The first graduates of a new leadership training program run by the Office of Personnel Management received their certificates yesterday. They are, as OPM Director John Berry describes them, the \"tip of the spear\" of a cadre of up-and-coming federal workers who are honing their leadership skills to be the next generation of agency leaders and executives who will run the government.
Agency releases new guides to help hiring managers implement the new approach, which will replace the rule of three.
His goal: to settle once and for all the question of whether federal employees are overpaid compared to the private sector.
Director John Berry has asked federal and private sector experts to come up with a formula to compare public and private sector salaries. He says the government has a perception problem that needs to be fixed. Two senators introduce provisions to freeze federal pay and the number of employees.
Tens of thousands of federal employees may have their pay raises cut under the General Schedule for earning better raises under NSPS. Federal Managers Association\'s Patricia Niehaus explains.
Sens. Lieberman, Collins and Carper\'s legislation creates two new offices to oversee federal cybersecurity in DHS and the White House. It also forms a new Federal Information Security Taskforce made up of agency chief information security officers. Bill does not include \"kill switch\" provision for private sector networks.
A recent study by the Office of Personnel Management shows that women and minorities participate less in the Thrift Savings Plan than their white, male counterparts. Tom Trabucco of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investments Board explains what they\'re doing to try and close the gap.
Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management shares ideas to implement OMB insourcing guidelines.
Senate passes a bill that calls for many of the same changes the administration is asking for. House committee wants more answers about how the reforms would affect the hiring of veterans. OPM promises more answers in 90 days.
\"Mobile workdays\" are telework\'s sexy side. The truth of the matter is the day to day telework grind has benefits too.
Vice president of education and outreach Tim McManus gives us his take.
The president of the Federal Managers Association weighs in.
Reforming the federal hiring process will take more than just the Executive branch. Congress will have to do its part as well. For what\'s ahead, we ask Rep. Gerry Connolly.
For the first time in years, people who want to work for the federal government will have an easier time applying for a job. OPM Director John Berry announced the sweeping changes after President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday.