Workforce
State's Hiring Freeze Crushed Morale and Impaired Key Trump Priorities, IG Says
The department is still reeling from the hiring pause and civil service staffing is still falling.
Management
Social Security Administrator Institutes Partial Hiring Freeze
Unions say they have not been briefed on the measure, which applies to all headquarters components and regional offices.
Workforce
Lawmakers Accuse Trump Administration of Circumventing Congress on Weather Service Staffing
Employees say they are working more overtime on account of vacancies than they are allowed to get paid for.
Management
Federal HR Officials: Get Rid of Most Hiring Authorities
Officials at the Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs departments said having too many avenues for hiring a federal employee causes paralysis at agencies.
Workforce
Homeland Security Has a Problem Hiring and Keeping Women
The department is failing to address known barriers to a number of ethnic and racial groups, a watchdog report finds.
Workforce
Census Eclipses 500K Applicants, Still Needs 2.3M More
The bureau is working to overcome fears instilled by the Trump administration's court fight to include a citizenship question, official says.
Workforce
Investigations Into Mistreatment of State Department Workforce are in ‘Final Stages,’ IG Says
The watchdog plans to unveil results of inquiries into political retaliation and the hiring freeze in coming weeks.
Workforce
Presidential Hopeful Vows to Double the Number of Career Diplomats at State
Democratic candidate would create new recruiting pipelines and pay structures to boost workforce.
Management
OPM Announces New ‘Data Scientist’ Job Title
Officials hope that an "unofficial" data science marker for federal jobs could help both with recruitment of new federal workers as well as improve evidence-based policymaking and data management efforts.
Workforce
Dozens of Democrats Say Trump Administration is Under Hiring and Over Firing Disabled Feds
Lawmakers want data to further investigate the hiring and firing of workers with targeted disabilities.
Pay & Benefits
House Pushes Forward on Spending Packages That Would Boost Hiring, Block Trump-Backed Reforms
Lawmakers are still negotiating with the White House on overall spending caps.
Management
OPM Proposes Legislation to Clarify Probationary Periods, Expand Hiring Eligibility
The federal government’s HR agency also hopes to remove a cap on interns at federal agencies.
Management
Senior Executives Association Teams Up with Freelance Gig Exchange
Collaboration aims to broaden opportunities for agency subject-matter experts.
Management
TSA Braces for 4% Increase in Summer Travelers Amid Staffing Woes
Low pay and limited career opportunities are contributing to high turnover at the agency, investigators have found.
Management
Government Needs to Invest in Human Resources
In high performing organizations, HR specialists work as advisers and consultants to line managers to address workforce problems. That doesn’t happen in federal agencies.
Management
White House: Proposed Hiring Rule Was Meant to Help, Not Hurt Ex-Offenders Seeking Federal Jobs
Administration seeks to clarify intent of proposed requirement that applicants disclose participation in pretrial diversion programs, amid outcry.
Pay & Benefits
All But Three Cabinet-Level Departments Have Shed Jobs Under Trump
Agencies say they are now trying to reverse that trend.
Oversight
State Dept. Employees Could Award Themselves Promotions, Watchdog Warns
Auditor notes need to enforce multiple approvals of personnel moves.
Management
IRS Makes Progress With Hiring, Training to Implement New Tax Law
Agency had to update 202 tax products and change 128 information technology systems.
Oversight