Hiring/Retention
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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 -
New benefits, daycare grants and possible backpay may all be in the future for Defense Department employees, service members and contractors.
June 13, 2019 -
Mark Esper gives Federal News Network a "state of the Army."
June 12, 2019 -
The House Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2020 spending bill provision that would restore the IRS’s streamlined critical pay authority until September 2023.
June 11, 2019 -
A 3.1% federal pay raise in 2020 is another step closer to reality, as appropriators on Tuesday advanced the proposal to the full House for a vote.
June 11, 2019 -
Making bases easier to access could help bring the Army to 2019, said the director of installation services.
June 11, 2019 -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inspector general found a third of its inspectors will be eligible to retire in 2020.
June 10, 2019 -
OPM’s recent focus on building and codifying cyber skills, as well as its implementation of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education framework, has helped DOJ with its cyber hiring efforts.
June 10, 2019