Jeff Neal
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A carrot-and-stick approach works only when we reward the people who are making things happen.
October 12, 2016 -
The bill contains a number of provisions that most advocates for the federal workforce consider to be a substantial lessening of civil service protection.
September 30, 2016 -
Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal says OPM has done more than just put lipstick on a pig with its USAjobs renovation.
September 15, 2016 -
We clearly need civil service reform, particularly with respect to hiring, but it will do no good if agencies are unaware of the authorities they have and how to use them.
September 07, 2016 -
Former Homeland Security CHCO Jeff Neal says any rethinking of HR has to begin with staffing.
September 01, 2016 -
The National Park Service turned 100 this week. Former Homeland Security Department CHCO Jeff Neal celebrates America's "best idea ever".
August 26, 2016 -
A new Gallup poll that showed that the U.S. government is the least popular of any major industry in the U.S.
August 18, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management wants to make sure political appointees hired during the current administration don't have an unfair advantage getting career jobs in the next administration.
August 17, 2016 -
Like many things good ideas in government, over time "time to fill" has become a caricature of itself, says former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal.
August 16, 2016 -
The overall performance of an agency is driven by the vast majority of employees who do their jobs. If we really want to drive performance and change in government, we need to focus on those folks
July 27, 2016 -
Category rating is not the solution to all problems some early proponents made it out to be. It is also not the root of all evil as some opponents argue.
July 06, 2016 -
You thought it was invented just to complicate your hiring process. But the veterans preference goes way back to George Washington himself. Still, it is complicated. Jeff Neal, blogger and senior vice president of ICF International joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to sort it out.
July 06, 2016 -
Veteran preference is in the news again, with new legislation proposing new limits. Former Homeland Security Chief Human Capital Officer Jeff Neal says that's a big deal, becausey veteran preference is a kind of third rail of civil service reform.
June 23, 2016 -
The Defense Department announced Tuesday that members of its civilian workforce can now seek phased retirement from their positions, a concept that’s received little attention from federal agencies until now.
June 21, 2016 -
Either federal employees are successful at their jobs 99 percent of the time, or the ratings systems used by federal agencies to measure employees' performance are flawed, a new GAO reports finds.
June 14, 2016