Workforce
A probe found that Defense Digital Service Brett Goldstein did condone the use of unapproved encrypted communications apps and also identified discussion among staffers about programming a script to rig an online competition.
06/22/2021
PEOPLE
No Republicans supported the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to lead the Office of Personnel Management.
06/22/2021
Workforce
The signing of a new law to commemorate Juneteenth as a federal holiday will give many federal employees the day off on Friday June 18.
06/17/2021
Workforce
The permanent federal firefighting force should help combat a longer fire season, the department says.
06/16/2021
Workforce
The Department of Agriculture is considering how and when to bring feds back to the office, but more telework might be in the offing, the agriculture secretary said Tuesday at a budget hearing.
06/15/2021
Steve Kelman considers the pros and cons of continuing maximum telework.
06/15/2021
Workforce
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Talent Management System has been years in the making, but officials say it will finally come online this fall.
06/14/2021
Congress
A vote on the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to head the Office of Personnel Management is expected before the Senate goes into recess at the end of next week.
06/11/2021
Workforce
A new OMB memo provides instructions on how to bring feds back to government offices on a large scale and asks agencies to consider long-term planning for a drastically different workplace.
06/10/2021
Budget
OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young said some offices within her agency remain 30% below 2012 staffing levels.
06/09/2021
Defense
The U.S. Space Force is focusing on building its cadre of super coders amid a workforce boon with more interested applicants than available positions, according to the branch's chief of space operations.
06/09/2021
Workforce
The new regulations will change current rules forcing agencies to re-hire former feds into the pay grade they were last under in government.
06/08/2021
Steve Kelman spotlights new research that measures the impact of "walking the walk."
06/08/2021
Comment
The federal government must evolve security clearance standards to reflect certain cultural realities while also looking to improve clearance reciprocity between agencies.
06/07/2021
Workforce
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor may not be a household name but it plays an outside part in conducting oversight of pay and hiring discrimination.
06/04/2021