Partnership for Public Service
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When trying to find and recruit new talent, federal agencies can have too much of a good thing, namely data. But if you know how to use data, you can quickly zero in on the people with real potential. The Partnership for Public Service teamed up with LinkedIn to explore how this works. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 03, 2016 -
Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the Interior Department's recent trip to Sacramento revealed about hiring.
July 20, 2016 -
A deep dive into the 2015 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey data shows that agency morale has a lot to do with satisfaction in the information technology and human resources workforces.
July 18, 2016 -
The Transportation Security Administration and the State Department's Passport Office have two things in common. They both interact with citizens when they're traveling, and they both have had customer service problems. But, they've made efforts to improve. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more
July 13, 2016 -
Among the VA Commission on Care's 18 recommendations are proposals that could have major implications for the Veterans Health Administration workforce, from its size and scope to its overall organizational structure. VA Secretary Bob McDonald said the department will respond to the commission's report in the coming weeks.
July 08, 2016 -
Dave Mader, the controller in the Office of Management and Budget, wants to use the updated Circular A-123 to change the view of internal controls in agencies.
July 04, 2016 -
By helping other nations set up systems to detect potential eruptions, the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program of the U.S. Geological Survey and USAID has saved tens of thousands of lives. Program leader John Pallister is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals. He talks with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 01, 2016 -
The annual employee viewpoint surveys show the federal government is slowly improving in how fair and inclusive employees think management is. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how the successful agencies do it,
June 29, 2016 -
Roughly 85 percent of current Senior Executive Service members are eligible to retire within the next 10 years. And about half can retire within the next president's first term in office. But as the administration looks to agency career leaders to steer the upcoming presidential transition, 55 percent of GS-14s and GS-15s say they're not interested in joining the SES.
June 22, 2016 -
Most of the attention focused on the Veterans Affairs Department in the last couple of years has had to do with firing people. Giving VA more flexibility to demote or get rid of people who perform poorly. But now a bill looks at something a little more positive: how to recruit and hire top talent at VA. Tim McManus, the vice president for education at the Partnership for Public Service has studied the bill, and joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with analysis of H.R. 5526.
June 22, 2016 -
Federal agencies have a seemingly insatiable need for cybersecurity experts. But wanting them and having job openings for them doesn't mean they come streaming in. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the elements of a cybersecurity hiring strategy might be.
June 15, 2016 -
It's that time of year when summer interns stream into federal agencies and offices on Capitol Hill. Managers can have interns open mail and fetch coffee, or they can help young minds find fulfillment and possibly an exciting new career while you get real work done. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his perspective.
June 08, 2016 -
It's the job of Ajay Bhatt, associate legal adviser to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to track down scores of human rights violators who've entered the country.
June 01, 2016 -
Transitions between presidencies are complex, and one of the major concerns for the team in charge of making sure nothing goes wrong in one critical area – national security.
June 01, 2016 -
Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management Beth Cobert is encouraging feds to fill out the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey before it closes in June, listing changes at OPM as proof that agencies pay attention to and act on the results.
June 01, 2016