Workforce
Quiet Quitting and the Great Resignation Have a Common Cause – Dissatisfied Workers Feel They Can’t Speak up in the Workplace
Research shows that workers rarely call out unethical behavior or even just operational problems, in large part because they fear serious consequences.
Workforce
OPM Authorizes Emergency Hiring for Hurricane Response
The federal government’s HR agency also reminded agencies of the variety of categories of leave available to federal workers impacted by a pair of recent severe storms.
Employee Policy
Can apprenticeships help address the cyber workforce gap?
The push comes as part of the Labor Department's cybersecurity apprenticeship sprint, which it launched with the Department of Commerce over the summer.
Employee Policy
Can apprenticeships help address the cyber workforce gap?
The push comes as part of the Labor Department's cybersecurity apprenticeship sprint, which it launched with the Department of Commerce over the summer.
Workforce
Can Apprenticeships Help Address the Cyber Workforce Gap?
The push comes as part of the Labor Department's cybersecurity apprenticeship sprint, which it launched with the Commerce Department over the summer.
Employee Policy
FDA internal review of infant formula shortage found workforce problems
Staffing shortages and insufficient training contributed to the crisis, investigators said.
Employee Policy
IRS has funding to hire tens of thousands. Can it do it?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Employee Policy
Why aren't public servants taking vacations?
Our partner site's Frank Konkel does a podcast discussion on burnout and workforce issues.
Workforce
IRS Has the Funding to Hire Tens of Thousands. Can It Actually Do So?
IRS hiring has been thrust into the spotlight, but augmenting the agency's workforce is still far from guaranteed.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why Aren't Public Servants Taking Vacations?
Nextgov's Frank Konkel joins the podcast to discuss burnout and workforce issues.
Employee Policy
DHS: Customer experience hiring initiative, hundreds of technologist positions available
The agency’s initiative follows President Joe Biden’s 2021 executive order seeking to streamline the “government-to-customer delivery process.”
Employee Policy
VA nurses stage demonstrations to protest understaffing
Employees are taking on more work than ever, causing burn out and high turnover. VA hopes new pay authorities will reverse that trend.
Workforce
VA Nurses Stage Demonstrations to Protest Understaffing
Employees are taking on more work than ever, causing burn out and high turnover. VA hopes new pay authorities will reverse that trend.
Management
A Much-Hyped Effort to Help DHS Land Cyber Talent is Slow to Make Hires
So far about four hires have been made under the Cybersecurity Talent Management System, with the agency hoping to make offers to 150 new cyber specialists by the end of September.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Inflation Reduction Act's IRS Priorities
Former White House official Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins the podcast to discuss how the law will affect taxpayers and small businesses.
Employee Policy
Republican senator implores Americans not to apply for new IRS jobs
New positions aimed at enforcing tax laws are immoral and will not last long anyway, the lawmaker suggests.
Workforce
Republican Senator Implores Americans Not to Apply for New IRS Jobs
New positions aimed at enforcing tax laws are immoral and will not last long anyway, lawmaker suggests.
Workforce
FAA-Caused Flight Delays in New York Preview Potential 'Crisis' in Coming Years
The agency says it is addressing staffing shortages that have contributed to an unusually disruptive summer, but groups warn FAA is not sufficiently planning.
Oversight
Lawmakers Push IRS on Backlog and Customer Service Problems
The agency says it's aiming to get to a "healthy" backlog level by the end of the year, but in June, the National Taxpayer Advocate said that would be "difficult" for the agency to do.
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