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Senators take close look at SES
Senators were told today about efforts to fix problems with the Senior Executive Service, including recruiting obstacles.
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OPM helps NASA's aerospace workers find jobs
OPM wants agency recruitment efforts to extend to the 6,000 NASA workers who need to find a new job with the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.
People
Feds motivated by more than just pay
It seems that pay is not the most important driver when it comes to federal employees’ performance, at least according to some of FCW’s vocal readers. Instead, feds are encouraged by strong managers and their commitment to public service.
Digital Government
Google's recipe for superior managers
Can the federal government learn anything from the company’s latest HR project?
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OPM's Berry: Performance and pay need not be linked
The federal government is looking to establish a new performance management system, according to a senior administration official.
Digital Government
Be honest—how much are you motivated by pay?
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry made an interesting statement today during a speech at the Interagency Resources Management Conference.
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OPM seeks to elevate federal information management personnel
The Office of Personnel Management is moving to strengthen information management in the government.
Digital Government
Rating feds' performance: Changes are in the works
A senior administration official is stressing the importance of strengthening performance evaluations before even beginning discussions on federal salaries. How do you think the government can improve its method for evaluating employees?
Digital Government
Is federal pay fair? That depends on how you count.
A House hearing this week leaves the question of whether feds are compensated fairly unanswered.
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OPM director discourages move to pay for performance at hearing
Are feds overpaid, underpaid or paid just right? Lawmakers hear competing arguments at a hearing that could lead to changes in the pay system.
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Pay-for-performance effort begins
The first hearing in what a Florida Congressman says will be an effort to couple pay-for-performance with an overall workforce reduction is set for today.
Digital Government
What’s in a title?
We wonder, because—amid charges that federal employees are overpaid—the House Oversight and Government Reform federal workforce subcommittee on March 9 will convene a hearing that asks: “Are Federal Workers Underpaid?”
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OPM updates unscheduled telework option
The Office of Personnel Management is revising its dismissal and closure procedures for the Washington, D.C., area after January’s snowstorm commute that left some people stranded on the road for up to 13 hours.
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OPM report chronicles performance progress
The Office of Personnel Management has posted its annual report card on how well the agency met its key human resources goals in the past fiscal year.
Digital Government
Furloughs … all you ever wanted to know
Government shutdown? At this point, it’s anyone’s guess. As lawmakers prepare to reconvene after the Presidents Day recess, word of another short-term continuing resolution to head off a shutdown already has begun to circulate.
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More feds teleworking, OPM reports
More than 10 percent of eligible federal employees now telework, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s annual Status of Telework Report.
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OPM progresses on cybersecurity workforce
The results of a governmentwide survey will be used to identify the skills necessary for cybersecurity professionals, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
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OPM unveils new online tool for federal HR employees
The federal government has launched a new Web-based platform to provide training and development resources for federal human resources professionals.
Digital Government
Hey there, out on the plains …
The federal telework bill got a good nudge toward passage last year in the wake of a pair of big snow storms in the D.C. area.
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