Jason Briefel

Amid political leadership vacancies, calls for SES reform continue to rise

Opting for career SES officials or appointees who don’t need Senate confirmation may be the most effective way to minimize persistent leadership vacancies.

SES

Lawsuit urges OPM to end 7-year delay to keep feds off indefinite paid administrative leave

Hiring/Retention

For General Schedule employees, pay compression got a little worse in 2024

Federal Report

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Heading into 2024, OPM ‘fundamentally rethinking’ federal hiring

Hiring/Retention

What the just-out Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results tell us

Workforce

Derace Lauderdale

Reforming federal hiring: Does the Chance to Compete Act promise more than the government can deliver?

Federal Report

House bill aims to reduce effects of pay compression for senior-level feds

Pay

FILE - A box filled with dollar bills is shown in New York, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Even though your tax refund can feel like a gift from the government, the best use of those funds is not always apparent. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Exclusive

Locality tweaks are only the tip of the federal pay iceberg, managers coalition warns

SES

Group of current and former OPM directors and deputy directors attend CHCO Council 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony

The CHCO Council’s role is growing, but major recruitment and retention challenges remain

Hiring/Retention

‘OPM sent a signal’: Still no final regulations on 2017 administrative leave law

Agency Oversight

Advocacy groups raise concerns about federal pay system amid growing wage gap

Pay

Results out for third round of pulse surveys, what should agencies do with the data?

The third round of governmentwide pulse surveys gives senior leaders tools to listen “much more” to their employees.

Workforce

Recognizing Public Servants: Their Success & Their Needs

This week on FEDtalk, host Jason Briefel discusses the importance of public service recognition with Loren DeJonge Schulman, Vice President of Research,…

FEDtalk

Tackling the Life Insurance Gender Equity Gap

FEDtalk

This week on FEDtalk, the panel discusses life insurance considerations, trends in access to coverage, and the future of benefits. Host Jason Briefel joins Alison Salka, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at LIMRA, and Shane Canfield, CEO of WAEPA. LIMRA connects the financial services industry worldwide through research, consulting, and professional development that provides people with access to data, thought leadership, and solutions. Formed by and for federal employees, WAEPA is a…