Pay & Benefits
Watchdog criticizes management of retirement systems upgrade
New OPM director says he is taking the Government Accountability Office’s concerns seriously.
Oversight
FEMA, ICE nominees pledge to focus on agency performance
Full Senate is expected soon to confirm Craig Fugate and John Morton for top Homeland Security posts.
Oversight
Obama signs landmark public service bill
President calls for boost in community service, saying government can’t meet all of country’s challenges.
Pay & Benefits
Think tank, university boost federal executive training efforts
Collaboration between Brookings Institution and Washington University in St. Louis will expand business and management courses for federal employees.
Oversight
TSP board endorses Roth IRA option for enrollees
But board is split on whether to support additional investment funds.
Oversight
Enthusiastic federal employees could save government money
Panelists say programs that make workers feel more engaged in their jobs could provide tangible benefits to agencies.
Defense
Air Force fast tracks hiring for acquisition jobs
Process that took as long as four months now takes less than three weeks.
Pay & Benefits
Putting It Off
Given the current economic climate, should you consider postponing retirement?
Pay & Benefits
Study urges agencies to choose wisely from social networking menu
Human capital observers advise government to boost its online profile to attract potential federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Intelligent Design
Federal agencies could learn from the intelligence community’s approach to employee benefits programs.
Defense
State urged to step up passport fraud defenses
Department is moving in the right direction, but needs better training and preventative measures, auditors say.
Defense
Union challenges decision to outsource hundreds of jobs at West Point
AFGE and New York lawmakers claim the public-private competition was conducted unfairly.
Oversight
Watchdog agency calls for 3.5 percent increase in staff
Personnel shortages delayed 21 percent of GAO investigations in fiscal 2008.
Pay & Benefits
Pay for performance debate centers on incentives
Labor leaders say existing General Schedule System provides a variety of ways of rewarding performance.
Oversight
Obama executive order limits contractors' hiring options
A little-noticed directive requires service providers that win follow-on contracts to offer jobs to nonmanagerial employees at the previous company.
Oversight
USDA touts success with intern program
Department has created a pipeline for Hispanic interns to become permanent federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Understanding Social Security
Answers to some basic questions about how the system works for federal retirees.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Obama backs joint VA-Defense electronic health records
Two departments have been working on and off for decades on common standards .
Pay & Benefits
Intelligence community defends pay-for-performance expansion
Human capital chief Ron Sanders says workforce and pay models are different from those operating under the Defense personnel system.
Pay & Benefits