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A program that allows soldiers to take a break from active duty to pursue schooling or professional goals is still in its infancy. A new report says only 13 soldiers have taken advantage of the program.
A pilot program is underway for an electronic performance management system within HRSA to improve retention and recruitment efforts.
The Defense Department's acting chief information officer says final rules for the new Cyber Excepted Service should be in effect by July or August.
About 100 House Democrats wrote to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), voicing their opposition over the president's four major proposed changes to federal retirement. The administration included the proposals in the fiscal 2018 budget proposal and would have a significant impact on both current and future federal employees and retirees.
Democrats and Republicans voiced their concern that EPA's 31 percent cut in funding for fiscal 2018 could do more harm than good, and leave states "holding the bag" for the federal agency.
Agency leaders are reviewing tens of thousands of comments from their employees and the public on ways to make government more effective and efficient. In speaking with their workforces about their ideas, most leaders say the focus has generally been on how the agency can better deliver the mission and services to the public, not on forthcoming personnel cuts.
Zero tracking, limited oversight, and a loss of institutional knowledge all contributed to the Small Business Administration's failed VERA/VSIP program three years ago.
DISA is prepared to scrap buying unified capabilities from industry if the price is too high. The agency is prepared to move to an open source platform.
Beginning with the release of the president’s budget proposal, federal workers have been talking and worrying about downsizing. While worrying may be OK for some folks, others want to know more, federal HR expert Jeff Neal says.
Experts within the Defense Department are urging their fellow feds to follow the example of the entire government and understand that it's ok to fail.
The Office of Management and Budget is expected to release a new memo later this week, which will describe an initial review of existing requirements and reporting burdens that the administration believes agencies can scale back.
Is your work environment toxic? What can you do to make things better? Find out when ELI CEO Stephen Paskoff joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. June 17, 2017
The House will pass the VA Accountability First and Whistleblower Protection Act, clearing the way for the President to sign the bill later this week. Some lawmakers and veterans service organizations see the bill's passage as a major win after years of debate over new accountability legislation. But federal employee groups say the bill would do more harm than good.
The Defense Department is giving Congress its suggestions for the 2018 defense authorization bill. The proposal gives service members a 2.1 percent pay raise.