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As the federal partial shutdown drags on, much of the attention is on union employees and lower-paid people. But it's not easy for federal senior executives, either.
January 10, 2019 -
On Thursday the Senior Executives Association held its annual Presidential Rank Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to recognize "extraordinary public service of senior career professionals" in in civilian leadership. See photos of the night's honorees.
December 14, 2018 -
Congress didn't send a sweeping civil service modernization package to the president's desk this year, but winners of this year's Presidential Rank Awards have some ideas on where they can start on their own.
December 14, 2018 -
In an age of bipartisanship, a committee of policy think-tanks and good government groups, led by the Senior Executives Association, say they've found a consensual starting point for civil service modernization.
December 10, 2018 -
Few people feel the whiplash of policy changes and oversight enthusiasms more than career federal executives. Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for his take.
November 16, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in it's annual report for 2018, the IRS' Criminal Investigation division explained how it is maintaining enforcement despite not having as many agents as it used to.
November 16, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management announced a series of changes that it said will alleviate existing burdens on agencies to prove their senior executives are meeting mission goals.
November 15, 2018 -
If you search employee exodus from federal government you will get more hits than reading the Old Testament. But is it true?
November 01, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employee unions are heading back to court to pursue their cases against the Office of Personnel Management over the agency's cyber breaches.
November 01, 2018 -
The MITRE Corporation has a summary of ideas and recommendations that attendees discussed at the Office of Management and Budget's Symposium on the Federal Workforce for the 21st Century last month.
October 23, 2018 -
If the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services functions effectively, Janine Velasco can take a lot of the credit.
October 19, 2018 -
Good government groups are ready for a civil service overhaul, but they're also excited to reignite the conversation about public service.
October 12, 2018 -
Kristine Simmons, Thomas W. Ross and Bill Valdez join host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about a new report that proposes some major changes to the Civil Service Reform Act.
October 10, 2018 -
For many people age 40 seems to be the not-so-magic number. If you buy that, be advised that the Civil Service Reform Act is turning 40 this Saturday.
October 10, 2018 -
The Trump administration has been busy putting the pieces in place for hiring process improvements and reskilling initiatives.
October 01, 2018