Workforce

  • Acting Administrator Dan Tangherlini said GSA has at least 15 different bonus structures and there are questions about the agency's award rates. He said 85 percent of all SES performance awards are on hold in through 2013. GSA also will not hire new employees until a top-to-bottom review of the agency's organization is completed.

    July 17, 2012
  • The initiative aims to provide federal employees with college credit for certain agency-created human resources classes. Federal employees could apply the courses toward degrees at colleges and universities.

    July 17, 2012
  • The federal government has issued more than 4.8 million security clearances to federal civilians, military service members and contractors. But the process for determining what positions require clearances amounts to little more than a "hodge-podge" across agencies, an official with the Government Accountability Office told Federal News Radio.

    July 16, 2012
  • Laura Williams, an eDiplomacy liaison officer with the State Department's Bureau of Information Resources Management, was nominated for her work improving staffing in the agency's IT department.

    July 16, 2012
  • Stephen Shih, deputy associate director of Executive Resources & Employee Development at the Office of Personnel Management, was nominated for designing a new performance appraisal system for the Senior Executive Service.

    July 16, 2012
  • Mary Santiago, director of VA's Veteran Employment Services Office, was nominated for her work with the VA for Vets program.

    July 16, 2012
  • Patricia Pointer, deputy comptroller for HR in the Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), was nominated for her efforts to integrate the Office of Thrift Supervision into OCC.

    July 16, 2012
  • Dorine Andrews, chief information officer at the Peace Corps, was nominated for creating a process-oriented approach to human capital management.

    July 16, 2012
  • Kevin O'Brien, a human resources specialist in the Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General, was nominated for leading the organization's telework initiative.

    July 16, 2012
  • Federal News Radio has announced the winners of the third annual Causey Awards, recognizing human-resources professionals who have gone above and beyond to help the government operate better. This year's winners include men and women from the Social Security Administration, the Peace Corps, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, State, and the Office of Personnel Management.

    July 16, 2012
  • This week Federal News Radio's Lauren Larson speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about fun things to do in and near the nation's capital.

    July 14, 2012
  • John Palguta, vice president of Policy at the Partnership for Public Service talks about efforts to bring in young workers to the federal government, and whether telework is a viable option for some federal employees. July 13, 2012(Encore presentation August 3, 2012)

    July 13, 2012
  • The new version of the online resource provides additional resources to better help agencies improve workplace sustainability.

    July 13, 2012
  • When the power company announces that 98 percent of its customers have had their electricity restored it means that 2 percent are still in the dark. Thanks to an upsurge in retirements some federal retirees are experiencing a long wait in getting full benefits, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    July 13, 2012