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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 , retention , Mike Causey , Federal Report
HR University showing worth, expanding after first year
The government's training portal has nearly 10,000 users. The HR University now offers college-accredited classes and in-person "flash mentoring" events. The Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council launched the portal last year as a way to save agencies money on professional development training.
Tags: management , Kathryn Medina , John Berry , OPM , CHCO Council , HR University , training , Gail Lovelace , GSA , Emily Kopp
MSPB workforce cuts hurting mission
The workload of the Merit Systems Protection Boards is only growing, but its workforce is headed in the opposite direction.
Tags: MSPB , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , Federal Drive
A month off (without pay)?
Unless Congress gets on the ball, some federal agencies — like the FBI — say they might have to furlough employees for a month or more next year. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know: Is this bluff and drama or the real thing?
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , furloughs , management , budget , sequestration , DoJ , pay and benefits
Survey: Diversity initiative is a tough sell for many
The federal initiative to increase diversity and inclusion in its workforce may be critical to an agency's mission or seen as a political ploy depends on the employees' race, ethnicity and gender. That is what a Federal News Radio survey revealed: sharp divides among federal employees. And the widely differing points of view may make it more difficult for agencies to implement new diversity and inclusion strategies.
Tags: Barack Obama , inclusion , diversity , Justice , Channing Phillips , RGS , DoD , management , Federally Employed Women , Georgia Thomas , Susan Grunin , Navy , Ken Barrett , Emily Kopp
OMB crowdsourcing improvements to Section 508
The administration released a set of high-level concepts from listening sessions conducted in 2011 and is asking for input from the agencies, contractors and the public. Interested parties can comment on 14 suggestions to improve how people with disabilities access government information.
Tags: Kareem Dale , Steven VanRoekel , Lesley Field , OMB , OFPP , Section 508 , technology , Gov 2.0 , Jason Miller
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: retention , pay and benefits , performance reviews , Mike Causey , Federal Report
Chollet, Hicks nominated for new roles at DoD
President Obama nominated Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks for the position of principal deputy under secretary of defense for Policy and Derek H. Chollet, as assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs.
Tags: Kathleen Hicks , Derek Chollet , DoD , Barack Obama , Michael OConnell , Federal Drive , DoD Update
As deadline hits, what agencies do diversity well?
Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss which agencies are doing well when it comes to workforce diversity. Agencies' diversity plans are due today.
Tags: Tim McManus , Partnership for Public Service , diversity , hiring , executive order , In Depth
Largest federal employee union pushes back against privatization - March 16th, 2012
This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel and TSA Local 1120 Montana Vice President Eric Wood shed light on the dangers of privatization at their agencies. Food & Water Watch Senior Lobbyist Tony Corbo addresses ongoing concerns with a proposal to change federal poultry inspections while AFGE DoD Local 2142 President Joe Gonzales details the impact of workplace conditions on employee morale.
Tags: AFGE , Tony Corbo , Dale Deshotel , Eric Wood , Joe Gonzales
