Hiring/Retention
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The Census Bureau pays enumerators less so for the work than for where they do the work.
January 13, 2020 -
A new year brings many of the same priorities for the Trump administration and its workforce, but a new Performance.gov update notes plans to develop agility training for managers and double down on efforts to create federal career paths.
January 09, 2020 -
Just like the year before, December saw a drop in the number of federal retirement claims received by the Office of Personnel Management compared to the previous month.
January 09, 2020 -
Esper's memo told military services, combatant commands and Defense agencies to get ready for another iteration of reforms meant to cut lower-priority costs.
January 09, 2020 -
Kraig Conrad, the CEO of the National Contract Management Association, said acquisition and contracting officers must take advantage of automation to be more agile and faster.
January 07, 2020 -
The Postal Service’s search for a new leader to improve its financial outlook will take longer than expected, but outgoing Postmaster General Megan Brennan has agreed to postpone her retirement date pending the success of her successor.
January 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act mandates all three branches have an assistant secretary for installations, energy, and environment.
January 02, 2020 -
After a decade of on-and-off pay and hiring freezes and clampdowns on headquarters staff, Congress may be moving in the opposite direction.
December 31, 2019 -
For much of the federal workforce in 2019, what employees thought they knew about their pay, benefits, workplace flexibilities and even the location of their offices in some cases, were in flux.
December 27, 2019 -
Federal agencies will face a slew of New Year’s resolutions in 2020, now that the Trump administration has released the final draft of its Federal Data Strategy.
December 23, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management says agencies struggle to recruit former employees who have left government and gained additional skills. New regulations that OPM will propose would give agencies the discretion to recruit top talent back with a promotion.
December 23, 2019 -
Shane Barney, the chief Information Security Officer at USCIS, and Togi Andrews, the CISO at FEMA, say automation and reskilling of the workforce is part of how they are evolving their security operations centers.
December 20, 2019 -
The 2020 spending bills urge the Social Security Administration to reinstate its telework program for operations employees, but they're silent on collective bargaining protections and funding for the Bureau of Land Management's upcoming relocation.
December 18, 2019 -
The defense undersecretary for personnel and readiness position has been largely vacant for the past five years. Is it too big for one person?
December 18, 2019 -
Try getting employees on board before yanking an agency 1,000 or 2,000 miles away.
December 17, 2019