Congress says it’s still in the dark over Interior reorganization
Congress has already appropriated more than $17 million, but lawmakers said they still haven't seen the department's detailed plan for the Interior reorganization.
View Article3rd ex-intelligence official this year guilty of conspiring with Chinese...
In today's Federal Newscast, another former member of the intelligence community was found to have conspired with Chinese intelligence services.
View ArticleHouse VA committee worried agency failing to curb sexual harassment at...
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group in the House Veterans Affairs Committee wants more information about VA's plans to curb sexual harassment.
View ArticleWhy wannabe execs dread Red Letter Day
For many dedicated, ambitious, career civil servants getting into the elite Senior Executive Service is a very big deal.
View ArticleWhere have all the classifiers gone?
As federal work has shifted, grades have crept up to the point where traditional job classification is almost a thing of the past.
View ArticleWhat does the federal manager of the future look like? Take our survey
Federal News Network is conducting a survey of federal employees about the current state of managers in the government. We also want to know what skillsets, capabilities and training these managers...
View ArticleNew accountability office hasn’t made a dent in VA’s ‘culture of...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing new training and policies for both employees and investigators within the agency's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.
View ArticleDespite $258M cut, Labor modernizing IT, striving for workforce improvements
Patrick Pizzella, acting Labor secretary, spent time at the agency in the 2000s and is using that knowledge to push the pace of change in technology, human resources and driving decisions through data.
View ArticleAgencies are launching new reskilling, IT career opportunities in all shapes...
USDA is the latest agency to announce a new training and reskilling opportunity, this time geared for rising IT employees interested in becoming a CIO or CISO.
View ArticleCBO confirms no sequestration cuts this year
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have one less thing to worry about for the final six weeks of fiscal 2019, budget cuts due to sequestration are not on the table.
View ArticleRetaliation was thriving at the State Department
The agency's IG report on two Trump administration appointees reads like a politicals' manual for what not to do.
View ArticleHouse VA Committee chair calls for agencywide stand-down to address veteran...
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, wants all hands on deck to address veteran suicide.
View ArticleCan the civil service be broken?
Former DHS chief human capital officer Jeff Neal says he didn't used to, but that the recent USDA situation makes him think the civil service might in fact be broken.
View ArticleWhy agencies are mapping out new and improved leadership development models
Both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Personnel Management are building new leadership development models for a modern era.
View ArticleIt’s time for a Cabinet-level management department
While all of the focus on the OPM-GSA merger has been on OPM’s shortcomings, it is safe to say that the federal government as a whole has not covered itself with respect to management issues.
View ArticleSenior executives earn top honors for research, new discoveries — and...
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. Ask agencies how they managed to survive the 35-day...
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IT executive retirements hit USDA, Commerce while HHS, GSA lose key personnel
The end of any calendar year usually means change in the federal community. Whether because of retirements or federal executives moving to new jobs in the public or private sector, there are a lot of...
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Amend the Hatch Act and restore federal workers’ First Amendment rights
This column was originally published on Jeff Neal’s blog, ChiefHRO.com, and was republished here with permission from the author. The Hatch Act, originally passed in 1939, substantially limits the...
View ArticleTrump’s 2021 budget pledges training for 400,000 federal employees
The Trump administration set one of its first, clear goals for upskilling and reskilling the federal workforce in its latest budget proposal. “We have made a firm commitment to reskilling up to and...
View ArticlePentagon imposes new travel restrictions for military, civilian personnel
The Defense Department said Wednesday night that it is implementing a sweeping set of travel restrictions that will affect both uniformed and civilian personnel as it tries to limit the spread of the...
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