Hiring/Retention
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A trio of congressionally-chartered commissions have a long list of ideas for the federal workforce, including changes to hiring, veterans preference and internship programs, which they want to include in the next defense authorization bill.
May 11, 2020 -
Agencies are substituting in-person hiring events with virtual job fairs and recruiting webinars, and many organizations are thinking outside the box to onboard new employees.
May 07, 2020 -
Potential service members will need a waiver to join up if they were hospitalized for COVID-19.
May 07, 2020 -
A few more feds parted ways with the government last month, but still no more than they did a year ago.
May 07, 2020 -
Has your Thrift Savings Plan account shrunk by 20% or more? Has the private sector job you were considering as a second career gone away?
May 05, 2020 -
The U.S. Census Bureau is restarting some work in the field for the 2020 census on a limited basis after field operations were shut down for a month and a half because of the pandemic
May 04, 2020 -
The Conservative Framework for Recovery, Accountability and Prosperity includes a section on how to improve efficiency and accountability of the government itself, and its response to the coronavirus.
May 04, 2020 -
The Republican Study Committee has joined a growing number of congressional members calling for hiring and pay changes designed to help the federal workforce better respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
April 28, 2020 -
U.S. Forces Korea has banned several non-uniformed personnel from its bases for the next two years for violating the command's health protection orders.
April 27, 2020 -
The new service wants to take on 1,800 in the next 60 days.
April 24, 2020 -
Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein has told his service to prepare for a "new abnormal." He wants the service to be able to conduct its missions even with the possibility that 20 percent of the force will be infected with coronavirus until a vaccine is found.
April 23, 2020 -
It’s been several years since budget challenges caused federal agencies to offer widespread buyouts and early-outs to their workforces, but the Defense Contract Management Agency is finding itself in that position now.
April 20, 2020 -
Diversity is only half of the agency's upcoming workforce strategy. Mirembe Nantongo, one of the State Department's deputy assistant secretaries in the Bureau of Global Talent Management, said the other half focuses on inclusion.
April 15, 2020 -
Although it's too early speculate about numbers, some experts in health insurance have projected that premiums overall for all Americans could rise by 40% percent if not more.
April 14, 2020 -
Agencies are offering short-term details and temporary assignments to current federal employees who are interesting in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
April 13, 2020