chief human capital officers

CHCO Council’s new leader aims to move the needle on ‘evergreen’ federal workforce issues

Colleen Heller-Stein, the first career fed to lead the CHCO Council, sees human capital leaders as a bridge between agencies and OPM for the federal workforce.

Workforce

Treasury’s Heller-Stein stepping in to lead the CHCO Council

People

NRC seeking to ‘build the bench’ with stronger HR skills

Workforce

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Workforce cohort outlines specific ‘blueprint’ for civil service reform

Workforce

For agencies, limited resources are a major challenge to scaling workforce innovations

Workforce

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Heading into 2024, OPM ‘fundamentally rethinking’ federal hiring

Hiring/Retention

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Agencies moving toward OPM’s long-term goals for DEIA in FEVS

Workforce

Agency chief human capital officers convene for 2023 fall forum in September. Image credit: Office of Personnel Management.

3 agencies that improved their FEVS response rates this year — and how they did it

Workforce

Group of current and former OPM directors and deputy directors attend CHCO Council 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony

The CHCO Council’s role is growing, but major recruitment and retention challenges remain

Hiring/Retention

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, passengers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The chief of the TSA said Monday, July 1, that travelers should see only a slight increase in checkpoint wait times over the four-day July 4 holiday weekend despite the diversion of about 350 employees including screeners to the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

A Deeper Look at the TSA

A Deeper Look with Joe Paiva

CHCO Council looks to scale, replicate successful pilots for federal hiring reform

Workforce

Biden administration outlines how agencies can measure progress toward PMA goals

Biden administration officials point to “great strides” in agencies progress under the President’s Management Agenda, just after it hit its one-year…

Management

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How two agencies are thinking about a post-pandemic, partially remote federal workforce

Agencies considering long-term implications of a partially remote or hybrid workforce, everything from recruitment and professional development to leased…

Workforce

Former VA CHCO steered $5M training and development contract to friends, IG says

Veterans Affairs

The contract resulted in $5 million of waste, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general.