Workforce
Not Many Federal Law Enforcement Officers Are Women. The Marshals Service Is Looking to Change That
The nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency sees diversity as “mission essential,” said its director.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why Women Execs Are Leaving Their Jobs During the 'Great Breakup'
HR expert Barbie Winterbottom joins the podcast to discuss gender, management and the workplace.
Pay & Benefits
A Federal Employee Group is Again Urging OPM to Ban All Use of Salary History in the Federal Hiring Process
An organization focused on improving gender equity at the Justice Department warned that anything short of completely banning federal agencies from considering job applicants’ salary histories could continue to perpetuate historic pay gaps in government.
Workforce
How to Reinvigorate the National Security Community One Young Worker at a Time
The national security community needs to reevaluate some basic features of public service that are turning young workers away from government work.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: How to Ace a Virtual Interview
Amanda Augustine joins the podcast to discuss the remote hiring process.
Management
Here's What OPM Is Doing to Change Its Approach to Federal Personnel Issues
Kiran Ahuja said the Office of Personnel Management is working to implement the National Academy of Public Administration’s recommendations to transform the agency.
Workforce
Here’s How We Might Improve Early Career Recruitment for Federal Jobs
Agency leaders must commit to understanding the gap between early career employees’ expectations, and current recruitment and hiring practices.
Workforce
IRS Hires 4,000 Customer Service Reps, Citing Inflation Reduction Act
Hiring surge for enforcement personnel likely coming next.
Workforce
The Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Nation Pledges to Hire a Lot More Women
The agency has a long way to go to fulfill its new commitment.
Workforce
The Senate’s Defense Authorization Act Omits Most Workforce Provisions, For Now
Although many workforce-related policies included in the House-passed version of the annual defense policy bill are not included in the Senate’s latest draft of the bill, most could be added as amendments next month.
Workforce
Quiet Quitting and the Great Resignation Have a Common Cause – Dissatisfied Workers Feel They Can’t Speak up in the Workplace
Research shows that workers rarely call out unethical behavior or even just operational problems, in large part because they fear serious consequences.
Workforce
OPM Authorizes Emergency Hiring for Hurricane Response
The federal government’s HR agency also reminded agencies of the variety of categories of leave available to federal workers impacted by a pair of recent severe storms.
Workforce
Can Apprenticeships Help Address the Cyber Workforce Gap?
The push comes as part of the Labor Department's cybersecurity apprenticeship sprint, which it launched with the Commerce Department over the summer.
Workforce
IRS Has the Funding to Hire Tens of Thousands. Can It Actually Do So?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why Aren't Public Servants Taking Vacations?
Nextgov's Frank Konkel joins the podcast to discuss burnout and workforce issues.
Workforce
VA Nurses Stage Demonstrations to Protest Understaffing
Employees are taking on more work than ever, causing burn out and high turnover. VA hopes new pay authorities will reverse that trend.
Management
A Much-Hyped Effort to Help DHS Land Cyber Talent is Slow to Make Hires
So far about four hires have been made under the Cybersecurity Talent Management System, with the agency hoping to make offers to 150 new cyber specialists by the end of September.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Inflation Reduction Act's IRS Priorities
Former White House official Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins the podcast to discuss how the law will affect taxpayers and small businesses.
Workforce
Republican Senator Implores Americans Not to Apply for New IRS Jobs
New positions aimed at enforcing tax laws are immoral and will not last long anyway, lawmaker suggests.
Workforce