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FPS ramps up reform efforts, again
Eric Patterson, director of the Federal Protective Service, said at a recent hearing that reworking the agency's current reform programs will help to improve past issues of training, communication and security.
Tags: security , DHS , FPS , SECURE Facilities Act , ramp , House Homeland Security Committee , facility security , federal buildings , Eric Patterson , Mark Goldstein , training , management , Courtney Thompson
Diversity hiring keeps agencies productive
The ACT-IAC working group's latest report shows that diversity in agencies is directly linked to success. Dr. Susan Krup Grunin is the Consulting Director for Strategic Human Capital Management at RGS and co-authored the report.
Tags: susan krup grunin , strategic human capital management , management , In Depth , ACT-IAC , Jory Heckman
Analysis: Hiring times down, but still not fast enough
The time it takes to hire a new federal employee has dropped significantly in the past year. From roughly 180 days to just over 100.
Tags: Tim McManus , Partnership for Public Service , people , management , In Depth
Cyber threats mean more jobs in D.C. area
Hundreds of cyber-related jobs are currently open in the D.C. area.
Tags: jobs , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Maryland , workforce , technology
OPM wins innovation award for training wiki
OPM developed the wiki in January 2011 as a way for federal employees to share training and development best practices to create an "ever-revolving resource," according to the wiki.
Tags: OPM , John Berry , wiki , technology , best practices , training , Training Officers Consortium , Jolie Lee , innovation award
How to maximize your interns' experiences
Tim McManus is the vice president of education outreach at the Partnership for Public Service.
Tags: In Depth , management , internship , intern , Partnership for Public Service , Tim McManus
Agencies increase minorities in workforce
The federal government in 2010 added more than 31,000 employees from minority groups, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
Tags: management , workforce , HR , personnel issues , recruiting , OPM , Ruben Gomez
House bill to strengthen vet job training
A bill introduced this week in the House would improve training for veterans and change hiring practices to favor veterans.
Tags: Sanford Bishop , Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 , Patty Murray , VA , job training , Congress , Jolie Lee
Thousands of Air Force and federal jobs to go unfilled
For every two vacancies in the Air Force civilian ranks, only one person will be hired.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , SSA , DoJ , Smithsonian , State , pay and benefits , Defense , budget , 2011 budget , Air Force ,
DISA employees staying on, despite BRAC
Seventy percent of the Defense Information System Agency's workers are making the move to Ft. Meade, Md. DISA, however, is keeping the pipeline of potential new hires stocked and taking steps to improve the hiring process. Vendors also have not seen a large exit of employees, but could later this fall.
Tags: pay and benefits , industry , DoD , Jack Penkoske , David Bullock , DISA , Kathleen Smith , Clearjobs.net , BRAC Impact , telework , Jason Miller
