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The Office of Personnel Management issued a solicitation for a workforce analysis of Federal Investigative Services and those offices that support it.
Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about interesting things to do in and near the nation's capital.
Recent bills introduced by Republican lawmakers aim to address what they believe are long-term, systemic issues at the senior executive level, but some worry the legislation is an overreach.
OPM made little progress in chiseling away at its backlog of retirement claims, but it made good progress in processing applications within 60 days or less during the month of November.
The Office of Government Ethics revised its set of gift acceptance standards for the first time since 1992. Comments are open on the proposed rule through Jan. 26.
Tune in this week for Open Season tips from Walton Francis, insurance expert and author of the Consumers’ CHECKBOOK Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is looking to bring order and definition to the term 'paid administrative leave.' Grassley says the unchecked practice is leaving employees without answers or recourse, and taxpayers stuck with the bill.
Fred Burton, vice president of Intelligence for Stratfor, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss the increase in domestic and international terrorism incidents, and what you can do to protect yourself from a terrorist attack. December 5, 2015
The decision opens up 214,000 military billets to female service members, and also makes them subject to involuntary assignment to previously-closed combat roles. Congress says it will examine whether women should also be required to register as potential draftees.
A group of former and current federal executives advise against making the mobility provisions in the executive order to reform the Senior Executive Service too narrow.
Defense experts urge the Senate Armed Services Committee to consider adding more flexibility to current promotional structures for military and civilian personnel. The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, which Congress passed in 1980, is too outdated, they said.
A team at the Office of Personnel Management, along with the agency's Innovation Lab, has been adding new features to USAJobs.gov in six to eight week increments. Program Manager Michelle Earley said it will take another 18 to 24 months to fully launch the next generation of USAJobs.
Anthony Kurta, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military personnel policy, said the Defense Department is beginning to overcome institutional barriers to change as it implements initial reforms in Secretary Ash Carter's "Force of the Future" plan.
Four Republican congressmen are urging the Government Accountability Office to review the practice of hiring political appointees into career federal civil service positions.