Hiring/Retention
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Jeff Neal breaks down why federal hiring practices are slow, confusing to nongovernment applicants, get tied up in regulations and often result in unqualified applicants getting the job.
September 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs launched a new training program to help employees impacted by the agency's ongoing electronic health record modernization.
September 17, 2019 -
The latest rendition of guidance from the Office of Personnel Management urges agencies to involve subject matter experts earlier on in the federal hiring process, better analyze and then describe a job's tasks and responsibilities and improve assessments to evaluate candidates.
September 13, 2019 -
This column was originally published on Jeff Neal’s blog, ChiefHRO.com, and was republished here with permission from the author. We have heard a lot recently about reskilling, upskilling, and other terms that generally mean retraining workers…
September 12, 2019 -
The Office of Inspector General has documented the outcomes of the hiring freeze.
September 12, 2019 -
Tim McManus, chief operating officer of the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about some of the latest thinking.
September 11, 2019 -
The Trump administration has awarded nearly a million dollars to private-sector and academic partners for their work brainstorming on some of the most long-standing challenges facing the federal workforce.
September 10, 2019 -
The idea is to constantly check on cleared people by automated means, rather than do periodic re-investigations.
September 09, 2019 -
DHS, the CIA and DoD are finding innovative ways to hire, train and retain employees with expertise in cybersecurity, cloud computing and other hard-to-fill technology skillsets.
September 09, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, given the acute and ongoing shortage of cybersecurity talent, government officials are starting to think about hiring on skill, rather than specific degree.
September 06, 2019 -
Lt. Gen Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, talked with Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione about the new entity.
September 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Justice's Department's Inspector General reveals details on an investigation.
September 02, 2019 -
National Guard components maintain the same standards and do the same training as their active components, and therefore need to be aligned, according to the adjunct general for the Colorado National Guard.
September 02, 2019 -
It's been more than two years since Congress agreed to overhaul federal administrative leave policies, but agencies are still missing the regulations needed to implement some of the more transformative changes.
August 29, 2019 -
Former DHS chief human capital officer Jeff Neal says he didn't used to, but that the recent USDA situation makes him think the civil service might in fact be broken.
August 29, 2019