Hiring/Retention
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Patrick Pizzella, acting Labor secretary, spent time at the agency in the 2000s and is using that knowledge to push the pace of change in technology, human resources and driving decisions through data.
August 05, 2019 -
Sen. Josh Hawley's new bill would give legal authorities more power to act against social media companies that don't remove addictive features in their websites.
August 01, 2019 -
Chief human capital officers at two of the largest federal agencies had a clear message for Congress: Don't give us any more hiring authorities.
July 31, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Association of Postal Supervisors has filed a lawsuit against USPS seeking back pay to match private sector pay.
July 30, 2019 -
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promised to bring “swagger” back to the agency last year. Now, as the agency celebrates its 230th anniversary, he calls for achieving a shared goal of “professionalism and integrity.”
July 29, 2019 -
The Trump administration wants to share some of the D.C. wealth by moving jobs — but not necessarily the people in them — to other parts of the nation that could use the business.
July 26, 2019 -
The military is not yet ready to change the trajectory of noncommissioned officer's careers.
July 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Interior Department fell short of its hiring goal for seasonal firefighters ahead of another dry season.
July 25, 2019 -
With a Defense secretary confirmed and a deputy secretary in the wings, Pentagon officials said they'll prioritize filling the rest of DoD's vacant political positions.
July 25, 2019 -
The Marines will rethink their bonus structure and promotion system.
July 22, 2019 -
Turns out the plan to move Washington-based civil servants closer to the geographic areas they deal with, and the taxpayers they serve, isn’t as cut-and-dried as getting a new Amazon facility.
July 22, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA is facing more congressional backlash for its plans to relocate two research bureaus to Kansas City, and the DoD Inspector General says former Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White misused her subordinates’ time.
July 19, 2019 -
The Air Force will make the reductions through attrition over three years if DoD pulls the trigger on the plan.
July 17, 2019 -
Roughly 57% of employees given relocation notices at the Economic Research Service and 67% of such employees at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture have rejected USDA's reassignment to Kansas City.
July 17, 2019 -
The Air Force is shifting to more preventative medicine and creating a medical squadron focused on active-duty airmen.
July 15, 2019