Management
A Broken Civil Service System Could Break Government
Jeffrey Neal joins the podcast again to talk about the pace of change in modernizing the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
VA Docs Are One Step Closer to Earning More than $400K Annually
A Senate committee advanced a sweeping compensation overhaul for VA health care workers that would create a more market-based pay system.
Management
At EPA, Staffing Crisis Clashes with Expanded Mission
“The future of the EPA and our planet are at stake.”
Workforce
Are Pensions the Answer to the Public-Sector Worker Shortage?
Research shows that pension benefits overwhelmingly help attract skilled workers, especially millennials.
Workforce
Public Servants Want to Be Paid Well… And Valued
Gordon Abner joins the podcast to discuss the things that keep federal employees in their jobs.
Workforce
Want to Modernize? Make Sure You Hire People With Digital Skills
Cisco's Jeff Campbell joins the podcast to discuss the skills shortage holding back industry and government.
Workforce
NSA Bills Itself as a 'Soft Landing Place' for Laid off Tech Workers
The intelligence agency has been quietly moving over the past few months to recruit talented workers affected by the wave of layoffs at tech companies and startups.
Workforce
Report: 14% of Young Adults Want to Work for Government
Young adults preferred businesses of any size to government or nonprofit work.
Workforce
A New Proposal Would Make Federal Jobs Harder to Obtain for Insurrectionists, Easier for Former Drug Users
Reforms to employee suitability and fitness screening would make the process faster and safer for agencies, OPM says.
Workforce
Fed Managers Shouldn't Distance Themselves from Remote Work
Bob Westbrooks joins the podcast to discuss telework lessons learned from his experience at the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Agree It's Time to Lift the $400,000 Pay Cap for VA Doctors
The Biden administration has called the pay increases a top priority.
Workforce
Agencies Are Emphasizing Skills and Experience in Hiring. The House Has Voted to Make it Official.
The measure would bring civil service law in line with initiatives already underway to improve how the federal government recruits and hires new workers.
Workforce
OPM Guidance Lays Out Vision for ‘Exceptional’ Internship Programs at Agencies
Agencies should expand the number of interns they hire each year, among other things.
Workforce
Expect Legal Challenges to the Proposed FTC Noncompete Rule
Employment attorney Michael Fallings joins the podcast to discuss a rule that could affect workers and employers.
Workforce
The IRS Has More Things to Do and Less Staff to Do Them
Former Commissioner of Internal Revenue John Koskinen joins the podcast to discuss the latest fight for IRS funding.
Workforce
OPM Pushes to Rebrand Government and Capitalize on Tech Layoffs
The Office of Personnel Management is co-hosting a tech job fair on Wednesday. It’s one example of ongoing efforts to rebrand the government as an employer.
Workforce
The IRS Is Getting Some Help as It Prepares for a Hiring Spree
Some of the tax agency's major challenges will be tackled by the private sector.
Workforce
Feds Mull Changes to Cannabis Questions on Vetting Forms
A plan to modernize intake forms for candidates for government service could include revisions to the type of questions asked about marijuana use.
Tech
The VA’s Initiative to Recruit Laid Off Tech Workers is Paying Off, Official Says
Ongoing efforts to recruit high-skilled professionals displaced by layoffs across the tech sector are helping to fill a host of tech-related vacancies in the department.
Management