Workforce

  • The administration has capped the amount federal agencies can spend on performance awards for employees.

    June 13, 2011
  • If you\'re making plans for a trip abroad this summer, you\'ve probably given some thought to how you\'re going to pay for expenses. But are you really prepared?

    June 13, 2011
  • This year, Federal News Radio is proud to have chosen five winners for the Causey Awards. The awards honor outstanding achievements and important contributions in the human capital management field in 2010.

    June 13, 2011
  • If there is a federal hiring freeze, how will it affect your agency, your operation and your job? What are the odds that you and your agency might be exempt? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that if the past is prologue they may be better than you think.

    June 13, 2011
  • Nine out of ten employees at one federal office are now teleworking nine out of ten days, adding up to a whole lot of happy.

    June 13, 2011
  • Tim McManus, vice president for Education and Outreach at the Partnership for Public Service...joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about the work his agency is doing. June 10, 2011(Encore presentation June 17, 2011)

    June 10, 2011
  • Tim McManus is the vice president of education outreach at the Partnership for Public Service.

    June 10, 2011
  • The federal government in 2010 added more than 31,000 employees from minority groups, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

    June 10, 2011
  • A new memo from OPM Director John Berry reminds agencies that only employees who are rated fully successful should receive pay raises. The reminder comes as the House passed a provision to prohibit pay adjustments to poor performers.

    June 10, 2011
  • The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reduced the amount of carbon dioxide it emitted by more than 1 million metric tons. Federal News Radio asked Emil Dzuray, acting chief sustainability officer, to explain how the agency pulled it off.

    June 09, 2011
  • Under the Telework Enhancement Act, agencies were supposed to have told their employees by Tuesday whether they were allowed to telework. OPM said telework coordinators say they have processes in place to meet the law\'s requirements. A new survey finds the law having an impact on telecommuting across the government.

    June 08, 2011
  • Shay Assad, the Defense Department\'s director of defense pricing, and Dick Ginman, the Pentagon\'s director of defense procurement and acquisition policy, join host Roger Waldron to talk about their new roles. June 7, 2011 - (Encore presentation June 21, 2011)

    June 07, 2011
  • Guy Timberlake is the Chief Visionary Officer and CEO of the American Small Business Coalition. He joins us with a look at federal contracting

    June 07, 2011
  • President Barack Obama\'s order to streamline hiring requires agencies to complete the process in 80 days. Federal News Radio asked Kevin Mahoney, chief human capital officer at the Small Business Administration, to provide tips for success.

    June 06, 2011