veterans preference

How will OPM’s ‘rule of many’ function in federal hiring?

The “rule of many” proposal from OPM aims to combine two previous hiring systems — the “rule of three” and “category rating” — while addressing…

Workforce

Getty Images/Wavebreak Media/Wavebreakmedia Ltd

Commission describes dire need for federal recruitment and hiring changes, but will Congress act?

Workforce

A man wearing a mask depicting American flags jogs past the U.S. Capitol Building, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Washington. The U.S. House of Representatives has canceled plans to return next week, a reversal after announcing it a day earlier. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Will Congress tackle the federal workforce elephant(s) in the room?

Federal Report

Getty Images/iStockphoto/SeanPavonePhoto

Washington, D.C. skyline with highways and monuments.

Congressional commission calls for sweeping changes to military, public service programs

Management

Getty Images/Wavebreak Media/Wavebreakmedia Ltd

Agencies may have too many special hiring authorities, OPM admits

Hiring/Retention

OPM’s Pon pushing for major civil service changes, from retirement to veterans preference

VA photo by Larry Marchionda.

Agencies hired fewer new veterans to gov’t jobs in 2016, as federal hiring overall goes up

Hiring/Retention

FILE - In this Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012, file photo, soldiers salute the U.S. flag during the Pledge of Allegiance at a welcome home ceremony for soldiers returning from a deployment in Afghanistan, at Fort. Carson, Colo. For veterans, the GI Bill can be the ticket to a debt-free college education. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Veterans preference, not so much

Mike Causey

Pentagon rewrites layoff rules to favor performance over tenure

Workforce

Veterans made up 32 percent of all new government hires in 2015

Hiring/Retention

Jeff Neal: Navigating veterans prefence

Federal Drive

Thank you for your service, now please go away

Congress is pondering a major change in a benefit for veterans in government jobs. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the lack of publicity on it is…

Mike Causey

What’s wrong with veterans preference? It depends who you ask

Veterans and agency hiring managers have mixed thoughts on the success of the veterans preference program. But there is some consensus that current regulations…

Hiring/Retention

Veterans flock to federal jobs but don’t stay long

Hiring/Retention

The share of jobs going to veterans has increased steadily each year since President Barack Obama issued an executive order in 2009 to focus efforts on veterans’ employment.

veterans preference

How will OPM’s ‘rule of many’ function in federal hiring?

Commission describes dire need for federal recruitment and hiring changes, but will Congress act?

Will Congress tackle the federal workforce elephant(s) in the room?

Congressional commission calls for sweeping changes to military, public service programs

Agencies may have too many special hiring authorities, OPM admits

OPM’s Pon pushing for major civil service changes, from retirement to veterans preference

Agencies hired fewer new veterans to gov’t jobs in 2016, as federal hiring overall goes up

Veterans preference, not so much

Pentagon rewrites layoff rules to favor performance over tenure

Veterans made up 32 percent of all new government hires in 2015

Jeff Neal: Navigating veterans prefence

Thank you for your service, now please go away

What’s wrong with veterans preference? It depends who you ask

Veterans flock to federal jobs but don’t stay long

On Demand Events