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OPM backlog, NARFE convention, PSPW, and more
Host Mike Causey will discuss the OPM retirement processing backlog with NARFE Legislative Director Jessica Klement and the Federal Times' Stephen Losey.
May 8, 2013
Tags: pay and benefits , retirement , Office of Personnel Management , OPM backlog , Public Service Recognition Week , Stephen Losey , Federal Times , Jessica Klement , NARFE , Mike Causey , Your Turn
Low morale? You're not alone, new federal survey shows
Sequestration? Furloughs? Pay freeze? Fed bashing? Poor leadership? The list of morale killers goes on and on. A new Federal News Radio survey on employee morale and leadership -- part of our special report, Leaders in Federal Service -- shows just how bad people are feeling in the federal workforce.
Tags: Top Leaders in Federal Service , exclusive , survey , Miriam Cohen , Bob Tobias , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , leadership , Merit Systems Protection Board , Peter Leeds , James Tsugawa , Bill Spencer , Michael OConnell , workforce , management
Survey: What is the state of federal morale and leadership?
Federal News Radio wants to know what morale is like in your federal office. We're also looking for your opinion on leaders in federal service. Take our brief survey today!
Tags: survey , leadership
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 , recruiting , retention , hiring , exclusive
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 , human capital , buyouts , RIF , workforce , consolidation , exclusive
DHS surfing the retirement wave, turns focus to leadership, morale
Catherine Emerson, the agency's chief human capital officer, said the annual turnover rate is only 1.35 percent for its 240,000 employees. She said new programs, called Cornerstone and Capstone, are trying to ensure employees have the leadership training necessary for the future. The Coast Guard also is increasing employee engagement as it prepares to move into its new headquarters at St. Elizabeth's in Washington.
Tags: Catherine Emerson , DHS , CHCO , workforce , recruitment , cybersecurity , diversity , Manson Brown , Coast Guard , management , Leadership training , succession planning , Jason Miller , Francis Rose , Agency of the Month
The beatings will continue until morale improves
Is it possible to kick a group into shape? When you want to motivate your staff, do you yell at them and tell them they are losers? Is this how coaches create winning teams? If so, federal workers are on the right track, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , workforce ,
Agency heads finding light at end of fed-bashing tunnel
Some departments are improving personnel practices around recruitment and knowledge management even in the face of pay freezes and criticisms of public servants. DHS created a higher education engagement group to bring in college students. GSA finds quality of applicants still strong. Senior leaders highlight successes during Public Service Recognition Week.
Tags: workforce , management , Public Service Recognition Week , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , Janet Napolitano , DHS , Don Hagerling , Ray Lahood , Transportation , Kathleen Sebelius , HHS , GSA , Dan Tangherlini , knowledge management , recruitment , Jason Miller
Analysis: NRC nomination battle hurts workforce morale
It's a good time for career employees at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to lay low and stay in their cubicles. A nasty political fight over President Obama's Republican, female commissioner nominee, Kristine Svinicki, has caused Chairman Gregory Jaczko to publicly deny he is abusive towards women.
Tags: Gregory Jaczko , Kristine Svinicki , NRC , Debra Roth , Federal Drive , Shaw Bransford Roth , management , workforce ,
Turning a negative work environment into a positive one
Breakers founder Nan Siemer on how to improve the working conditions at your office.
April 2, 2012
Tags: pay and benefits , For Your Benefit , Bob Leins , John Elliott , Nan Siemer , Breakers , work environment ,
