Author Archive

Brett Mencin

Workforce

OPM’s new suitability authority blurs the line between hiring vetting and employee discipline

COMMENTARY | A change allowing suitability actions for post-appointment misconduct could reshape how agencies respond to issues uncovered through continuous vetting, but the Office of Personnel Management’s willingness to use it will determine whether it becomes a routine tool or a rarely used exception.

Management

Trusted Workforce 2.0: Moving the chains to phase three in federal vetting reform

COMMENTARY | “It's no longer just about strategy—it's about execution,” writes one expert.

Management

Candidate-centric vetting: A new era of mobility

COMMENTARY | Improved tracking of suitability determinations would lead to true reciprocity and transfer of trust, writes one Trusted Workforce 2.0 expert.