CHCO Council

FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table at a job fair in Hudson, N.Y. Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by their dwindling economic opportunities, research by two Princeton University economists has found. The economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, argue in a paper released Thursday, March 23, 2017, that the loss of steady middle-income jobs for those with high school degrees or less has triggered broad problems for this group. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Congress sets a deadline for federal hiring reform in omnibus spending bill

The omnibus spending bill would give the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget 120 days to come up with a plan to speed…

Congress

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Agencies have resources available to help close skills gaps, OPM says

Workforce

OPM removes two federal skills gaps from its high-risk list, but three positions remain

Workforce

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First Look

OPM will reassume full control over CHCO Council, with efforts to elevate human capital group underway

Workforce

Trump administration takes another baby step to advance OPM-GSA merger

Reorganization

Trump administration to focus on fewer workforce initiatives with more impact in 2019

Workforce

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VIDEO: CHCO Council’s past and present leaders reflect on 15 years of ups and downs

What is a CHCO and why do we have them?

Commentary

Close-up of successful businessmen closing a deal

6 things agencies did to improve employee engagement this year

Workforce

Despite having 7 ways to recruit, retain mission critical talent, agencies rarely use them

FILE - In this June 28, 2016, file photo, U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., discusses the release of his final report on the 2012 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where a violent mob killed four Americans, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The AP reported on July 21, 2017, that a story claiming Gowdy ended the investigation into possible ties between Trump’s campaign and Russia is not accurate. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Most agencies lack consistent disciplinary guidelines, oversight chairman finds

Workforce

New OPM course to help managers improve employee engagement

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will use both sides of the General Services Administration’s OASIS governmentwide…

Federal Newscast

Confused by too many hiring options, agencies stick with what they know

Agencies relied on 20 out of 105 different hiring authorities to fill the majority of open positions in 2014, the Government Accountability Office said….

Hiring/Retention

OPM answers the question: ‘What is employee engagement?’

Workforce

The Office of Personnel Management has a new white paper that describes what drives employee engagement and what outcomes agency managers can expect from a committed, focused workforce.