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Lieberman puts reorg authority on 'bucket list'
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) has sponsored legislation to revive the fast-track authority requested by President Barack Obama. Other senators, however, want more details before signing off on the plan that, in part, would allow the President to merge overlapping business- and trade-related agencies.
Tags: GAO , duplication , waste , Tom Coburn , Senate , Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee , Joe Lieberman , Susan Collins , Patricia Dalton , Danny Werfel , USTR , Barack Obama , management , government reorganizatio , workforce
MSPB, OSC already feeling brunt of budget reductions
Two small agencies with large responsibilities toward the federal workforce say they've trimmed all the fat from their budgets and will need more resources to keep up with increasing caseloads. Merit Systems Protection Board Chairman Susan Tsui Grundmann told a Senate subcommittee she worries about impending staff retirements as well. The Office of Special Counsel is also feeling pressure to do more with less.
Tags: MSPB , Office of Special Counsel , workforce , Senate , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , Susan Tsui Grundmann , Carolyn Lerner , whistleblowers
HR University showing worth, expanding after first year
The government's training portal has nearly 10,000 users. The HR University now offers college-accredited classes and in-person "flash mentoring" events. The Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council launched the portal last year as a way to save agencies money on professional development training.
Tags: management , Kathryn Medina , John Berry , OPM , CHCO Council , HR University , training , workforce , Gail Lovelace , GSA ,
Survey: Diversity initiative is a tough sell for many
The federal initiative to increase diversity and inclusion in its workforce may be critical to an agency's mission or seen as a political ploy depends on the employees' race, ethnicity and gender. That is what a Federal News Radio survey revealed: sharp divides among federal employees. And the widely differing points of view may make it more difficult for agencies to implement new diversity and inclusion strategies.
Tags: Barack Obama , inclusion , diversity , Justice , Channing Phillips , RGS , DoD , workforce , management , Federally Employed Women , Georgia Thomas , Susan Grunin , Navy , Ken Barrett ,
GRAPHIC: Will the diversity executive order make a difference at your agency?
GRAPHIC: Does your agency do a good job of promoting diversity?
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DoJ holding more managers accountable for diversity
The Justice Department will begin evaluating managers based, in part, on their adherence to its diversity management plan. It's the latest step in a diversity strategy that began in 2010. The department is advising other agencies on how to diversify their workforces ahead of a March 16 deadline for all agencies to complete diversity and inclusion strategies.
Tags: workforce , management , DoJ , diversity , Channing Phillips , Eric Holder , Justice
Congress takes DoD to task over commitment to diversity
The military is laying the groundwork for a more diverse officer corps, officials told a congressional panel Tuesday. The Defense Department and military services have tackled most of the recommendations that a congressional commission made a year ago. But, recent hazing incidents suggest that the leaders' focus on diversity hasn't trickled down through the ranks.
Tags: DoD , diversity , Congress , workforce , Elijah Cummings , Military Leadership Diversity Commission , Lester Lyles , Judy Chu , Mike Applegate
Work-life balance, job discrimination top of mind for military women
The Pentagon recently announced it would open up 14,000 combat positions to female troops. While women in uniform say the decision will lend "legitimacy" to the frontline roles they already fill, they say job discrimination pales in comparison to the difficulty of raising a family while serving.
Tags: diversity , DoD , Navy , William Gortney , In Depth , leadership , women , military , management , retention , workforce , mothers , parent , work-life
DHS unification still high risk — 9 years later
A check-up of how well the Homeland Security Department is unifying its 22 agencies finds the patient getting better, but still weak. The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Management examined the agency's acquisition, human resources and financial management systems. While DHS has a roadmap for improvement, it may not have the tools to implement it.
Tags: DHS , homeland security , acquisition , financial management , Congress , House , technology , Rafael Borras , Bill Keating , Thomas Marino , David Maurer , GAO , Michael McCaul ,
