executive order
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President Donald Trump has issued an order that he said will expand a ban on the use of federal money for certain diversity training
September 22, 2020 -
A June hiring executive order represents the biggest shift in the way agencies evaluate and assess applicants for federal employment since the Carter administration, an Office of Personnel Management official told Federal News Network.
August 11, 2020 -
The acting OPM director shares insight on how a recent executive order will simplify and liberalize open federal hiring practices.
July 29, 2020 -
The president's June 26 executive order modifies qualification and classification standards to eliminate degree requirements where possible, and eliminating reliance on applicant self assessment questionnaires. Will it make a difference? Maybe.
July 07, 2020 -
The latest executive order from the Trump administration isn't a panacea for improving the federal hiring process, human capital experts say. But the EO may help weed out the applicants who inflate their credentials and lack the skills truly needed to succeed on the job.
June 30, 2020 -
Under a new executive order from President Donald Trump, agencies must revise and update job classification and qualification standards, and they'll be encouraged to prioritize skills-based assessments over a college degree when vetting and evaluating potential hires.
June 26, 2020 -
The Coalition for Government Procurement wrote a letter to GSA asking how they are going to incorporate the White House executive order and DHS’s report on supply chain risk management into the e-commerce platform initiative.
June 02, 2020 -
When you put those burgers on the grill this weekend, remember the 6,500 federal food safety inspectors working in meatpacking plants ordered to stay open.
May 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the world's favorite web site right now is about to get a fresh chunk of federal grant money.
April 30, 2020 -
An online database of nearly 800 agency collective bargaining agreements is now live on the Office of Personnel Management's website. The creation of a common, public CBA system was a requirement of the president's 2018 workforce executive orders.
January 09, 2020 -
The executive order implements 3.1% military pay raise on Jan. 1. Civilian employees will see similar increases in their first 2020 paycheck.
December 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to lift the current time limitations for seasonal appointments.
November 26, 2019 -
Agencies and federal employee unions at last have more guidance on how to implement the all provisions of the president's workforce executive orders.
November 26, 2019 -
President and CEO of the Professional Services Council David Berteau joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for what services contractors are thinking.
November 05, 2019 -
People might have missed it in a busy season of budgets, baseball and bickering, but the White House earlier this month issued two executive orders.
October 28, 2019