More hiring freezes may be on the way, which means get the job done NOW, according to John Palguta with the Partnership for Public Service
Mint Director Ed Moy has resigned. He joins us for a look back on his tenure and forward to his hopes for the future.
A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report provides the latest information on how the federal government compares with other industry in hiring persons with disabilities. The report comes as the White House and the Labor Department are pressing agencies and contractors to hire more persons with disabilities. New recruitment and hiring strategies are due in September.
By Max Cacas Reporter Federal News Radio Every day, federal chief human capital officers strive to fulfill President Obama’s goal of a “first class federal workforce.” But increasingly, as a new report from the Partnership…
The president of the Federal Managers Association weighs in.
DISA brings a career fair to Ft. Meade for the first time. DISA\'s director of Manpower, Personnel and Security Jack Penkoske says attendees can build their federal resumes, qualify for security clearances and take advantage of the organization\'s award-winning quality of life programs.
Speeding up the federal hiring process is something that must be done, and it\'s easy! Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says all you need to do is hire people much, much faster, then punish bureaucrats if the hires turn out to be bad, or dangerous.
The government spent a half-trillion dollars in fiscal year 2008 to procure goods and services. And yet, agencies have fewer and fewer contracting staff to over see all that federal procurement. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas joins…
Editor’s Note: Click here to listen to Mike’s interview with OPM Director John Berry on yesterday’s Your Turn program. The location of the building and the color of your office walls may not change much…
It’s no secret that the interest in federal jobs (pdf) has gone up in recent months – especially with the crowd just graduating from college. We told you about a new Gallup poll indicating a…
The President’s recently released budget message maps out a number of his priorities for the coming fiscal year, among them, fixing the federal hiring process. A previous top fed at OPM has some advice for…
By Jane Norris FederalNewsRadio The Washington D.C. area has an economic engine: it’s called the federal government. And Uncle Sam is looking to hire tens of thousands of people. So how do you go about…
The Pentagon plans to hire tens of thousands of acquisition workers over the next five years. What kind of education and training does it take to get into this field? Charles Tompkins is a professor…
Kathryn Troutman Federal Career Coach ResumePlace.com April 9th, 2009 (Reaired April 16th, 2009)
We learned earlier this week about Defense Secretary Roberts Gates’ proposed budget for 2010. Gates is calling for 39,000 full-time civil servants to be hired in the next five years, but how will that affect…