. In a sit-down interview, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tells Federal News Network how it happened.
July 10, 2024 -
VBA has delivered record-breaking level of benefits to veterans for the past three years, and is on track to break yet another record this year.
July 10, 2024 -
Agencies hired more than 1 million federal employees since October 2019, and it’s almost an even split between competitive and excepted service.
July 10, 2024 -
Hiring remains a “substantial challenge” for USCIS, but a couple early signs indicate that the agency could be turning a corner with its current workforce.
July 09, 2024 -
After the recent pay increase, TSA is trying to further improve staff retention by creating career ladders and better defining steps for promotions.
July 08, 2024 -
Federal workforce diversity is condensed in the lower levels of the General Schedule, but fiscal 2023 data indicates a possibly different trend in the future.
July 04, 2024 -
Government employee recruitment often relies on the appeal of the mission. Still people want to be paid and have some financial security.
July 03, 2024 -
Despite a growing federal workforce, current budget deliberations in Congress could cause the pendulum to eventually swing back in the other direction.
July 02, 2024 -
By prioritizing skills and competencies over traditional educational credentials, federal contractors can tap into a wider pool of talent.
July 02, 2024 -
The Forest Service’s restricted hiring efforts do not apply to its wildland firefighting workforce.
July 01, 2024 -
A two-day DHS career expo resulted in hundreds of tentative job offers, and the agency expects to extend even more job offers in the coming days and weeks.
July 01, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast, younger Thrift Savings Plan participants will soon see a new investment option in the TSP.
July 01, 2024 -
For employees at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workloads right now are much higher than they should be, EEOC Chairwoman Charlotte Burrows said.
June 28, 2024 -
CTMS hasn’t been the immediate shot in the arm some thought it would be, but DHS’s CIO says it’s a key part of the department’s future.
June 27, 2024 -
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says DHS has received more than 6,000 “expressions of interest” in joining the AI Corps.
June 25, 2024