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Reggie Wells, Chief Human Capital Officer of the Social Security Administration, discussed the diversity of the agency's workforce and how managers cultivated it.
Now that the main tax filing season is in the books, the Internal Revenue Service is regrouping and looking for ways it can improve customer service. The Partnership for Public Service has done research into what it takes to improve customer service. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership, shares insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Public Service Recognition Week is a reminder that for every jerk there are thousands of quality people working hard for citizens. Tim McManus the vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what people can expect.
The federal human resources community suggests agencies change their approach to hiring. Rather than hedge their bets that USAJobs.gov will help them identify a diverse pool of qualified new applicants, hiring managers should constantly target specific groups of talented people, the Office of Personnel Management says.
Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share some ideas for how to ensure both the reality and perception of merit when it comes to promotions in the federal service.
In less than a year, a new president will take the oath of office. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the Presidential Transitions Improvement Act, which is designed to make transitions go more smoothly.
Federal Drive with Tom Temin discusses the annual Employee Viewpoint Survey and its implications with Mallory Barg Bulman, reseach director for the Partnership for Public Servic
The next president, whoever it is, could help forge a more enterprise-like government with a strong focus on management. The Partnership for Public service and the IBM Center for the Business of Government hosted roundtable discussions on this topic. Dan Chenok, executive director at the IBM Center, provides all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The House Veterans Affairs Committee is considering legislation to give the VA secretary the authority to set pay and performance appraisals for medical directors. It also includes several provisions that are designed to help the VA attract and hire more doctors and nurses.
Federal agencies are unable to share their assessments of job candidates with one another. It's no way to run a 2 million-person personnel system, Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The new version of Circular A-123 is coming out soon. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what new financial control guidance the policy document will contain.
If the President's budget request for 2017 prevails, a 1.5 percent jump in the federal workforce would mean another 30,000 or 35,000 new people. Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin agencies can keep their HR staff from overheating.
The Merit Systems Protection Board processed nearly 30,000 cases in fiscal 2015, a 63 percent increase over 2014, according to an annual report.
John Palguta of the Partnership for Public Service has a command of the technical and legal complexities of federal employment. But he also has a feel for the human realities of being a public servant.