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Agencies have always used the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey as a key tool to measure feedback and satisfaction from their current workers. But Wayne Bobby, vice president for Workday Federal, said he sees more organizations using short, regular surveys to take the “pulse” of their employees. It’s a practice Workday uses on a weekly basis with its workforce of 14,000.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has for years operated a plan to help more women and minorities gain access to the patent system and fill the patent gap.
Maria Roat, the deputy federal chief information officer, said four agencies proved chat and calendar sharing capabilities was possible.
Uncle Sam is under pressure — from both camps in the vaccine issue — to make sure the in-house program is seen as fair and efficient by friends and foes of the mandates.
Senior leadership at the Social Security Administration will return to the office starting Dec. 1. The rest of the workforce will begin returning to their SSA offices starting Jan. 3. Telework will remain for many employees, at least during an initial six-month evaluation period, according to the SSA reentry plan.
Congress is out this week and the regular appropriations continuing resolution hasn't got much longer to go. Is a year long CR in the offing?
The Coast Guard has revised its policy on tattoos. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked about it with the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, Capt. Richter Tipton.
Wellness of the workforce is a big issue for federal executives, especially for people like Border Patrol agents, who deal with stress and danger, overlaid with the pandemic.
The fiscal year to date average processing time increased from 79 days to 95 days between September and October, which is the highest it's been for at least a year.
In today's Federal Newscast: A federal appeals court is fast-tracking a legal challenge to the president's vaccine mandate for large, private employers. Hundreds of millions of dollars are headed toward IT modernization. The Secretary of State has named two top diplomats to lead efforts to deal with Havana Syndrome.
The State Department has named a new coordinator for its investigation into cases of so-called Havana Syndrome
The General Services Administration, under the authority to fast-track the process, is selling federal properties considered valuable but underutilized by their agency tenants.
The new policy from the Office of Personnel Management allows agencies to recruit and hire recent graduates without regard to traditional rating, ranking and veterans preference procedures. It also gives agencies more flexibility to advertise these positions on platforms outside USAJobs.gov.
The Office of Management and Budget is looking to create more consistency in the vaccine mandates, reentry plans and the future of work for the federal workforce.