Hiring/Retention
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Workers in the Washington-Baltimore locality pay area are paid considerably more than feds in the same grade, doing the same job, in Kansas City, where the USDA plans to relocate two bureaus.
August 16, 2019 -
Maintaining security clearance is a career must for hundreds of thousands of government and contractor employees. A small but persistent number of people unfairly lose their clearance each year.
August 15, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced plans to streamline the department's 13 ethics programs into one.
August 15, 2019 -
The military may be doing a disservice to joint officers by throwing them in the field before their education is finished.
August 14, 2019 -
Many of students in this year's Civic Digital Fellowship program this summer said they were inspired by the impact they had to make a difference on the products and services the American people use every day.
August 13, 2019 -
Would you move your family from the suburbs of Washington, D.C., to those of Kansas City to take a lower-wage job — as in $5,000 to $15,000 per annum lower?
August 13, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.
August 12, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 123 C-130 planes are being temporarily removed from service after atypical cracks were discovered.
August 09, 2019 -
The Agriculture Department on Wednesday told employees impacted by the upcoming relocation to Kansas City they shouldn't be concerned with violating the Antideficiency Act when submitting for relocation reimbursements.
August 09, 2019 -
The Social Security Administration is implementing a hiring freeze at headquarters and regional office components to focus more resources on public-facing customer services, Commissioner Andrew Saul told employees.
August 08, 2019 -
Use of CBD and other hemp products could get your discharged from the Navy.
August 07, 2019 -
By now there have been plenty of stories about the hardships the longest government shutdown in history created for the federal workforce. But new research from Weber State University is among the first to try to quantify the impacts.
August 07, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management says it's closely monitoring agencies' use of the student loan repayment program in a tough budget environment.
August 07, 2019 -
TSA is trying figure out the best way to improve the way it pays its employees, while reducing attrition and boosting retention.
August 07, 2019 -
The State Department sheds more light on training for its new hires, as well as a new employee recognition award.
August 06, 2019