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Services hit recruiting goals
All four active services and the six reserve components met or exceeded their recruiting goals through the third quarter of fiscal 2012, according to recently released Defense Department data.
Tags: workforce , hiring , recruiting , DoD , DoD Report , In Depth , Francis Rose
Pathways Program and Telework
John Palguta, vice president of Policy at the Partnership for Public Service talks about efforts to bring in young workers to the federal government, and whether telework is a viable option for some federal employees.
July 13, 2012(Encore presentation August 3, 2012)
Tags: workforce , hiring , recruitment , Pathways Program , telework , John Palguta , Partnership for Pubic Service , Office of Personnel Management , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access
DoD leads the way in student loan repayment program
DoD attracts and retains more employees through an increased involvement in the student loan repayment program.
Tags: DoJ , DoD , State , management , best practices , hiring , Keith BieryGolick , John Berry , Federal Drive , DoD Report
Online tool lets VA employees conceive career paths
John Sepulveda, the Veterans Affairs Department assistant secretary for human resources and administration, said the portal lets employees assess their skill gaps and create a plan to move up the career ladder. HUD and DLA also have initiatives to create high performing employees and organizations.
Tags: workforce , VA , John Sepulveda , Defense Logistics Agency , Brad Bunn , HUD , Karen Newton Cole , training , high performance organization , FedSMC Conference , Jason Miller
Recruitment not a problem for Navy, Marine Corps
A decade of war has not deterred people from signing up to work for the Navy and Marine Corps. Juan Garcia, the Navy's assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said retention rates are so high the agency has had to let some people go.
Tags: Juan Garcia , Navy , USMC , recruitment , workforce
Retiring and skydiving: Do it right the first time
What do skydiving and retiring have in common? Short answer is that many people only do each once, and it is a really good idea to do it right the first time, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: pay and benefits , benefits , retirement , workforce , Mike Causey , Federal Report
Performance ratings since the ice age
Where do ice-age cave men and the Leaning Tower of Pisa have to do with your agency's performance pay system? Well, maybe a lot more than you think, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: workforce , pay and benefits , performance reviews , Mike Causey , Federal Report
Rigged performance ratings!
When it comes time for your performance rating, do you ever feel like the honest, hard-working kid in the boxing movie who gets a shot at the title, only to be told that he must take a dive, or else? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know: Are your agency performance ratings rigged?
Tags: workforce , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Federal Report , management , performance reviews
Flexible-retention adds new option to agencies' retirement toolkit
Senate amendment allows retiring federal employees to return to work on a part-time basis. Ron Sanders, senior executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton, says this provision allows retirees to pass along their institutional knowledge while continuing their civil service.
Tags: Ron Sanders , Booz Allen Hamilton , Max Baucus , flexible-retentioin , retirement , workforce , pay and benefits , OPM , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell ,
Best time to retire: Not now!
The combination of buyouts, a surge in baby boomer retirements and a hostile Congress may make this the worst year, maybe ever, to consider retiring, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , workforce , hiring , Federal Report , buyouts , RIFs , OPM , retirement , NARFE
