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Congress

Congress to more seriously consider commission's proposals for improving military, public service

The congressionally-chartered National Commission on Military, National and Public Service made 124 recommendations last year, right at the start of the pandemic. Congress never seriously considered those recommendations, but at least a few senators hope that changes.

Federal Report

Federal health and retirement benefits are a draw for many, but for how long?

People

A hopeful call for more volunteerism

Federal Report

Slim pickings on big federal workforce changes in 2021 legislation

Federal Newscast

Federal employee pay increase is literally a gift

Workforce

Commission describes dire need for federal recruitment and hiring changes, but will Congress act?

Federal Report

Now the question is when, not how, to fix federal hiring

National Commission on Military, National and Public Service chairman
Hiring/Retention

Improving the federal hiring process, part 2

A man wearing a mask depicting American flags jogs past the U.S. Capitol Building, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Washington. The U.S. House of Representatives has canceled plans to return next week, a reversal after announcing it a day earlier. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Federal Report

Will Congress tackle the federal workforce elephant(s) in the room?

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Federal Newscast

Veterans Affairs lays out reopening plan for facilities

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Workforce

General Schedule is the 'single greatest obstacle' for agency CHCOs, OPM says

U.S. Marines walk down a removable Trident Pier leading to an American ship docked near an Emirati military base home to a Military Operations and Urban Terrain facility in al-Hamra, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 23, 2020. U.S. Marines and Emirati forces held the biennial exercise, called Native Fury, that saw forces seize a sprawling model Mideast city. The drill on Monday was conducted amid tensions with Iran and despite the global new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Defense

Congressional commission calls for sweeping changes to military, public service programs

Steve King, a Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest forklift driver, prepares to deliver pallets during a supply load aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) at Naval Base San Diego, adjacent to San Diego, Calif., Saturday, March 21, 2020. Mercy is preparing to deploy in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. (Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mike Jones/U.S. Navy via AP)
Federal Newscast

Pentagon sets up task force for wave of medical supply requests

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Management

Congressional commission calls for sweeping changes to military, public service programs

National Commission on Military, National and Public Service chairman
Federal Drive

Commission looks to boost interest in public service

Former House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing on the FY2019 budget with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer David L. Norquist, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Congress

Thornberry had 'out-sized influence' on Armed Services Committee, colleague says

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Workforce

'Where's the disconnect?' National commission grapples with agencies' workforce woes

Joe Heck
Workforce

Amid government shutdown, commission wants to make public service popular again

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Federal Drive

Commission's new report ponders why Americans pursue public service