federal hiring

• DISA career fair coming to Ft. Meade

  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.

  Federal Drive

  April 13, 2010
• Full Speed Hiring (but not so fast)!

  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.

  Mike Causey

  October 22, 2009
• Strengthening the federal acquisition workforce, Part 2

  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…

  Management

  August 07, 2009
• Same Office, Very Different Workplace

  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…

  Mike Causey

  May 14, 2009
• HR offices feeling smothered with love?

  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…

  Federal Drive

  May 12, 2009
• The budget and hiring more feds

  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…

  Benefits

  May 11, 2009
• Get started on a federal career

  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…

  Pay & Benefits

  May 08, 2009
• Acquisition Help Wanted

  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…

  Federal Drive

  April 10, 2009
• Succeeding in the Federal Job Search

  Kathryn Troutman Federal Career Coach ResumePlace.com April 9th, 2009 (Reaired April 16th, 2009)

  Fed Access

  April 09, 2009
• The Changing Face of the Acquisition Workforce

  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…

  Federal Drive

  April 09, 2009
• Uncle Sam: Going Strong

  While companies in the private sector are downsizing, the jobs outlook for the federal workforce is looking up. Joining us with analysis is John Palguta, Vice President for Policy at the Partnership for Public Service.

  Federal Drive

  February 03, 2009