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Federal jobs outlook for 2013
Host Derrick Dortch will discuss the latest federal hiring issues with Linda Rix, co-CEO of Avue Technologies.
January 4, 2013(Encore presentation January 18, 2013)
Tags: workforce , sequestration , fiscal cliff , contracting , Congress , budget battle , Linda Rix , Avue Technologies
OPM survey: Wide differences in agencies' human-capital efforts
As with overall federal-employee satisfaction scores, the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework Index trended downward in 2012. Habitual high-scorers, such as NASA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, continued to sit atop the list. But the report also singled out the Office of Management and Budget and for its notable improvements.
Tags: OPM , human capital , Jeff Zients , OMB , recruiting
Survey: CHCOs feel effect of budget crunch on recruiting, training
Budget constraints are top of mind for agency chief human capital officers. And with good reason. CHCOs say they are feeling the effects of the budget crunch, particularly in recruiting, retaining and training employees, according to a Federal News Radio survey. Eugene Hubbard, head of the National Science Foundation's Office of Information and Resource Management, told Federal News Radio the budget squeeze and shrinking workforces mean agency employees are doing more with less to keep pace with the mission.
Tags: Eugene Hubbard , NSF , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore , management , budget , workforce , CHCO , HR , pay freeze , morale , recruiting , retention , exclusive
VetNet: Helping veterans find jobs
Host Derrick Dortch hosts a roundtable discussion of a new initiatiave to help transitioning veterans find jobs once they leave the military.
December 7, 2012(Encore presentation December 21, 2012 & December 28, 2012)
Tags: workforce , Veterans hiring , Vet Net , Carrie Laureno , Google for Veterans , Google , Kevin Schmiegal , Hire our Heroes , U.S. Chamber of Commerce , Brian Stann , Hire Heroes USA , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access
NSF facing gov't branding challenge in hiring reform
In a hiring pool where NSF has to compete with academia and high-profile companies for staff from the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields, branding is everything, particularly the brand name of NSF and the federal government.
Tags: Gene Hubbard , Federal Drive , CHCO Council , workforce , Katie Howard
The 2012 election and its impact on the federal government
Charles Clark, senior reporter at Government Executive magazine will talk about what's in store for federal agencies, now that President Obama has won a second term.
November 9, 2012(Encore presentation November 30, 2013)
Tags: workforce , 2012 election , President Obama , cybersecurity , management , performance evaluations , Charles Clark , Government Executive magazine , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access
Napolitano wants NSA-like hiring authority for DHS cyber workforce
Senate version of the cyber legislation includes a provision to let the Homeland Security Department take specific steps to be more competitive in hiring cyber workers. Secretary Janet Napolitano said DHS is in the midst of hiring hundreds, but could use many more.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Janet Napolitano , DHS , workforce , hiring authorities , Washington Post Live , NSA , FBI
Uptick in disability discrimination claims could jeopardize hiring goals, firm says
In a July 2010 executive order, President Barack Obama pushed agencies to hire more people with disabilities, aiming for 100,000 workers by 2015. Agencies have made steady progress toward that goal. However that progress could be in jeopardy: Complaints alleging disability discrimination in federal hiring and appointments have ticked upward over the past five years, according to an analysis by the law firm Tully Rinckey.
Tags: workforce , disability hiring , EEOC , John Mahoney , Tully Rinckey , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp , Jack Moore
Sequestration, federal hiring and contracting
Linda Rix, Co-CEO of Avue Technologies will talk about how contractors and hiring managers are being impacted by the threat of sequestration.
October 12, 2012
Tags: workforce , sequestration , contracting , management , Linda Rix , Avue Technologies
With expanded budget, TSP to tackle cybersecurity, hiring
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board — which manages federal employees' Thrift Savings Plan accounts — approved a 19 percent budget increase for the coming year, allowing it to fund new cybersecurity and hiring initiatives. The $170.5 million budget, which is more than $27 million above 2012 levels, was agreed to following a "rigorous review," the board's director of external affairs, Kim Weaver, told In Depth with Francis Rose.
Tags: TSP , budget , FTRIB , In Depth , Francis Rose , Kim Weaver , cybersecurity , Jack Moore
