Management
Agencies Recognize LGBTQ+ Employees During Pride Month
This fits into the Biden administration’s overall goal of advancing equity and diversity.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Should Your Salary be a Secret to Your Coworkers?
Dr. Peter A. Bamberger joins the show to discuss his research on pay transparency and organizational behavior.
Management
House Panel Advances Bill Aimed at Preventing Future Schedule F Efforts
The measure would require congressional approval for any efforts to add new classifications of jobs outside of the federal government’s competitive service.
Management
GovExec Daily: Is the Civil Service Ready for the Biden Agenda?
Mark Abramson of Leadership Inc. joins the podcast to discuss how feds are prepared for a new era of big government.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Telework and Federal Labor-Management Relations
Robert M. Tobias joins the show to discuss how the remote work experience could provide a path forward for negotiations.
Management
The Foundation of the GS System Has Become a Sham
The failure of the job classification system affects every HR practice and puts billions of dollars in payroll in question.
Management
Big Government Is Back. Is the Civil Service Ready?
The administration must seriously consider whether the civil service is equipped to effectively implement Biden’s vision. A new book offers guidance.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How Feds Have Maintained Their Resolve During the Pandemic
NARFE's Jessica Klement joined the show to talk about civil service and the COVID-19 crisis.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How FEVS Scores Changed During the Pandemic
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss how the annual survey shook out during 2020.
Management
A Commitment to Admire
While the political winds may shift in Washington, the nonpartisan civil servants in every state and territory are part of the bedrock of our democracy.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The View From a Federal Employee
Fed Upward host Love Rutledge joins the podcast to discuss her civil service career and how feds feel about how the public sees them.
Management
House Democrats Say Title 5 Protections Would Fix TSA’s Morale, Retention Woes
Advocates say now is the time to grant airport screeners with the same protections enjoyed by the rest of the federal workforce, including their bosses.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: A Strategy for Strengthening the Workforce
Dr. Donald F. Kettl joins the podcast to discuss the Biden administration's relationship with the civil service.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why Public Service Recognition Week Matters
The Partnership for Public Service's Jordan LaPier joins the podcast to discuss how civil servants are being honored May 2-8.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why the 'Deep State' Doesn't Exist in the Civil Service
Guo Xu and Edoardo Teso join the podcast to discuss their paper "Ideology and Performance in Public Organization."
Management
OPM Looks to Update Federal Job Competencies
Officials hope an updated list of skills required for jobs throughout the federal government will better inform federal personnel policy.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Are Denied Step Increases In Just 1 of Every 1,000 Cases
Within-grade pay raises are "nearly automatic" rather than a true appraisal tool, board finds.
Pay & Benefits
After Decades of Stasis, Federal Pay Policy Is a Shambles
The Biden administration has an opportunity to change that, a former Trump administration official argues.
Workforce
Groups Renew Push to Finally Make Federal Employee Appeals Board Fully Functional
More than 3,000 federal worker appeals are currently languishing before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Workforce