SES

Amid political leadership vacancies, calls for SES reform continue to rise

Opting for career SES officials or appointees who don’t need Senate confirmation may be the most effective way to minimize persistent leadership vacancies.

SES

‘We need to do more’ to close gender-based pay gap, OPM says

Pay

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

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Mayorkas details DHS workforce gains, future plans

Workforce

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Data Dive

Nearly half of all civilian feds are new hires since 2019

Reporter's Notebook

AP/Wilfredo Lee

Amid hiring issues, USCIS’ Jaddou aims to boost current workforce

Workforce

Graphic By: Derace Lauderdale

Federal workforce diversity still lagging in more senior roles

Workforce

llinois Rep. Mike Bost argues legislation while on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill.

Scrutiny intensifies regarding VA ‘bonus blunder’

Federal Newscast

VA makes gains in engagement in Best Places to Work results

Workforce

By Friday, agencies required to name senior career official to lead their presidential transition efforts

Federal Newscast

A visual representation of a telework desk.

Congress calls for more details on federal telework in 2024 spending package

Budget

Hatch Act, political activity, elections

Biden proposes 2% federal pay raise in 2025 budget request

Budget

For General Schedule employees, pay compression got a little worse in 2024

After the latest 5.2% federal pay raise, pay compression now applies to 60% of locality pay areas, with some senior-level feds in 35 of the 58 areas hitting…

Federal Report

4 ways federal pay has changed in the last year

Although OPM has made various tweaks to the federal pay system — such as removing a cap on higher pay rates, and shifting the onus for approving pay…

Federal Report

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In reaching his career goal, Lewis shares how to navigate the path to the SES

Federal Report

Joe Lewis, who joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as its chief information security officer in January 2023, said joining the Senior Executive Service is one of the best decisions he ever made.