Workforce
GovExec Daily: Why the 'Deep State' Doesn't Exist in the Civil Service
Guo Xu and Edoardo Teso join the podcast to discuss their paper "Ideology and Performance in Public Organization."
Management
OPM Looks to Update Federal Job Competencies
Officials hope an updated list of skills required for jobs throughout the federal government will better inform federal personnel policy.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Are Denied Step Increases In Just 1 of Every 1,000 Cases
Within-grade pay raises are "nearly automatic" rather than a true appraisal tool, board finds.
Pay & Benefits
After Decades of Stasis, Federal Pay Policy Is a Shambles
The Biden administration has an opportunity to change that, a former Trump administration official argues.
Workforce
Groups Renew Push to Finally Make Federal Employee Appeals Board Fully Functional
More than 3,000 federal worker appeals are currently languishing before the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Modernizing OPM to Benefit the Federal Workforce
National Academy of Public Administration Fellows Janet Hale and Terry Gerton join the podcast to discuss the ways human capital management can be improved.
Workforce
In 'Landmark' Ruling, Court Raises Threshold for Firing Feds
Agencies must do more to prove feds were actually performing poorly, court says in precedent-setting decision.
Management
Study: OPM-GSA Merger Proposal Would Not Have Solved Problems It Aimed to Fix
A team of analysts has recommended elevating OPM's role in human capital management and making it less involved in “transaction-by-transaction compliance” activities.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Administration Brings Back Presidential Rank Awards
The Office of Personnel Management is fielding nominations for the annual awards for senior federal workers, after last year’s iteration of the program was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Oversight
GAO: Federal Human Capital Management has Regressed Over Last Two Years
The government watchdog agency faulted a lack of leadership at OPM for the failure to address gaps in critical skills and other federal workforce issues.
Management
Senior Biden Official Vows to Repair ‘Damage’ to Federal Workforce
The White House will unveil reforms in the forthcoming president's management agenda, OMB's director of performance management said on Monday.
Management
Advocates, Experts Urge More Protections for Feds Following Trump Workforce Initiatives
Union officials and good government experts said Congress needs more guardrails in place to protect the federal civil service, while a former Trump official defended the administration’s actions.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The New FLRA Chief and Biden's Priorities for Feds
GovExec reporter Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss his interview with Ernest DuBester and how he fits into the White House workforce strategy.
Management
House Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Grant TSA Employees Full Federal Protections
Since the agency’s founding following Sept. 11, 2001, workers at the Transportation Security Administration have had lower pay, abridged collective bargaining rights and fewer protections than other federal employees.
Workforce
Federal Agencies Are Increasingly Avoiding Normal Hiring Procedures to Bring On New Staff Quickly
Policymakers should resolve a conflict in how direct hiring is being used, reviewing agency says.
Workforce
Biden: Foreign Service Officers and Career Civil Servants Are the 'Center of All That I Intend to Do'
The president says federal employees are "badly" needed and promises, "I'm going to have your back."
Pay & Benefits
Fixing Federal Compensation Should Be Civil Service Reform Priority No. 1
Seven proposals for changing compensation to help realize a larger goal—an effective public service.
Workforce
Segregation Policies in Federal Government in Early 20th Century Harmed Black Americans for Decades
President Wilson sanctioned segregation policies more than a century ago by targeting Black civil service workers.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Records Message for Career Feds as He Calls for Boosting Their Minimum Wage
"You're the ones running the show," Biden tells civil servants.
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