As USDA continues to rebuild its workforce following major staff attrition in 2019, agency leaders are simultaneously focused on broader goals to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
The Defense Department has been working under a leadership diversity plan since the Obama administration. Here is an update on its progress.
The results of the 2022 FEVS showed a governmentwide employee engagement score of 71%, the same score as last year's survey, but a 1% drop compared with the 2020 FEVS.
The Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council (CDOEC) held its first-ever meeting, aiming to help implement and sustain a national strategy for DEIA.
After considering feedback from employees, stakeholders and others, USDA released its final strategic plan to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
In today's Federal Newscast, a working group in the inspector general community is looking for ways to better integrate diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the IG workforce.
In today's Federal Newscast: USDA sprinkles some fertilizer on its growing efforts at diversity. An immigrant woman of color, who once ran DARPA and NIST, takes over the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. And DoD thinks of new ways to help soldiers fight inflation.
In today's Federal Newscast: The Department of State moves aggressively to improve employee diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. The American Federation of Government Employees continues to grow. And CISA lays out a grand vision for its future.
The service is asking the Air Force Academy and Air Education and Training Command to come up with a plan by the end of September.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, does telework help or hurt diversity efforts? And was the Coast-Guard-connected couple in Hawaii in the spying business?
OPM’s Deputy Chief of Staff explained how highlighting remote work opportunities can encourage more diverse federal job applicants.
The Economic Development Administration, part of the Commerce Department, awarded the grants under a program called the good jobs challenge.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, Congress is going after sexual misconduct in Junior ROTC programs.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is criticized for its lack of transparency, and the Pentagon releases its first-ever social-media policy for official accounts.
A bill in Congress would make it easier for all agencies to use the program coordinated by a nonprofit called Common Mission Project.