Management
What Democrats’ Senate Majority Means for Federal Agencies
With control of the Senate and its committees, federal workers can expect a slew of changes in legislative and oversight priorities.
Management
Federal Workforce Attrition Under the Trump Administration
Unusually high attrition among senior civil servants undermines the effectiveness of the federal workforce, a new analysis shows.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Trump Presidency's Effect on Workforce Management
Dr. Donald F. Kettl joins the podcast to look retrospectively at the past four years and how they've shaped the management of the civil service.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: The Dangers of Schedule F
The Project on Government Oversight's Nick Schwellenbach joins the podcast to talk about the workforce order and its effect on the civil service.
Workforce
Court Affirms Senior Executives in Government Have Only Limited Appeal Rights
Court also issues another defeat to President Trump's signature civil service reform law.
Management
As White House Steps Up Schedule F Implementation, ‘Lawmakers Don’t Get It’
Recent moves by OPM are stoking fear that the Trump administration is accelerating plans to politicize federal jobs as the window closes on Congress’ ability to block the move.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Workforce Management During a Transition
National Academy of Public Administration Fellow Jeffrey Neal joins the show to talk about personnel issues between administrations and at the beginning of a new admisnistration.
Workforce
Incoming Biden Officials Praise Career Federal Workers
Nominees' new tone marks contrast from the often adversarial relationship between Trump administration and career feds.
Pay & Benefits
The Federal Gender Pay Gap Is Shrinking, But the Remaining Disparity May Be the Hardest to Eliminate
Although the gap between men and women at federal agencies has fallen from 19 cents on the dollar in 1999 to 7 cents in 2017, the vast majority of the remaining salary discrepancy is “unexplained,” watchdog finds.
Workforce
How Dozens of Trump’s Political Appointees Will Stay in Government After Biden Takes Over
Documents show that officials appointed by Trump who’d otherwise lose their jobs under Biden have been approved for permanent positions in federal agencies.
Management
Remaking Government as a Great Place to Work
For reasons now buried in history, the Office of Personnel Management has never provided leadership in analyzing or tackling workforce problems.
Workforce
Inside How Biden Is Learning About Federal Agencies, Both Officially and Unofficially
The president-elect transition's team is now gleaning information from federal workers through multiple channels.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: Schedule F's Present and Future
Erich Wagner and Tom Shoop joined the podcast to discuss the OMB news in light of the workforce executive order.
Oversight
Lawmakers Seek Watchdog Briefings on Schedule F Implementation
Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office to keep them informed of how the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan to politicize potentially hundreds of thousands of federal jobs in the coming weeks.
Management
OMB Reportedly Designates 88% of Its Employees for Schedule F
One former official said the decision will make it harder, not easier, for presidents of both parties to implement their policy agendas in the future.
Management
Biden Should Act Like ‘CEO’ of Federal Workforce, Experts Suggest
Members of a working group at the National Academy of Public Administration said merely rolling back President Trump’s workforce policies will not be enough to empower federal employees—they will need active support from the top.
Workforce
Trump Has Slashed Jobs At Nearly Every Federal Agency; Biden Promises a Reversal
See which agencies have shed the most workers under Trump.
Management
The GS System Is a Barrier to Effective Governance
The rigidity of the General Schedule, the political pressure to control payroll costs, the importance of tenure and the restricted authority of managers all impede effective workforce management.
Management
Dozens of Senators Introduce Bill Blocking Trump’s Order to Politicize the Civil Service
Legislation from a group of 40 Democrats would rescind President Trump’s executive order creating a new Schedule F classification of federal employees without civil service protections.
Pay & Benefits
Panel Deals Major Blow to Trump's Signature Civil Service Reform, Calls for Rehiring of Fired Workers
Labor authority says administration violated a contract in implementing a 2017 law.
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