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New SBA union contract emphasizes flexible work policies
The Small Business Administration and the American Federation of Government Employees inked a new three-year deal Thursday, extending a number of flexible workplace policies to more than 2,000 federal employees. Among the new benefits are streamlined telework privileges and the ability for employees to opt in to a four-day work-week with expanded hours each day.
Tags: telework , SBA , J.David Cox , AFGE , workforce , union contract ,
Employees skeptical of managers' ability to cut deadwood
Federal employees are skeptical their managers are making effective decisions about the federal workforce, according to a new report from the Merit Systems Protection Board. Just 24 percent of the employees agreed that their agencies properly addressed poor performers, while 29 percent of respondents indicated their organizations eliminated unnecessary programs and positions, according to the survey of 42,000 feds from 24 agencies and departments.
Tags: MSPB , Susan Tsui Grundmann , workforce , management , best practices , retention ,
HR shuffle changes how agencies work with OPM
The Office of Personnel Management is revamping its human-resources policy shop to provide more innovative solutions to the White House's workforce priorities. The newly created Center for Strategic Workforce Planning will focus on fostering innovation in federal workforce policies and plotting future HR trends. In addition, OPM's human capital officers (HCOs), which previously acted as OPM ambassadors to individual agencies, will instead serve as "HR strategists" to staff the new center and work on pilot projects in priority areas.
Tags: OPM , workforce , Angela Bailey , Sydney Smith-Heimbrock
DoD's plans to boost cyber workforce could hit hiring, training snags
The Defense Department plans to boost the ranks of cybersecurity professionals, increasing cyber staff at U.S. Cyber Command by more than five times to some 4,900 employees. But DoD's plan is daunting in more ways than one. The job qualifications and skills needed for the kinds of positions the Pentagon wants are rare and often require years of training and hands-on experience. And even if DoD looks outside the confines of the Pentagon to fill these roles, it's not entirely clear where the new cyber pros would come from.
Tags: DoD , U.S. Cyber Command , cybersecurity , cybersecurity hiring , Alan Paller , SANS Institute , Ron Marks , In Depth , Francis Rose , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp ,
Did OPM flub Monday's delayed arrival announcement?
OPM announced federal offices would be open Monday on a "delayed arrival" schedule. It was the first time the agency has used the classification since it revamped its closure policies last year. But it didn't go off without a hitch - OPM updated the operating status language twice and some federal employees said they were confused by OPM's communication.
Tags: OPM , operating status , NTEU , AFGE , John Berry , Thomas Richards
Amid widespread decline, fed membership in unions down slightly
Of the more than 3.5 million workers employed by the federal government in 2012, about 956,000 - or 26.9 percent - were members of unions, according to the BLS data. That's a slight decline from 2011, when 28.1 percent of federal workers were union members.
Tags: workforce , unions , BLS ,
Defense workforce caps put key skills at risk
The Government Accountability Office questions whether the Defense Department has done enough to ensure core competencies and key skills aren't lost or left unfilled as the department complies with the workforce caps.
White House: Information sharing a 'key ingredient' in cyber efforts
The White House's new national strategy for information sharing highlights the concept of collaboration in cybersecurity efforts. Michael Daniel, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, told the Federal Drive information security and information sharing are "mutually reinforcing."
Tags: cybersecurity , Michael Daniel , information sharing , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp , cyber legislation
USPS aims to boost revenue with special projects, but losses loom large
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service can't only cut its way to financial viability. In an increasingly digital world of declining mail volume, it also must find ways to increase revenue, the Government Accountability Office stated in a new report. Currently, USPS is pursuing 55 new initiatives designed to boost revenue.
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House rejects agency budget cuts in Sandy relief bill
The House soundly rejected an amendment to the Superstorm Sandy aid bill that would have required an across-the-board 1.63 percent cut to agency spending to offset the emergency funding. Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) introduced the amendment last week along with a separate proposal to revoke a mass-transit subsidy for federal workers.
Tags: Congress , House , Mick Mulvaney , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , budget , Superstorm Sandy ,
