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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
There is little that managers do that is more important than talent management.
Jeff Neal is certain there are HR organizations that have suffered reductions, but doesn't think it's accurate to assume that applies everywhere.
OPM is fanning out across the country with new training sessions for the federal HR workforce. But Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF International, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin changes in the federal hiring process will have to involve a lot more than H.R. staff.
Think about how government workers have supported you in your day-to-day life and, where you can say thank you to them for what they do every day.
If we start with these seven basics, we could have the potential to design a more accountable civil service that is free of political influence.
Alan Balutis, a senior director and distinguished fellow with Cisco Systems’ U.S. Public Sector Group, argues that the next president should provide early-out authority to quicken the pace of long-time federal employees leaving and make room for the next generations.
Rather than cutting DLA, the Department of Defense should consider growing the agency and its mission. DLA is not perfect, but it has proven it can do more. It should be allowed to do so.
With apologies to comedian Jeff Foxworthy, former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal ticks off things that might make you a bureaucrat.
OPM made the right call this week when Metrorail was closed down for the day. Certainly not the popular call, but the one that was the right business decision for the taxpayers.