Hiring/Retention
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A long-feared retirement tsunami in the federal workforce might not happen anytime soon, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still considers an older workforce a risk it needs to manage. With employees working…
February 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in an open letter to the Democratic candidates for president, Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) asked them how they plan to rebuild the federal workforce.
February 27, 2020 -
Bob Tobias, a professor at American University, says next-year's budget proposal from the White House is enough to make some feds say, "Stop the world, I want to get off."
February 26, 2020 -
Housing, relocation and mental health are all issues the Pentagon is trying to get its arms around. It's also areas where service members are struggling.
February 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows that while diversity has increased among workers at the State Department overall, that has not been the case for upper level managers.
February 26, 2020 -
DoD is giving states recommendations on how to improve the licensure reciprocity process.
February 25, 2020 -
One backlog goes down, another one pops up. That's how it is in the background security clearance process.
February 25, 2020 -
The head of the Marine Corps wants some immediate personnel policy changes.
February 24, 2020 -
The Army revamped the way it recruits soldiers and it so far its working.
February 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the DCSA says it's business model is getting more efficient in its first full year of operation.
February 18, 2020 -
Nagesh Rao, the director of business technology solutions at the SBA, and Jim Trinka, the chief talent management officer in the Office of Information and Technology, say by focusing on customer experience, the applications, systems and people are improving how they meet their mission goals.
February 14, 2020 -
Exactly a month out from when the Census Bureau will roll out its internet self-response platform for the 2020 population count, the Government Accountability Office has flagged significant IT challenges.
February 13, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management has its own recommendations for correcting the new federal paid parental leave law, as well as a wide range of other legislative proposals for 2021.
February 12, 2020 -
The Defense Department does not regularly check recruits' social media before allowing them in the military.
February 12, 2020 -
The goal to train nearly 20% of all federal employees on cybersecurity, project management and data science skills is the Trump administration's most clear target yet in its ongoing efforts to modernize the existing workforce.
February 11, 2020