Workforce Rights/Governance
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The Defense Department is attempting to empower its female employees and service members by officially supporting Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit group Lean In.
September 22, 2015 -
Not all federal job applications are answered truthfully, so it's critical that hiring managers are given the tools and support to keep the list of candidates as honest as possible, says former DHS HR executive Jeff Neal.
September 21, 2015 Sue Shumate with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and Georgetown Unviersity's Jessica Gershuny will discuss next week's Kalaris Intelligence Conference in Washington D.C. September 18, 2015
September 17, 2015-
A draft version of Ashton Carter’s Force of the Future initiative seeks to transition Defense civilians out of existing civil service rules and create the underpinnings of a more “flexible” system.
September 16, 2015 -
A new Senate bill could guarantee six weeks of paid leave for federal employees who become parents, and let them choose whether to take those six weeks separately or in one shot.
September 15, 2015 -
The Office of Special Counsel saw a 17 percent jump in whistleblower retaliations and other personnel cases in 2014 as compared to 2013. OSC tells Congress it expects 2015 will be busier.
September 11, 2015 -
Do you remember where you were 14 years ago today? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says in many ways it changed everything for all of us.
September 11, 2015 -
The National Park Service and the Interior Department hosted an opening ceremony Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, for the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
September 10, 2015 -
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro joked that in trying to make HUD a better place to work, he could do little to change the appearance of the headquarters building, reports Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
September 09, 2015 Are you having recurrent nightmares about your Thrift Savings Plan? Financial planner Arthur Stein joins host Mike Causey to discuss investment strategies for your TSP account. September 9, 2015
September 08, 2015-
Been out of town on vacation? Welcome back, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey. You've missed a lot and there's plenty of things to get caught up on.
September 08, 2015 -
NARFE's John Hatton and Katie Maddocks from the Federal Managers Association, join host Mike Causey to talk about some of the issues that Congress will tackle when it returns from its summer recess. September 2, 2015
September 01, 2015 -
Why will geographically challenged federal workers get a smaller pay raise in 2016? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's because they live and work in the wrong place.
September 01, 2015 -
Federal unions and the employees they represent aren't always on the same page. For example, the American Federation of Government Employees recently targeted some leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs for discipline. And some members of Congress have called for an end to some collective bargaining rights like official time for feds. Jeff Neal is senior vice president of ICF International and former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department. He's also the author of the Chief HRO blog and he tells In Depth with Francis Rose that federal unions come in all kinds of flavors.
August 31, 2015 -
Subcontractor employees now have new legal recourse against their prime contractors, thanks to a recent court decision.
August 31, 2015