Jeff Neal
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Federal workers have heard the term “chief human capital officer” or CHCO, for 15 years, but not everyone knows what a CHCO is and why they were created.
April 30, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF and former chief human capital officer at DHS, examines whether federal employees soon will see governmentwide pay for performance.
April 18, 2018 -
In locations with fewer federal workers and/or fewer high grade jobs, promotion opportunities for employees in lower grade jobs are more limited than that of employees at the same grade in the D.C. region.
April 12, 2018 -
The President's Management Agenda was written or at least heavily influenced by a person or people who actually understand government and the civil service. Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal says it's a great start.
March 27, 2018 -
Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal describes how The National Academy of Public Administration and The Partnership for Public Service help improve the performance of the federal government.
March 21, 2018 -
For federal workers, making a mid-life career change does not always mean leaving government.
March 14, 2018 -
They need experienced career staff to execute policy direction. It is probably safe to say there are too many political appointees in some agencies.
March 08, 2018 -
Disunity among politicals sends a mixed message to the career staff, the public and the Hill and it can lead to challenges in accomplishing the mission.
March 05, 2018 -
Jeff Neal, former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department, says there are a great many types of jobs where supply does not equal demand.
March 01, 2018 -
Few people will argue that the civil service needs no reform. The job classification and pay systems are outdated, the hiring process is terrible and employee accountability is an issue that troubles both outsiders and government workers.
February 20, 2018 -
The White House proposed a number of changes that would dramatically reshape the federal workforce and how federal workers are compensated.
February 14, 2018 -
Some proponents of an apolitical civil service argued that what President Trump argued for in his State of the Union address would turn federal workers into at-will employees.
February 06, 2018 -
Should federal workers be worried that there will be another shutdown? And if there is another one, what do feds need to know?
January 31, 2018 -
Jan. 16 marked the 135th birthday of the Civil Service Commission – the precursor to the Office of Personnel Management.
January 17, 2018 -
The answer to the question in the headline is that we should all care, because it is certainly no way to run a business, or a government.
January 09, 2018