Some Details on Hiring Reform

At an event at the Labor Department to discuss the Obama administration's new initiatives on veterans' hiring, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry fielded a question about what those efforts mean for the larger goal of hiring reform. Berry was vague, but he did say that revamping student engagement programs was something the group working on hiring was making a priority. And he said "that process is coming along very smartly. It again is a multi-agency effort. We're in discussions with OMB and Chief Human Capital Officers Council, and we'll be beginning discussions with labor organizations in the near future. It is going to make everyone's lives easier in terms of approaching and applying for federal work."