Jeff Neal
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Traditionally, most knowledgeable folks thought fracturing the federal workforce into different hiring, classification and pay systems, or “Balkanizing” the federal workforce was a bad idea.
July 31, 2018 -
As we move to a new generation of HR systems and to service delivery models that include more shared services, Jeff Neal says we have a perfect opportunity to get it right.
July 24, 2018 -
Are agencies hiring at levels consistent with their budgets and past hiring practices? Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal looks at OPM's employment numbers.
July 19, 2018 -
Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neals says the federal budget process is broken and agencies are not getting appropriations until too late in the fiscal year.
July 12, 2018 -
The former DHS CHCO says there are other options for OPM that would be easier to implement, accomplish similar results and gain more support from both sides of the aisle.
June 26, 2018 -
Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neals says although he might disagree with some of the details, the proposal has enough goodness in it that it should not be reflexively dismissed.
June 22, 2018 -
The Senate Armed Services Committee's recent markup of the NDAA contains several provisions that are of interest to federal workers, including some related to chief human capital officers and security clearances.
June 15, 2018 -
Do those Trump administration executive orders on federal employment and labor relations have you upset, worried or fearful? Well maybe you need to take a deep breath.
June 13, 2018 -
My concern with respect to these executive orders is that they make civil service reform less likely. There are many areas where agreement between the right and left is a possibility. The issue of labor relations is not high on that list.
June 04, 2018 -
President Donald Trump's second executive order offers new limitations on official time, as well as restrictions to federal union use of agency office space and property.
May 31, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, former chief human capital officer at DHS, takes a closer look at President Donald Trump's recent executive orders affecting federal employee hiring and retention.
May 30, 2018 -
The president's new executive order on the employee removal process makes some significant changes for federal workers.
May 29, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF and former CHCO at the Homeland Security Department, says its time to fix the broken merit system hiring process.
May 25, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, former DHS CHCO, looks at the recent proposals from OPM and OMB that would freeze federal pay for a year and decrease federal employee compensation.
May 17, 2018 -
We should expect to see continued give and take between the executive and legislative branches, because no one can write perfect language every time and because the executive branch wants the freedom to act.
May 03, 2018