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OPM, OMB outline plans for major rewrite of HR policies
A new memo from Acting OPM Director Elaine Kaplan details two main objectives and four focus areas for change. OPM and OMB want to eliminate 12 HR reports and consolidate four others.
Tags: OPM , OMB , workforce , Elaine Kaplan , GPRA , HRStat , CHCO Council , Jason Miller
IRS budget woes, shrinking staff threaten to derail agency
As the Internal Revenue Service prepares to enter tax season full-bore, the agency is faced with a tightened budget, a shrinking workforce and an ever-more complex and increasing workload. That combination, along with leadership changes at the top of agency, threatens to upend the gains IRS has made over the past few years to better manage its workforce, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, an agency watchdog.
Tags: IRS , workforce , retention , TIGTA , hiring freeze , buyouts , Jack Moore
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 , Jeff Zients , OMB , hiring , recruiting
No new buyouts on Postal Service horizon
The U.S. Postal Service will not be offering any new buyouts in the near future, according to Anthony Vegliante, the agency's chief human resources officer. USPS offered three different buyouts in 2012. In an exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, Vegliante said the Postal Service will drop to around 500,000 employees by the end of January due to multiple consolidation efforts at the agency.
Tags: Anthony Vegliante , USPS , buyouts , morale , RIF , workforce , consolidation , exclusive
OPM: Agencies can use flexible work schedule for science, engineering activities
The Office of Personnel Management wants agencies to use workplace flexibility to encourage federal workers to pursue activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — or STEM.
Tags: OPM , John Berry , workforce , hiring , STEM , workplace flexibility , CHCO Council
Federal News Countdown: Mars Rover and USPS revenue losses
Tags: Federal News Countdown , Francis Rose , In Depth , Alan Balutis , SSA , buyouts , retirement , OMB ,
2012 Causey Awards Winner - Kevin O'Brien
Kevin O'Brien, a human resources specialist in the Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General, was nominated for leading the organization's telework initiative.
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2012 Causey Awards Winner - Dorine Andrews
Dorine Andrews, chief information officer at the Peace Corps, was nominated for creating a process-oriented approach to human capital management.
Tags: Dorine Andrews , Peace Corps , Causey Awards , CIO
Nominations open for 2012 Causey Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the third annual Causey Awards. The awards honor exceptional performance by individuals in the human capital management field.
Tags: Causey Awards , Mike Causey , workforce ,
