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HReinvented: Will federal HR reforms work this time?

Robert Tobias is director of American University's Public Sector Executive Education program, and former president of the National Treasury Employees Union. He explains why he has faith that, this time, the federal government will actually reform many of his human resources processes.

Tags: HReinvented , Pay & Benefits , management , Robert Tobias , onboarding , recruitment , Dorothy Ramienski

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HReinvented: the view from onboarding

This morning, we speak with a young federal employee who's relatively new to the workforce. As part of our week-long series, HReinvented, Shaun Khalfan, Enterprise Information Assurance Manager for the Military Sealift Command, tells us about his onboarding.

Tags: HReinvented , onboarding , Shaun Khalfan , Military Sealift Command , Defense , P&B

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OPM deputy director nominee lays out priorities

But Griffin tells Senators she does not have an opinion on pay-for-performance. Hiring and diversity among her areas of interest.

Tags: pay and benefits , management , Christine Griffin , Sen. Daniel Akaka , Sen. George Voinovich , John Berry , OPM , Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Co , diversity , Veteran preferences , pay-for-performance

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OPM relaunches jobs website

The Office of Personnel Management says a revamped USAjobs.gov website is an important key to reforming the Federal hiring practice. OPM officials relaunched the site yesterday, with a simpler home page, a number of features borrowed from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, and a promise to make it easier for those who want to work for the federal government.

Tags: management , P&B , OPM , Christine Griffin , Kim Bauhs , USAJobs.gov , Max Cacas , KSA , federal hiring ,

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OPM uses new assessment tools for potential hires

WFED's Jason Miller reports.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , OPM , HR , HR reform , Jason Miller , Nancy Kichak

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Average time to hire a new fed cut by 70 days

OPM said its goal is to get the average hire in their agency in 80 days. One way the agency will continue to bring down the average time is through a new set of applicant assessment tools. The first will launch in January for accountants and financial analysts.

Tags: pay and benefits , Nancy Kichak , OPM , ELC 2010 , internship programs , dismissal process , USAJobs.gov , applicant assessments , Jason Miller

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OPM marks progress to hiring reform

The head of the government's top personnel office thinks the future looks bright for fixing the hiring process, which has been called broken, in the federal sector.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , OPM , John Berry , Barack Obama , Max Cacas

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HReinvented: NRC aims to stay on top as 'best place to work'

Over the last several years, one federal agency has ranked highest in government-wide employee surveys as the "best place to work in the federal government": the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in Rockville, Md. But in an era where OPM plans to reform the hiring and management of federal workers, how does NRC plan to stay at the top of its game as an "employer of choice"? Federal News Radio's Max Cacas continues our week-long series, HReinvented.

Tags: HReinvented , Lean Six Sigma , NTEU , OPM , NRC , Miriam Cohen , Jim McDermott , John Berry , Max Cacas

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HCMD Conference examines HR challenges at DoD

The biggest human capital issue at the Defense Department is a shrinking budget, which could lead to hiring freezes, according to Adam Jelic, chairperson of the Human Capital Management for Defense Conference.

Tags: Federal Drive , HCMD , Defense , Adam Jelic , IBM Global Business Services ,

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ACT-IAC: Hiring process holding back agencies

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , ACT-IAC , Joan Golden , management , OPM , John Berry

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