SES

• Agencies are launching new reskilling, IT career opportunities in all shapes and sizes

  USDA is the latest agency to announce a new training and reskilling opportunity, this time geared for rising IT employees interested in becoming a CIO or CISO.

  Workforce

  August 07, 2019
• Despite $258M cut, Labor modernizing IT, striving for workforce improvements

  Patrick Pizzella, acting Labor secretary, spent time at the agency in the 2000s and is using that knowledge to push the pace of change in technology, human resources and driving decisions through data.

  Management

  August 05, 2019
• New accountability office hasn’t made a dent in VA’s ‘culture of retaliation,’ whistleblowers say

  The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing new training and policies for both employees and investigators within the agency's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.

  Veterans Affairs

  July 24, 2019
• What does the federal manager of the future look like? Take our survey

  Federal News Network is conducting a survey of federal employees about the current state of managers in the government. We also want to know what skillsets, capabilities and training these managers will need over the next 3-to-5 years.

  Workforce

  June 20, 2019
• Where have all the classifiers gone?

  As federal work has shifted, grades have crept up to the point where traditional job classification is almost a thing of the past.

  Commentary

  May 30, 2019
• Why wannabe execs dread Red Letter Day

  For many dedicated, ambitious, career civil servants getting into the elite Senior Executive Service is a very big deal.

  Mike Causey

  May 28, 2019
• House VA committee worried agency failing to curb sexual harassment at facilities

  In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group in the House Veterans Affairs Committee wants more information about VA's plans to curb sexual harassment.

  Federal Newscast

  May 15, 2019
• 3rd ex-intelligence official this year guilty of conspiring with Chinese government

  In today's Federal Newscast, another former member of the intelligence community was found to have conspired with Chinese intelligence services.

  Federal Newscast

  May 02, 2019
• Congress says it’s still in the dark over Interior reorganization

  Congress has already appropriated more than $17 million, but lawmakers said they still haven't seen the department's detailed plan for the Interior reorganization.

  All News

  May 01, 2019
• DHS employees say the longer leadership vacancies last the bigger impact they will have

  DHS employees have mixed feelings about the recent leadership changes, but one of the main takeaways is the mission and short-term goals will not be impacted.

  Workforce

  April 23, 2019
• DHS leadership changes may be unsettling publicly, but impact on workforce is limited

  Though employees said DHS leadership changes have them feeling very or somewhat worried, a majority said the recent shakeups had little to no impact on their daily work and morale, according to a Federal News Network survey of the department's workforce.

  Workforce

  April 23, 2019
• Federal pay raise should appear for many by early next week

  Most employees should see the 2019 federal pay raise in their next checks, but the process will be longer and more complicated for others.

  Pay

  April 18, 2019
• Air Force S&T plan changes promotions, adds CTO position

  The new science and technology strategy dictates how the Air Force will invest in research through 2030.

  Air Force

  April 18, 2019
• DHS turnover at the top shows importance of career people

  As turmoil hits the DHS appointee ranks, it's a perfect time for the Senior Executive Service to shine.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  April 08, 2019