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Report: Agency upheaval spark big dips in job satisfaction
Employee unhappiness with labor disputes and agency reclocations are showing up in the "Best Place to Work in Federal Government" report for 2019
People
Lawmakers address federal pay inequities
The Locality Pay Equity Act would get rid of discrepancies in policies between General Schedule and Federal Wage System workers
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NDAA blocks OPM-GSA merger
The Trump administration's plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration is going to have to wait another year, if a provision included in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act is passed into law.
Digital Government
Agencies plan for developing data science talent
The Data Science Training Pilot gives agencies a chance to see the benefits of data science projects while reskilling employees.
People
New guidelines for hiring military spouses due by year's end
New provisions eliminate geographic restrictions, a two-year eligibility requirement and occupational licensing rules that often left military spouses in low-paying jobs for which they were overqualified.
People
2019 FEVS reports on shutdown
Despite furloughs and no pay, agencies reported being well supported.
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OPM orders agencies to report 'official time' data
With workforce executive orders in effect, the Office of Personnel Management is looking for data on how much job time federal employees spend on union matters.
People
OPM offers a 'second chance' at federal employment
The Second Chance Act aims to help lower barriers for otherwise eligible federal employment applicants with criminal records.
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OPM's new guide to reading employee viewpoint data
A new toolkit from the Office of Personnel Management focuses on using data to understand and improve employee-manager relations.
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OPM urges agencies to rethink employee discipline
In a new guidance, the Office of Personnel Management offers details on implementing a planned rule on federal employee discipline.
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Weichert: Federal HR designed for stability not agility
The federal hiring process doesn't match the changing nature of agency work, inhibiting training, advancement and recruitment, said the former acting director of OPM.
People
Strategies for finding and keeping new feds
Federal agencies are getting creative as they look to replace retiring employees with new hires.
People
OPM gets cranking on workforce orders
After a judicial injunction was lifted, the Office of Personnel Management ordered agencies to resume plans to fully implement new workforce policies contained in three controversial executive orders.
Cybersecurity
Background checks move to DOD
The government’s background investigations agency with some 3,000 employees has moved from the Office of Personnel Management to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
People
Appeals court declines review of workforce order lawsuit
A federal appeals court decision paves the way for the Trump Administration put its three workforce executive orders into effect.
People
Unionized feds rally with Hill Democrats
Federal employee unions heard from leaders and members of Congress as they push back on proposed changes to federal workforce rules.
People
Proposed workforce rules make it easier to fire, discipline feds
The Office of Personnel Management is following through on Trump administration plans to make it easier to fire and penalize federal employees.
People
Cabaniss confirmed to lead OPM
The former head of the Federal Labor Relations Authority was approved to take over the top human resources job in government, ending almost a year of acting leadership.
Cybersecurity
Small business cuts coming amid NBIB merger
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, which is absorbing National Background Investigations Bureau expects to combine contracting offices and staff, while shrinking small business goals.
Cybersecurity