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Kane named 'CHCO of the Year' for online training, performance evaluation work
The Energy Department is one of six agencies testing a framework aimed at revamping one of the thorniest issues in government: how supervisors evaluate employees. Chief Human Capital Officer Mike Kane led a working group of more than 100 union, management and government representatives who drafted the framework. He earned the "Chief Human Capital Officer of the Year" award from the CHCO Council.
Tags: Energy , CHCO Council , Mike Kane , HR University , Pathways , hiring , hiring reform , 2011 and Beyond , performance management ,
VA: Happy feds saved $200 million in turnover costs
The Department of Veterans Affairs avoided $200 million in turnover costs by investing in online training resources for employees, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration John Sepulveda told Federal News Radio. He also explained how the VA plans to make veterans 40 percent of its workforce, weather the retirement tsunami and continue to be a federal leader on human capital issues in a wide-ranging interview.
Tags: John Sepulveda , CHCO Council , VA , pay and benefits , workforce , hiring , recruitment , retention , veterans , Disabled , Latino , Hispanic , employment , diversity ,
Feds glad to bid adieu to 2011, but will 2012 be better?
Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp counts down the top federal workforce stories of 2011 and makes some predictions fo 2012.
Tags: workforce , 2011 and Beyond , pay and benefits , Congress , OPM , retirement , CHCO Council , USPS , buyouts
AFGE's strategy for 'good government' hinges on 2012 elections
With no end to lawmakers' fedbashing in sight, the American Federation of Government Employees is looking forward to 2012's presidential and Congressional elections. "Federal workers are a sane, responsible group of citizens. They vote in big numbers," AFGE President John Gage told Federal News Radio.
Tags: John Gage , AFGE , unions , Labor , workforce , Congress , 2011 and Beyond , election
OPM's new CTO, Bowen, to handle USAJobs, retirement system
The Office of Personnel Management has hired David Bowen as its new chief technology officer. Bowen was the Federal Aviation Administration's chief information officer.
Tags: David Bowen , FAA , OPM , USAJobs , Matt Perry , retirement system modernization , John Berry , technology ,
AFGE pushes for TSA workers to have due process rights
The Transportation Security Administration is unwilling to give airport security officers the same due process rights that other federal employees have, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents TSA officers nationwide. AFGE said it planned to picket on key issues, which also included policies that allegedly discriminate against female security officers.
Tags: TSA , AFGE , John Gage , workforce , union , John Pistole , Alan Jackimowicz , Stacy Bodtmann , management
Survey: CHCOs worry about retaining committed workforce
Retaining good employees in spite of pay freezes and cuts to employee benefits will be the biggest challenge facing agency human resources officials next year. Federal News Radio asked chief human capital officers to reflect on 2011 and make predictions for 2012.
Tags: 2011 and Beyond , hiring reform , pay freeze , pay and benefits , workforce , CHCO , CHCO Council , OPM , HR , performance management , Kathryn Medina
VanRoekel's 2012 IT goals: Crawl, walk, run
"Crawl before you can walk. Walk before you can run." That's how Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel framed his 2012 priorities in his first speech to government IT contractors in Washington. He said agencies would have to do "more with less," but he wanted to emphasize the "more."
Tags: Steven VanRoekel , technology , IT , acquisition , acquisition policy , industry , cloud computing , cybersecurity , FedRAMP , ACT-IAC ,
Feds plan to shell out more money to get to work
Without Congressional action, the public transit benefit that many federal employees use to take the subway, bus or vanpool to work will decrease on Jan. 1 from $230 to $125 per month. Feds said, for the most part, they'll continue to use mass transit even if it costs them more to get to work.
Tags: mass transit benefit , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , Congress , Ben Cardin , Barbara Mikulski , Matthew Magazu , Shannon Richardson , FEMA , Caroline Tiplin , Keith Eichenholz , HHS , telework , pay and benefits
Contentious hearing leaves more questions about NRC leadership
Chairman Jaczko told lawmakers he would not resign despite criticism from NRC commissioners. Republican members push for Jaczko to leave. Democrats said their investigations found no legal violations.
Tags: workforce , NRC , Elijah Cummings , Darrell Issa , Jason Chaffetz , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Gregory Jaczko , William Magwood ,
