DoD civilian workforce

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

DoD decades behind private sector in recruiting talent for civilian jobs, study finds

DoD has about 15,000 people completely dedicated to finding and recruiting future members of the military. For its civilian workforce, there are almost none.

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Congress wants DoD’s telework policies set in stone

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DoD-commissioned study finds major shortcomings in civilian talent management

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

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(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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

As part of a revived effort to manage contractors, civilians and military personnel as a “total force,” DoD intends to propose a new way to conduct public-private…

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

Amid “battle for talent” in the military’s maintenance facilities, officials press for a relaxation of restrictions on hiring civilians

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

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