Digital Government
Should Feds Take a Pay Cut?
Media company McClatchy is <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/19/94466/should-federal-workers-be-asked.html">asking</a> its readers whether federal employees, like many Americans, should be asked to take a pay cut. The private sector job market is not expected to reach its pre-recession hiring levels until 2015 or later, the article states, but the federal government suffers no such recessionary hangover.
Digital Government
Senate Passes Hiring Reform Bill
The Senate late Tuesday approved legislation to streamline the federal government's hiring and recruitment process, forcing agencies to develop strategic workforce plans and fill job vacancies in no more than 80 days.
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Luring IT Pros to Switch Jobs
Employers are looking beyond traditional venues such as job announcements and career fairs to find fresh technology talent; they're also approaching employed technology professionals, a new survey finds.
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Stalling Same-Sex Benefits?
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that legislation to provide benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees would cost the government more than $300 million over the next decade, an issue that could stall efforts to pass the bill this year.
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Is Understaffing Holding Back Tech?
Understaffing is interfering at least somewhat with the ability of many organizations to implement innovative or emerging technologies, according to a new survey by Robert Half Technology.
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HR Tech Goes Cloudy
New research suggests that more human resources professionals are turning to cloud-based solutions to meet key business challenges and close effectiveness gaps that currently exist between HR priorities and HR systems.
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IT Grads Seeing Higher Salaries
The job market is looking a little brighter for college graduates this spring, particularly for those with information technology degrees, Dice.com <a href="http://career-resources.dice.com:80/articles/content/entry/better_outlook_for_june_grads">reports</a>.
Digital Government
Debate on 2011 Pay Raise Kicks Off
The debate over the 2011 federal pay raise has begun, and if President Obama makes good on his promise to ensure pay parity between federal civilians and military personnel, federal workers could see a raise of 1.9 percent next year.
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OPM's Tech-Savvy Strategy
The Office of Personnel Management is taking a tech-friendly approach to the <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/05/obama_unveils_hiring_reforms.php">federal hiring overhaul</a> unveiled by the Obama administration on Tuesday.
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Obama Unveils Hiring Reforms
The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-memorandum-improving-federal-recruitment-and-hiring-process">plans</a> to reform and revolutionize the process agencies use to hire government workers.
Digital Government
Are Generational Stereotypes Useful?
Tom Fox of the Partnership for Public Service tackles the question of whether generational stereotypes are real in Monday's <a href="http://views.washingtonpost.com/leadership/fedcoach/2010/05/generational-differences.html">Federal Coach column</a>. Fox argues that there may be real differences among the four generations in the federal workforce today, but conventional wisdom may not always be accurate. As a result, federal leaders should spend time asking questions and getting to know each member of the team in order to gain perspective on what motivates each employee, regardless of their generation. Leaders also should make sure they're looking for talent that matches the needs of today, rather than seeking traits that already exist, Fox advises.
Digital Government
Bonuses Tied to Agency IT Security
Federal agencies could miss out on special awards and bonuses if cybersecurity legislation introduced in the House on Thursday becomes law.
Digital Government
Cyber Workers Need Training
A new report by Cisco and (ISC)2 highlights the importance of training and obtaining professional certifications to current and future federal information security workers, particularly as chief information security officers increasingly move into more managerial and policy-focused roles.
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Barriers to Work-Life Balance
While the federal government has made some progress in improving employee work-life balance, management resistance and a lack of coordinated programs often cause agencies to underutilize telework and other flexibility programs, witnesses told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday.
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Cultural Barriers
I <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/05/virtual_career_fairs.php">wrote</a> on Monday about how the intelligence community is using virtual career fairs as a way to save money and draw the kinds of tech-savvy candidates it is seeking. Late last month, the Veterans Administration and the Labor Department also held a virtual job fair exclusively for veterans and military spouses. The online event, which used a virtual platform developed by Milicruit.com, included virtual booths where participants could learn about job opportunities at various public and private sector organizations, submit resumes and take part in virtual interviews.
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OPM's OpenGov Plan
The Office of Personnel Management's open government plan ranked in the top five of all federal agencies creating such plans to improve transparency and collaboration, according to a recent <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/opengovtplans/">audit</a> by OpenTheGovernment.org.
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Virtual Career Fairs
Katherine McIntire Peters <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=45175&oref=todaysnews">writes</a> at <em>Government Executive</em> about the intelligence community's <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/01/ic_seeks_cyber_it_specialists.php?oref=search">push</a> to host virtual career fairs as a way to save money and draw the kind of tech-savvy candidates it is seeking. The idea started at the National Security Agency, which generated 2,200 resumes within 12 hours after its first virtual career fair in February 2009.
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Effective IT Managers
The Office of Personnel Management testified on Thursday that most agencies are going above and beyond when it comes to complying with a 2004 law that requires managers to undergo training on areas such as employee mentoring, conducting performance appraisals and dealing with poor performers.
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Tech Jobs Declined 4 Percent in 2009
The U.S. high-tech industry shed a total of 245,600 jobs in 2009, for a total of 5.9 million workers, according to a new report by TechAmerica.
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Incentives for IT Workers
Federal agencies must beef up incentive payment programs in order to recruit and retain future federal information technology workers, according to a new report by the Federal Chief Information Officers Council.
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