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CIO Council prepares new talent pool for IT hiring

The Chief Information Officers Council soon will allow agencies to hire technology fellows under a new initiative to help the government compete with the private sector for IT talent. The Technology Fellows Program, part of the 25 Point Plan to Reform Federal IT Management, will give agencies fast-track hiring authority.

Tags: workforce , technology , Technology Fellows Program , Presidential Management Fellows Program , Steven VanRoekel , Alan Chvotkin , Professional Services Council , Ruben Gomez

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OPM finalizes rules for new intern, hiring programs

The Pathways Program aims to help federal agencies compete with other sectors that recruit and hire interns and recent graduates. The program targets current students, recent graduates and professionals interested in becoming federal managers.

Tags: workforce , recruiting , interns , John Berry , Robert Shriver , Pathways Program , OPM , Recent Graduates Program , Presidential Management Fellows Program , internship program , Ruben Gomez

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Job outlook for feds with security clearances

Host Derrick Dortch is joined by Evan Lesser, founder of ClearanceJobs.com. They will discuss a new survey conducted by the organization.
May 4, 2012(Encore presentation May 25, 2012)

Tags: workforce , 2012 compensation survey , ClearanceJobs.com , Evan Lesser , security clearances , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access

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Air Force hiring managers have 15 days to select civilian hires

Hiring managers at the Air Force have 15 days — instead of 30 days — to choose the best candidates to fill civilian vacancies.

Tags: Air Force , DoD , workforce , Paula Blackwell , Michelle LoweSolis

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Changes will 'burnish prestige' of Fellows program, OPM director says

OPM Director John Berry detailed changes coming to the Presidential Management Fellows Program in a recent letter to Congress, obtained by Federal News Radio. The program came under criticism earlier this year for mistakenly sending out 300 letters of acceptance to applicants who had not been chosen for the program.

Tags: John Berry , OPM , Presidential Managment Fellows Program , Darrell Issa , Dennis Ross , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Ser , workforce , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell

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OPM releases draft guide for competency-based job hiring

The Office of Personnel Management has released a draft version of a guide to using competency-based qualification standards, along with a new round of competency-based job requirements for certain clerical and administrative positions.

Tags: workforce , management , Kimberly Holden , competency-based standards

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Despite tight budgets, government still needs to hire, expert says

John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, told The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Koppabout what the hot hiring areas are and how agencies are trying to connect the right people with the right opportunities.

Tags: John Palguta , Partnership for Pubic Service , Federal Drive , workforce

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How to get a federal job

Sandy Smith, director of the BRAC Transition Center, and Career Transition Specialist Amy Seales, provide tips and advice for federal job seekers.
April 6, 2012

Tags: workforce , BRAC Transition Center , BRAC Impact , Sandy Smith , Amy Searles , USA Jobs 3.0 , resumes , networking , job interview , Fed Access , Derrick Dortch

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New tool will help Air Force speed up civilian hiring process

The Air Force is hoping that its USA Staffing Onboarding Manager tool can help it slash the time it takes to hire civilians.

Tags: Air Force , DoD , Federal Drive , workforce , Michael OConnell , DoD Report

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Equal employment opportunites in government

Dexter Brooks and Jo Linda Johnson from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Doug Gentile from the Association of Federal External Civil Rights Specialists and Officers, will discuss some of the EEO issues they are currently working on.
March 23, 2012

Tags: Fed Talk , workforce , EEOC , Dexter Brooks , Jo Linda Johnson , Doug Gentile , Association of Federal External Civil Rights Specialists and Officers , Tony Vergnetti , Federal Employee Defense Services , Executive Leadership Conference , Shaw Bransford & Roth

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