Workforce

  • National Cybersecurity Awareness Month officially kicks off today. In coming weeks, federal officials are expected to launch a number of public programs to raise awareness of the importance of securing the nation\'s computer networks for both government and private industry. But some officials also are using it as an opportunity to ask, \"Where will the cybersecurity workers of tomorrow come from?\"

    October 01, 2010
  • DoD withdrew the nomination of Teresa Takai for CIO, but Takai could still end up in a \"refashioned\" position.

    September 30, 2010
  • Gracia Hillman Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission Dwight Bowman AFGE 14th District National Vice President Bill Fletcher AFGE Field Services and Education Department Director Mark Roth Former AFGE General Counsel

    September 30, 2010
  • The bill now awaits House approval

    September 30, 2010
  • Moving to the Free State as a result of BRAC? Maryland\'s got a little something for you when you buy a home.

    September 30, 2010
  • Are you going to spend your first months in retirement traveling, playing or relaxing...or will you become obsessed with watching your bank balance? Mike Causey says that is what happens to a growing number of retirees.

    September 29, 2010
  • Imagine moving just eight miles and saving about $100 million per year. The NNSA\'s Mark Holecek has details on how his agency\'s doing it.

    September 29, 2010
  • With attrition from retirement and other factors, the Army is faced with needing as many as 500 new contracting officials almost every year for the foreseeable future. We get details on the options for dealing with that from the Army\'s Edward Harrington.

    September 29, 2010
  • What if the government hit you with a pay cut of 20 to 40 percent for an extended period? That\'s not a threat. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it\'s more like a promise for many recent federal and postal retirees.

    September 28, 2010
  • By Olivia Branco Federal News Radio Most agencies say it’s important to implement sustainable practices, but some federal executives say their agencies are not making progress when it comes to being green. That’s the finding…

    September 27, 2010
  • Last week Republicans proposed a hiring freezeof non-security federal workers. That\'s just the latest GOP effort to target federal workers\' pay and hiring. So far these efforts haven\'t gone far, but that could change with a GOP takeover of Congress after the mid-term elections, The Washington Post reports.

    September 27, 2010
  • This week on FEDtalk meet two associations that represent various sectors of the federal workforce - federal law enforcement and veternarians. September 24, 2010

    September 24, 2010
  • The Defense Department and its services plan to hire a total of 1,000 cyber professionals each year over the next three years, Gen. Keith Alexander tells a House committee. Alexander said getting the right people in place to move the DoD Cyber Command into an operational stage is among his highest priorities. DoD and the services must look at how best to retain these professionals once they work for the military.

    September 24, 2010
  • We\'re about two months out from the third annual Federal Hispanic Career Advancement Summit, November 29th and 30th at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.

    September 24, 2010