Both Democrats and Republicans say they believe frontline officers at the Transportation Security Administration are underpaid. The House Homeland Security Committee's top Republican said he will support legislation to move TSA officers into the Title 5 pay and personnel system if other options fail.
In today's Federal Newscast, a review by the National Academy of Public Administration says Secret Service employees are doing more than ever with less.
A team at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) is creating a new tool that will overlay demographic data with results from the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, giving agencies another view into the varied perceptions and experiences of the workforce.
In an analysis of 15 years of Best Places to Work agency scores, researchers from the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group made what they called a business case for strong employee engagement.
More than 97% of employees at the Farm Credit Administration gave the agency high marks for its COVID-19 responses over the last year, the most of any large, medium or small federal organization.
The Department of Homeland Security will launch a new onboarding program for DHS employees and their families, part of an ongoing effort to improve employee engagement.
Scores are published by the Partnership for Public Service, whose Vice President of Federal Workforce Programs, Michelle Amante, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Results from this year's Best Places to Work rankings show federal agencies receiving high marks in their handling of the pandemic, but leadership effectiveness scores still showed much room for improvement.
New data from the most recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows how agencies expanded telework during the pandemic to parts of the workforce where such arrangements previously weren't possible.
A recent survey finds 57% of federal employees and 70% of senior executives are feeling burnout, in part, due to the pandemic.
The Biden administration quickly eliminated many of its predecessors' signature federal workforce policies. With the Schedule Fs and diversity/inclusion training bans gone, is there anything left from the Trump agenda to build on?
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office sees some progress in the efforts from the Department of Homeland Security to improve employee engagement.
Executives in large agencies use surveys to take the pulse of their workforces.
Initially created in reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security is at another inflection point, former DHS and national security experts say. The coronavirus pandemic is another opportunity to reimagine and refocus the department to handle the ongoing health crisis in the short term and other non-military challenges later.
The Office of Personnel Management has delayed the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey twice so far this year, which has raised concerns from House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)