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MSPB workforce cuts hurting mission
The workload of the Merit Systems Protection Boards is only growing, but its workforce is headed in the opposite direction.
Tags: workforce , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , Federal Drive
Analysis: Hatch Act modernization good for feds, better for locals
Debra Roth, a partner at Shaw, Bransford and Roth, said the Hatch Act Modernization of 2012 would widen the array of penalties for violating the law that governs political activities by government workers.
Tags: Debra Roth , Carolyn Lerner , Hatch Act , Daniel Akaka , Elijah Cummings , Shaw Bransford & Roth , Federal Drive , workforce , OSC , Congress , Michael OConnell
Watchdog board adopts new strategic plan
The Merit Systems Protection Board has come up with new strategic plan for the next four years which updates the agency's mission and vision statements and includes new strategic goals.
Tags: OPM , DeeAnn Batten , Federal Drive , Merit Systems Protection Board , management , workforce , Michael OConnell
Pilot program will prepare Asians for the SES
With Asian Americans making up just 3 percent of the Senior Executive Service, a pilot program seeks to groom more Asians for the government's top ranks. The program, run by the Asian American Government Executives Network, will give 20 Asian SES hopefuls mentoring, networking and placement assistance.
Tags: diversity , workforce , SES , Tommy Hwang , Asian American Government Executive Network , Emily Kopp , OPM , OMB
MSPB offers advice on telwork
Despite some management concerns, the Merit Systems Protection Board says there are many benefits to telework as long as the process is managed effectively.
Tags: telework , Telework Center , workforce
GSA rolls out 'opt-out' telework policy
The General Services Administration will announce a new policy that expands its telework and mobility options for employees.
Tags: telework , Telework Center , GSA , Telework Enhancement Act , Susan Tsui Grundmann , Martha Johnson , John Berry , OPM , Casey Coleman
Analysis: Where does NSPS go now?
Tags: management , NSPS , Defense Business Board , Dr. John Crum
Senate confirms Ferriero to be next Archivist
David Ferriero is the new Archivist of the United States.
Tags: management , David Ferriero , Susan Tsui Grundmann , Elizabeth Robinson , Patrick Gallagher , Tara Jeanne O'Toole , Christopher Bond , Harry Reid , NARA , NASA , DHS , NIST , GSA , Martha Johnson
How a good federal manager hires and fires
Good federal managers need to know how to effectively hire and fire employees. Author Stewart Liff says timing is often what's most important.
Tags: management , Pay & Benefits , Stewart Liff , hiring , firing
MSPB to survey feds about personnel practices
Seventy two percent of federal employees surveyed believe that government promotions were based on favoritism more than competence. And that's just the beginning. MSPB's John Crum joins us with details.
Tags: Federal Drive , John Crum , prohibited personnel practices , management , pay and benefits , discrimination , nepotism , whistleblower retaliation , Suzanne Kubota
