People

Roosevelt scholarships would help fill mission-critical positions

House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would provide scholarships to graduate students in exchange for at least three years of federal service.

People

DOD, OPM issue proposed rules for NSPS

The Defense Department and the Office of Personnel Management have proposed rules for DOD's National Security Personnel System, including changes in compensation and performance management.

People

Study: Hiring flexibilities produce talent

In a new study done by the Office of Personnel Management, government managers say using hiring flexibilities is more effective in hiring quality employees than traditional methods.

People

Bill to rehire retirees gets qualified support

Lawmakers and panel members who testified at a House subcommittee hearing examined a bill that would make it easier for agencies to re-employ retirees.

People

CXO Lessons Learned: A new workforce paradigm

The seamless mixing of feds and contractors complicates workforce management.

Digital Government

Report: "Onboarding" helps retain employees

The Partership for Public Service and Booz Hamilton Allen conclude in a new study that successful "onboarding" can increase employee retention by 25 percent.

People

Senior execs still want performance pay

The Office of Personnel Management's 2008 survey of the Senior Executive Service members reports that the overwhelming majority of those executives say their pay should be based on performance.

People

E-records haunt OSC chief

2 members of Congress have called for Scott Bloch's resignation.

People

Feds raid Special Counsel's office

FBI agents raided the office of U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch as part of an ongoing obstruction of justice investigation.

People

Report: Agencies must head off brain drain

The Partnership for Public Service said the government must recruit a new generation of talent to offset an exodus of employees in the next five years.

People

Report: Acquisition workforce increases

The Federal Acquisition Institute's annual report shows a 7 percent rise in contracting specialists across the government since 2001.

People

Rx for security clearance delays

A joint reform team’s proposal calls for an automated investigative process.

People

OMB unveils plan to speed security clearances

A proposal from a joint team lays out a general approach to security clearance reform during the next eight months.

Digital Government

More agencies adopt wikis to share knowledge

The State Department and the armed services are using wikis to collaborate and disseminate information, panelists tell an audience at a knowledge management conference.

Modernization

GSA cakewalking to its telework goal

Doan’s push: 50 percent by 2010.

People

Bunn will replace Lacey at top job in NSPS office

As program executive officer, Bunn's first task will be to rewrite the NSPS regulations.

People

GAO employees to have say in pay

Agency promises to include employees in systematic review of performance pay.

People

Bunn to replace Lacey as NSPS head

The Defense Department has named Brad Bunn to succeed Mary Lacey as program executive officer at the National Security Personnel System, effective May 11.

People

Doan: telework goal will be 'cakewalk'

General Services Administration Administrator Lurita Doan says the agency will meet goal of having 50 percent of eligible workers teleworking by 2010.

People

Lawmakers: Government can lead on telework

Co-sponsors of legislation to expand telework governmentwide toutits benefits at the Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting.