Digital Government

Is your pay a matter of public record?

Your boss’s probably is, too.

Digital Government

OPM failed at modernizing, automating its retirement system, GAO says

GAO documented 20 years of OPM's failed efforts to modernize its retirement system.

Modernization

The secret effort to fix USAJobs

Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel reveals his behind-the-scenes role in trying to save the foundering job-search site.

Modernization

USAJobs goes splat instead of splashy

As the USAJobs debacle dragged into its fourth week, lawmakers and pundits began loudly proclaiming that the incident offered lessons for federal insourcing and IT policy.

People

Did OPM forget USAJobs was about jobs?

The USAJobs 3.0 launch might have gone more smoothly with better social media communications to ease users' concerns.

Modernization

OPM: USAJobs has turned a corner

The poorly performing USAJobs website is showing signs of recovery, according to OPM Director John Berry.

Modernization

USAJobs drops offline due to hardware problems

The USAJobs website went offline, experiencing hardware difficulties, on Nov. 1

People

GSA begins major telework push

GSA signs new telework policy that aims to promote teamwork and guide federal supervisors in managing a mobile workforce.

Modernization

USAJobs on brink of becoming a political issue

The disastrous USAJobs relaunch is starting to raise the eyebrows of lawmakers and other stakeholders.

Modernization

Senator asks federal CIO to resolve USAJobs crisis

With the USAJobs website technical problems extending into a third week, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is calling on Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel to get involved.

Modernization

OPM says capacity issues for USAJobs resolved

A senior official in charge of the USAJobs federal job search website said the agency is now addressing search problems, but users continue to complain about site performance.

Modernization

USAJobs 3.0 sees sharp drop in job applications

The USAJobs 3.0 website is accepting thousands of applications two weeks into the launch, but the number of applications appears to have dropped in comparison to previous months.

Modernization

USAJobs launches to boos and hisses

Users roundly criticized the launch of USAJobs 3.0 and raised questions about OPM's decision to insource the site.

Digital Government

USAJobs: Lesson or warning?

OPM's USAJobs experience reignites perennial insourcing/outsourcing debate.

Modernization

Monster, Avue step in to aid agencies with jobs to fill

The USAJobs website's troubles may be easing, but meanwhile rivals are volunteering to help federal agencies with listings.

Modernization

Did USAJobs fix make matters worse?

More than a week after its debut, a recent attempt to fix the USAJobs website may be contributing to problems, an industry critic suggested.

Modernization

OPM slows access to USAJobs to lighten load

Lawyer offers advice for frustrated job seekers unable to apply for desired positions.

Modernization

OPM says USAJobs fixed, but complaints continue

The tumult for the troubled USAJobs revamp does not seem to be over. Although the Office of Personnel Management gave it a thumbs up late Oct. 14, problems continued to frustrate users.

Modernization

OPM blames high demand for USAJobs complaints

An unexpectedly high number of users flooded the new USAJobs website when it launched, causing the time outs and errors that many users experienced, OPM says.

Modernization

USAJobs.gov 3.0 still struggling, but may be improving

The user complaints about USAJobs.gov 3.0 continue, with dozens more stories posted to Facebook Oct. 13.