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VA, Education reap benefits of hiring reforms
Improvements to training and employee retention are increasing department workforces and saving money, agency chief human capital officers for the Education and Veterans Affairs departments said at an event Tuesday.
Tags: John Sepulveda , Robert Buggs , Education , Veterans Affairs , hiring , management , training , hiring reform , Sean McCalley
Attrition could be at highest levels in three years
Tim McManus, the vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what federal managers can do to fill in the blanks in their workforces as retirements and buyouts increase.
Tags: workforce , retirement , management , Tim McManus , Partnership for Public Service , In Depth , Francis Rose
Is your job on the chopping block?
More than 320,000 government jobs disappeared over the last two years and while that's a lot, it is relatively good news for people who work for IRS, Defense, the VA and other federal operations, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , retirement , workforce , Challenger, Gray and Christmas
VA: Happy feds saved $200 million in turnover costs
The Department of Veterans Affairs avoided $200 million in turnover costs by investing in online training resources for employees, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration John Sepulveda told Federal News Radio. He also explained how the VA plans to make veterans 40 percent of its workforce, weather the retirement tsunami and continue to be a federal leader on human capital issues in a wide-ranging interview.
Tags: John Sepulveda , CHCO Council , VA , pay and benefits , workforce , hiring , recruitment , veterans , Disabled , Latino , Hispanic , employment , diversity , Emily Kopp
Air Force to cut hundreds of officers
More than 400 people must leave the Air Force by early 2012, as part of an initiative to trim the military branch's officer cadre. Air Force leaders are also targeting enlisted service members.
Tags: DoD , Air Force , workforce , workforce reduction , reductions in force , Mike Dickerson , Ruben Gomez
Managers need to unleash workers for successful telework
While agencies and employees are reaping the benefits of telework, many frontline supervisors remain reluctant. They have to learn to manage the work, not the workers, experts say.
Tags: workforce , Telework Enhancement Act , management , technology , OPM , Justin Johnson , Microsoft , Martha Clarkson , Danette Campbell , USPTO , Jim Neighbors , DoD , Emily Kopp
Senate Subcommittee looks at recruitment and retention
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight , federal employees , recruitment ,
The 2009 Roosevelt Scholars Act
Tags: Pay & Benefits , Rep. David Price , 2009 Roosevelt Scholars Act , recruitment ,
CHCO survey: Federal hiring system hurts government
The report, issued by the Partnership for Public Service and Grant Thorton, says there are a number of longstanding issues that are hurting the federal government's chances of attracting the best and the brightest. More from the Partnership's John Palguta.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , Partnership for Public Service , Grant Thorton , CHCO , hiring ,
Navy focuses on family matters
Vice Admiral Mark Ferguson explains how work-life balance is making the difference in retention for the Navy.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , Mark Ferguson , Chief of Naval Personnel , Alliance for Work Life Progress , telework , paternity leave , sabbatical , new mothers , work-life programs , Suzanne Kubota , recruitment ,
