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Nearly 12,000 more federal employees retired in 2018 than the previous year. It may not be a "tsunami," but the federal community has said it could be the start of a retirement wave.
House and Senate appropriators appear to have come up with a 2019 funding solution for both sides, but the 35-day shutdown continues to teach through the stories it produced.
As more formerly furloughed feds filter back to work, no doubt they're finding all sorts of piled up tasks both pressing and trivial.
The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service is wrapping up its first year. The bipartisan, 11-member commission--created by Congress--seeks to inspire more young Americans to serve their country. The group released their Interim Report on January 23rd, which outlines their progress and plans to date.
The federal workforce and its partial plight have dominated the news since Christmas. But how much do you know about that workforce?
The Partnership for Public Service said its latest Best Places To Work ratings should be a wake-up call for federal agency leaders.
How can two organizations, using the same data, offer up two different takes on employee engagement in the federal workforce?
Having political and career leaders engage with the workforce in a constructive and respectful manner is not a Democrat/Republican issue. It is a matter of leadership and should be treated that way.
Bright spots in the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings show particular progress at some of the largest agencies, including DoD and Homeland Security.
In today's Federal Newscast, 11 agencies improved their grades, and for the first time no agency received an F on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act or FITARA scorecard.
Fewer agencies improved their employee engagement and satisfaction scores in 2018 compared to previous years, according to the Partnership for Public Service's "Best Places to Work" rankings.
In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection issues Accenture a partial stop work order to pause its nearly 300 million dollar contract to hire more border patrol agents.
Since 2010 the Presidential Management Fellows Program has brought thousands of students and recent graduates into federal service. Margot Conrad at the Partnership for Public Service had more details.
Every year the federal government reports levels of improper payments of around $140 billion. The problem seems impervious to efforts to end it.