Search Tags:  Rob Shriver

OPM convenes workgroup to address domestic violence in federal workplace

The Office of Personnel Management will convene an interagency workgroup in the coming weeks to establish governmentwide policies on domestic violence in the federal workplace. Rob Shriver, deputy general council for policy at OPM, has an update on the personnel agency's progress.

Tags: OPM , workforce , domestic violence , Federal Drive , HHS , Labor , Justice , Barack Obama

Comment

New policies to open up federal internship programs

The Office of Personnel Management is implementing a new law designed to bring structure to the confusing web of federal internship programs. Meanwhile, the agency is finalizing regulations for Pathways, President Barack Obama's attempt to streamline young candidates' entry into the federal workplace.

Tags: workforce , recruitment , hiring , internships , OPM , Pathways , Federal Internship Improvement Act , Emily Kopp

1

Agencies still must do more to fix hiring process

Federal hiring still takes too long and asks too much of applicants. But the agency hiring process is inching closer to mirroring the private sector. Officials, academics, analysts and union representatives agreed that agencies need to take the next steps to maintain progress.

Tags: workforce , hiring , OPM , John Berry , hiring reform , Max Stier , elaine kamarck , Partnership for Public Service , Alan Balutis , NAPA , Brookings Institution , Emily Kopp

6

OPM hiring reforms aim to improve applicant experience

The Office of Personnel Management lays out initiatives it has taken to assist agencies in their hiring process.

Tags: OPM , hiring , best practices , management , John Buckner

1