Hiring/Retention
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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 -
Under a new executive order from President Donald Trump, agencies must revise and update job classification and qualification standards, and they'll be encouraged to prioritize skills-based assessments over a college degree when vetting and evaluating potential hires.
June 26, 2020 -
The United States is in a worldwide competition for talent in artificial intelligence. So it makes sense to understand the career motivations of these workers.
June 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Trump administration is reminding Congress of budget challenges at US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
June 26, 2020 -
That 4,000 soldier deficit came in April and May when the Army saw a dip of about 2,000 new enlistments per month.
June 25, 2020 -
Out of 164 recommendations the National Commission on Military, National and Public Service made recently to Congress, federal recruitment, hiring and workforce challenges captured the most attention.
June 24, 2020 -
The National Nuclear Security Administration, which has had success with in-person job hiring fairs, is going virtual.
June 23, 2020 -
The Senior Executives Association points out the non-SES portion of the federal workforce is 18% black, but the SES is less than 11% black.
June 22, 2020