Hiring/Retention
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The Army hired the RAND Corporation to examine its use of social media for a sense of what information appeals to potential recruits.
June 28, 2019 -
Over the years the IRS has taken political shots from both parties. Today’s guest columnist says things seem to be getting better.
June 28, 2019 -
The bill adds more career flexibility for Coast Guard officers.
June 27, 2019 -
Ninety three amendments were just packed into the Senate version of the 2020 defense authorization bill.
June 26, 2019 -
Military spouses who have to move frequently face certain challenges when looking for paid, career-level work to support their families. But times are changing.
June 26, 2019 -
The MERIT Act falls short of its purported goal of improving public service, Tom Temin writes.
June 21, 2019 -
The Job Corps restructuring would have closed nine of USDA’s 25 centers and transferred the remaining 16 to Labor.
June 20, 2019 -
A proposal from OPM would make it easier to extend probationary periods for new federal hires. But commentator Jeff Neal argues that's unnecessary.
June 19, 2019 -
The Trump administration said back pay for contractors affected by the shutdown will be too costly and increase the risk of fraud, waste, and improper payments.
June 19, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two bills to protect federal employees' health insurance benefits during future government shutdowns advanced to the full House for a vote.
June 17, 2019 -
The U.S. Marshals Service is turning to data to find inefficiencies in its business processes and correct them.
June 14, 2019 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. A small but crucial corner of military and national security policy remains mostly male. Women who work…
June 14, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management and agency partners say the rapid pace of emerging technology can make the goal of building the workforce of the future seem like a moving target.
June 13, 2019 -
NSA’s six-year-old program challenges students and others to solve a multi-step cybersecurity problem as a way to expose them to the type of work the agency and the government does.
June 13, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has submitted three legislative proposals designed to help agencies implement longer probationary periods and hire more student interns.
June 13, 2019