Workforce
The Infrastructure Law Will Require Thousands of New Feds, and the Biden Team Is Giving Special Permission to Hire Them Quickly
OPM is also pushing special hiring authority for HR staff.
Workforce
FEMA Experiences ‘Mass Exit’ of Employees Amid Surge in Disasters
The agency is still dealing with 1,000 disasters as its workload continues to climb.
Oversight
Watchdog: FDA Needs a Central Workforce Plan to Help Meet Public Health Mission
The agency faces stiff competition from private sector employers, said the Government Accountability Office.
Management
OPM Again Extends Deadline for Agencies to Adopt Skills-Based Hiring
The government's personnel agency said final guidance on implementing skills-based hiring assessments, rather than purely educational attainment, is coming soon.
Pay & Benefits
A New Addition to Locality Pay Areas, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
Outside Groups Launch Initiative to Find and Pay Interns for Federal Agencies
Students will receive $4,000 stipend and work for one summer.
Workforce
Ahuja: OPM Has Hired More than 300 as Part of Agency Rebuild
The director of the Office of Personnel Management said a recent report on how to reform the HR agency has “galvanized” its workforce in support of change.
Workforce
House Panel Examines Recruitment and Telework for the ‘Next Generation’ of Feds
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said Wednesday that he is introducing legislation to reform the federal government’s internship programs and writing a bill to expand agencies’ metrics regarding telework following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workforce
Biden Signs Measure To Boost VA's Recruitment of Departing Service Members
New law will help VA fill shortages in its health care workforce, president says.
Management
USPS At Risk of Falling Short on Space and Staffing to Support Holiday Season, IG Warns
Postal Service says it's in much better shape than last year, when it was overwhelmed and beset by delays.
Workforce
Land Management Agency Still Facing Vacancies From Headquarters Move After Workers Fled
The agency's Black and most experienced workers saw particular decreases.
Workforce
Why Ageism Should Be an Urgent Issue For Everyone
“COVID hit us over the head with a two-by-four," says the executive director of the Maine Council on Aging.
Workforce
OPM Rule Makes It Easier to Hire Recent College Grads
Under a new hiring authority, federal job applicants who graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s degree within the last two years can be hired outside of the competitive process at up to a GS-11 salary.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Law Enforcement Staffing Problem at the National Park Service
GovExec contributor Paul D. Berkowitz joins the podcast to discuss the potential for crisis at the parks.
Workforce
Students Can Now Earn up to $72,000 Annually, Federal HR Director Says
OPM Director Kiran Ahuja said the federal government is looking to overhaul internships, telling students “we need more of you and your colleagues coming into the federal government.”
Management
Human Capital Execs Are ‘Resigned’ to Operating Around a Failed HR System
Looking to the future, the GS system will be a barrier to rebuilding a federal workforce with essential expertise.
Management
The Failure of Government's Post-COVID Imagination
Twelve lessons to guide the future of work.
Workforce
OPM Finalizes Rule to Boost Agency Hiring of Military Spouses
Regulations removing obstacles to hiring spouses of active duty service members outside of the competitive process will go into effect next month.
Management
'Understaffed' IRS Is Letting Top 1% Avoid Taxes, Biden Administration Laments
Wealthiest Americans avoid $163B in taxes annually, but auditors warn that Biden's plan to fix the gap may yield underwhelming results.
Workforce