DoD civilian workforce

DoD-commissioned study finds major shortcomings in civilian talent management

The Defense Business Board found DoD’s approach to civilian talent is a collection of siloes. The department faces serious risks if it doesn’t take talent…

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The Pentagon may not be paying enough attention to its civilian workforce

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No more two-year probationary period for new Pentagon employees

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Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division used the latest prototype of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) during a training exercise in October at Fort Pickett, Va. The event was part of a larger Soldier Touch Point, the third major milestone in the development and testing of the IVAS, which will undergo one more STP in the spring before initial fielding next year. (U.S. Army Photo by Bridgett Siter)

From recruitment to retention, Army puts more management focus on civilian workforce

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FILE - In this June 7, 2021, file photo, demonstrators at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, Texas, wave at cars that honk at them to support their protest against a policy that says hospital employees must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs. A federal judge dismissed their lawsuit, saying if workers don’t like the rule, they can go find another job. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Civilian defense employees find out just what will happen if they refuse COVID-19 vaccine

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Pentagon civilian employees get their deadline to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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More than 800 service members and civilians gathered at Camp Atterbury for Cyber Shield 18 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana from May 6-18, 2018.

In NDAA, shift in attitude toward DoD civilians goes beyond pay raise

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The Army has ideas for reducing civilian time-to-hire

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DoD plans civilian workforce increase, especially health fields

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DoD pushing to resurrect contractor-vs-civilian competitions

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Navy, Air Force want Congress to abolish 180-day waiting period to hire military retirees

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DoD champions civilian workers, asks for more in new business plan

The Pentagon says its new approach to civilians is a “significant shift” that will eliminate “arbitrary caps” on how many it employs.

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Army wrongly diverted civilian payroll funds to pay other headquarters bills, IG says

The Pentagon’s inspector general says the Army intentionally misrepresented how much money it would need to pay civilian salaries in order to dodge other…

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Military leaders say Pentagon’s hiring freeze exemptions don’t fully resolve civilian workforce concerns

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Pentagon said exemptions to President Donald Trump’s 90-day hiring freeze were not necessarily a resolution for civilian Defense employees, as some agencies are still waiting for guidance on how to implement the provisions.