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When labor-management relationships are strong, employee engagement improves, federal union leaders said during a discussion at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service conference in Chicago. Union leaders say their partnerships with agencies have improved over the past eight years, but the success of those partnerships too often depends on the administration.
The Office of Personnel Management wants to make sure political appointees hired during the current administration don't have an unfair advantage getting career jobs in the next administration.
Leaving the military is hard enough without worrying about civilian employment. But there are initiatives to help Army vets get on their feet post-military.
The National Security Agency's approach to 21st century threats comes with six new directives and a new look for part of its two-pronged mission.
One year into a pilot with the Veterans Affairs Innovators Network, the department has made investments into 38 projects and ideas that teams of VA nurses, doctors and other rank-and-file employees have developed at eight medical centers around the country. More than 40 other VA medical centers submitted applications asking to join the Innovators Network.
Like many things good ideas in government, over time "time to fill" has become a caricature of itself, says former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal.
According to the latest count from the Office of Personnel Management, less than 100 federal employees have applied to their agencies' phased retirement program. It's been roughly two years since OPM released final regulations on phased retirement and gave agencies the green light to begin accepting applications.
A new bill in the House would take a novel approach to increasing the numbers of women and minorities in high ranking positions in the Defense Department, both uniformed and civilian. It would use grants to fund organizations devoted to leadership development and mentoring.
The Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget released guidance on raising the bonus award caps for senior executives, senior level and senior professional and scientific federal employees, and recommended tying bonuses more closely to performance, including the use of smaller bonuses for specific contributions throughout the year.
Federal News Radio wants to hear from you about your retirement plans — and whether the upcoming presidential transition will impact your decision to stay or leave your agency.
Most of the U.S. Mint's commemorative coins are done in honor of wars or famous battles. But this time around, the agency is looking for designs for a coin to raise breast cancer awareness. April Stafford, head of the Mint's Office of Design Management, spoke with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about this latest coin design competition.
With visitor levels rising every year to the national parks, the National Park Service is on a long-term plan to increase accessibility to pretty much everyone. Federal Drive with Tom Temin discussed this with Jeremy Buzzell, chief of the national accessibility branch at NPS.
Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about interesting things to do in and near the nation's capital.
The General Services Administration released per diem fiscal 2017 travel rates for federal employees.