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Administrative changes are the first step in civil service modernization

Administrative changes have the advantage of being entirely within the power of the executive branch, says Jeff Neal. There is no need to wait for Congress…

Commentary

Agencies relying more often on direct hire authorities to compete for talent, MSPB says

Hiring/Retention

VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

Federal Newscast

Fast-track hiring authorities taking hold in DoD’s maintenance depots

Defense

Enough with all the hiring authorities already, CHCOs tell Congress

Hiring/Retention

USDS applying its own lessons learned to fix federal hiring, acquisition

Ask the CIO

Pair of bills would ensure federal workers don’t lose insurance during future shutdowns

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Jan.23 2018 file photo, a French solider watches code lines on his computer at the French Defense ministry stand during the International Cybersecurity forum in Lille, northern France. Police in Europe and North America have seized servers and data from Islamic State propaganda outlets in a multi-country operation aimed at tracking down radicals and crimping the group's ability to spread its violent message. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)

New OPM guidance recognizes cybersecurity positions come in different shapes and sizes

Hiring/Retention

Agencies no longer have to wait on OPM for certain direct-hire authorities

Hiring/Retention

OPM wants to let agency leaders administer direct hire authorities

Federal Newscast

OPM announces first batch of civil service changes, ‘more to come’

NDAA dashes chance of $40K buyouts for civilian employees

The prospect of a higher cap on Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIPs), again, failed to make it through in the annual defense authorization bill.

Workforce

To replace aging maintenance workforce, Army seeks extension of direct hiring authority

Special hiring authorities for personnel working in government-owned depots are set to expire in September.

Army

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, the morning sun illuminates the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Sen. John McCain's opposition to the GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Obama health law has dealt a likely fatal blow to the legislation — and perhaps to the Republican Party's years of promises to kill the program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Whistleblower protections, higher VSIPs and other bills worth watching this week

Congress

The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will consider more than a dozen bills impacting the federal workforce this week. Here are a few worth watching.

Administrative changes are the first step in civil service modernization

Agencies relying more often on direct hire authorities to compete for talent, MSPB says

VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

Fast-track hiring authorities taking hold in DoD’s maintenance depots

Enough with all the hiring authorities already, CHCOs tell Congress

USDS applying its own lessons learned to fix federal hiring, acquisition

Pair of bills would ensure federal workers don’t lose insurance during future shutdowns

New OPM guidance recognizes cybersecurity positions come in different shapes and sizes

Agencies no longer have to wait on OPM for certain direct-hire authorities

OPM wants to let agency leaders administer direct hire authorities

OPM announces first batch of civil service changes, ‘more to come’

NDAA dashes chance of $40K buyouts for civilian employees

To replace aging maintenance workforce, Army seeks extension of direct hiring authority

Whistleblower protections, higher VSIPs and other bills worth watching this week

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