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Rebuilding Government’s Human Capital Should be a Priority
Too often, the argument for reform is vague or the benefits unclear; on balance employees expect to lose.
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Federal Staffing Problems Are Inextricably Linked to Pay Problems
When workforce issues impede an agency’s service to the public, it’s more than a line in the budget.
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What is Fair Pay for Federal Employees?
Officials plan to do something they've never done before—develop a market analysis comparing the total compensation for federal jobs with their non-federal counterparts.
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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.
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One State's Proven Strategy for Civil Service Reform
Under the leadership of former Gov. Haslam, Tennessee succeeded in shifting to outcomes-based management.
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GAO is Wrong: Job Classification Cannot Be Fixed
It is the most antiquated and bureaucratic of all federal HR practices.
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Is Pay for Performance as Bad As the Critics Contend?
Employees have any number of other reasons for stress at work.
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The High Cost of Undervaluing Older Talent
Older workers are far more influential than their younger colleagues.
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Pay for Performance is the Only Choice
At this point, the General Schedule is an impediment to good government.
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How the GS System Fails Federal Workers and Everyone Else
If government could start with a clean page to plan a new pay system, it would never consider the General Schedule program model.
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Federal Executive Pay is Inadequate
When school superintendents are paid significantly more than government’s leaders, something is wrong.
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Winning and Losing the HR Game
Using the same metrics across federal agencies would highlight the best and worst performers.
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The GS System Fails in Today’s Labor Markets
Companies understand that you get what you pay for.
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Employees Should Be Managed as Valued Assets
It’s time to stop treating human capital spending as an administrative expense. It’s an investment in future performance.
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Last One Out, Turn Off the Lights
Retirements were up 24 percent last year. The shutdown is likely to drive many more civil servants out the door in 2019.
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Is the Federal Workforce Reaching Its Breaking Point?
The level of burnout across government may be approaching a crisis point. The cost is substantial and growing worse.
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One More Time: Are Federal Employees Underpaid or Overpaid?
The Federal Salary Council will meet Tuesday to consider the question. Here’s what members should consider.
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What Really Ails the Federal Workforce
We know what’s broken—leading the list is the General Schedule.
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Breaking Through Government’s Time Warp
In five years, the framework of government’s salary system will be 100 years old.
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