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A new Bureau of Labor Statistics report provides the latest information on how the federal government compares with other industry in hiring persons with disabilities. The report comes as the White House and the Labor Department are pressing agencies and contractors to hire more persons with disabilities. New recruitment and hiring strategies are due in September.
August 26, 2010 -
The Office of Management and Budget is throwing a lifeline, of sorts, to 15 agencies who have IT projects that are on its high-risk list. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the 26 projects on his new high priority list are mission critical. He said some extra attention now could reap dividends down the road when those projects finally realize their long-awaited potential.
August 24, 2010 -
Federal agencies were more generous with student loan repayment benefits in 2009 than in the previous year.
August 20, 2010 -
A recent survey of chief human capital officers reveals some shortcomings and frustrations in the relationship between CHCOs and the Office of Personnel Management. But two veteran federal HR experts said such a tension is natural and even healthy. And a top OPM leader talks about an initiative to resolve concerns over the shortcomings of training on the part of the HR workforce and their ability to assist in hiring reforms.
August 20, 2010 -
\"Federal and private employees are apples and oranges because the former is dependent on the latter for its existence. In the natural world, this relationship is call (sic) parasitism,\" writes Cato\'s Tad DeHaven.
August 19, 2010 -
By Max Cacas Reporter Federal News Radio Every day, federal chief human capital officers strive to fulfill President Obama’s goal of a “first class federal workforce.” But increasingly, as a new report from the Partnership…
August 19, 2010 -
OPM says that it\'s unfair to compare federal workers\' compensation with private sector workers at-large. Federal workers are specialized and have a higher degree of education, and only 11 percent of employees work in blue collar jobs. In addition, OPM director John Berry told Federal News Radio that the number of healthcare and technology professionals in the federal workforce grew by 50 percent over the last 30 years. The Cato Institute reports that federal employees rank in the top five sectors based on average annual pay.
August 17, 2010 -
Agency said latest statistics find on average federal employees make 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts. Sheldon Friedman, chairman of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, says recent news stories about feds making more than the private sector do not accurately depict the data.
August 13, 2010 -
Federal News Radio talks with OPM, the SEA and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey about what\'s in the survey.
August 12, 2010 -
Authors Evan Offstein and Jason Morwick explain how you can make telework really work for you.
August 10, 2010 -
It\'s called the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) and it could change the way your office operates.
August 09, 2010 -
In many ways, you’re hiring people the same way the private sector does – but in the ways you’re not, it’s holding you back. Research by ACT-IAC’s Human Capital Special Interest Group, says your agency…
August 04, 2010 -
Today’s Federal News Countdown panel includes two OMB vets: —Dan Chenok, Senior Fellow, IBM Center for the Business of Government —Tim Young, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP And their choices for the three most important…
July 30, 2010 -
Energy announces plans to host officials from several federal agencies to raise awareness and donations for the July collection of the \"Feds Feed Families\" nationwide food drive.
July 26, 2010 -
Who\'s dialed in, and who isn\'t, across the Hill and the federal complex.
July 26, 2010