Workforce Rights/Governance
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The Defense Department’s new personnel chief has two months to go before he delivers a set of recommendations to overhaul DoD’s HR system. But he’s made clear that among his top priorities is to ensure longer tenures for military officers and that moving people from job to job every one or two years is a bad management strategy. Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu has the details.
July 07, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agencies to improve assessments to foster a more balanced workplace for employees.
July 03, 2015 -
With the e-QIP system shutdown for four-to-six weeks, OPM and ODNI told agencies to get hard copies of the forms from new hires, or employees or contractors needing reinvestigations.
July 03, 2015 -
Quick quiz: Who was known as the terrible swift sword of the civil service? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you'll know if you were a fed in the 1980s.
July 02, 2015 -
Members of the Senior Executive Service report much higher satisfaction at their agencies than the employees who work for them, according to a new report.
July 01, 2015 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA is failing to hire and promote enough minorities despite years of vowing to do so, Director John Brennan said Tuesday, announcing a new effort to tackle the problem of a…
July 01, 2015 The next step in the debate over the OPM cyber breaches may happen in court. The largest federal employee union is suing the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Radio Reporters Emily Kopp has on the details of the suit.
June 30, 2015Leaders of the largest federal employee union said they believe the lawsuit can compel the agency to act where numerous congressional hearings and calls for OPM Director Katherine Archuleta to resign have not.
June 30, 2015-
A House bill passed last week would give the Veterans Affairs secretary much more flexibility to fire corrupt or poor-performing employees — not just top officials. The 2015 VA Accountability Act would expand on the authority of last year's Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, which made it easier to get rid of senior executives engaged in wrongdoing. But this new authority could have some unintended consequences. John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain some of the legislation's unintended consequences.
June 30, 2015 -
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved legislation that could change how federal employees are hired and managed. Expect tighter controls over agency charge cards, employee bonuses and program management if these bills become law.
June 24, 2015 -
Jason Briefel, hosts a roundtable discussion of how federal conference and travel restrictions are affecting government, the industry and stakeholders. June 19, 2015
June 19, 2015 -
Federal News Radio asked readers how they rated the performance of the Office of Personnel Management in communicating information about the recent data breaches. An overwhelming number rated the information as \"poor\" and many still didn\'t understand what happened or what they should do next.
June 18, 2015 -
House Republicans have dealt a blow to a proposed rule that advocates say would help federal employees and retirees avoid costly investment mistakes.
June 18, 2015 -
While the number of people in Congress calling for the OPM director to resign grows, the White House is voicing support for Katherine Archuleta. NTEU and NARFE have sent letters to OPM asking for more details on the second breach.
June 18, 2015