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Two new programs on the way to improve recruitment, retention
OPM is hoping to launch the Veterans Hiring Initiative next week. Director Berry also planning to kick-off an initiative to pair SESers with universities to bring on new workers. Berry says a formal proposal for long-term changes to civil service could be ready by next summer.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , John Berry , OPM , DoD , VA , Syracuse University , SES , Veterans hiring , civil service reform
White House makes push for agencies, contractors to hire people with disabilities
President Obama releases set of initiatives that includes a government-wide job fair and a new interagency task force to promote best practices. At the same time, GSA and the Access Board are updating the Section 508 requirements for technology.
Tags: technology , contracting , Terry Weaver , Tim Creagan , Karen Pica , GSA , OMB , U.S. Access Board , OFPP , DoJ , OPM , EEOC , IDEAs Conference , Section 508
Agencies taking diverse paths to performance measurement
Labor to set up Chief Evaluation Office. VA to empower Performance Improvement Officer. USDA focuses on matching priorities with budget submission.
Tags: management , Scott Gould , Seth Harris , Kathleen Merrigan , Peter Orszag , Tom Vilsack , Jeffrey Zients , USDA , OMB , VA , performance management , Chief Evaluation Officer , chief performance officer , performance improvement officer
White House names new DoD head of acquisition, other management positions
The White House has started filling some of the key management positions across the government.
Tags: management , Barack Obama , Ashton Carter , Kathleen Merrigan , John Morton , Jon Cannon , Seth Harris , April Boyd , Tom Strickland , Steve Rattner , DoD , USDA , Commerce , EPA , Interior , Treasury
Labor is changing to improve jobs
The budget blueprint, released Monday, would reform the Workforce Investment Act, which accounts for $10 billion of funding in the departments of Labor and Education, and supports nearly 3,000 career centers nationwide and a range of other services, the Office of Management and Budget said in a fact sheet.
Tags: mngt , DoL , Jane Oates , FY 2011 budget , budget
Senate confirms federal CTO Chopra, several others before break
Tags: management , Aneesh Chopra , Priscilla Guthrie , Randolph Babbitt , John Pocari , Peter Rogoff , Seth Harris , ODNI , DOT , FAA , FTA , White House , OSTP , Senate ,
Labor demands USPS reform electrical safety
The request marks OSHA's first-ever call for enterprisewide changes. The department reprimands the Postal Service, calling their handling of the problem "irresponsible." USPS says they are a safe workplace, but vows to improve.
Tags: Postal Service , OSHA , USPS , workplace safety , facilities , management , M. Patricia Smith , David Michaels , Rachel Stevens
OMB to dash(board) to better management
Chief performance officer Zients says agencies need to figure out and follow the best metrics to improve performance. Federal Performance Portal will be a one-stop shop for all agency measures that are being tracked through online dashboards.
Tags: management , technology , Jeff Zients , OMB , Interior , Air Force , VA , Jonathan Breul , Robert Shea , IBM , Grant Thornton , SAVE Award , 2011 budget , performance management , dashboards
Report: Labor Dept.'s green jobs program fell short of goals
A $500 million Labor Department program designed to train workers for green jobs has come up far short of its goals, with only 10 percent of participants finding work so far, the agency's assistant inspector general has found.
Tags: Solyndra , green energy , Chuck Grassley
Labor Dept. expands enforcement of wage violations
Tags: patricia smith , Hilda Solis , DoL
