The Office of Personnel Management has issued a playbook outlining actions agencies can take to build an inclusive, agile, engaged and skilled federal workforce. OPM said Friday the new Workforce of the
MoreLoren DeJonge Schulman, associate director of performance and personnel management at the Office of Management and Budget, said government agencies looking to improve customer service should provide the federal workforce with the
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The National Finance Center within the U.S. Department of Agriculture should implement organizational transformation initiatives, advance information technology modernization and improve employee and customer experience to meet priorities and modernize operations as
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The Office of Management and Budget made quarterly changes to the President’s Management Agenda, emphasizing workforce upskilling and the adoption of tools to enable equity in government procurement. The PMA put forward
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Federal agencies should make use of new and existing government initiatives to remedy skills gaps in their workforce, said Jason Barke, deputy associate director for strategic workforce planning at the U.S. Office
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The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance meant to encourage federal hiring managers to assess potential candidates based on skills rather than relying solely on the applicants’ educational attainment or self-evaluation
MoreThe White House has issued an executive order that requires federal contractors to provide safety protocols to their employees to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as part of efforts to improve the
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has launched the Federal Workforce Competency Initiative (FWCI), a workforce data collection effort that aims to support recruitment, training, performance management, career development, job design and
MoreThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report summarizing its insights on previous work and recommendations encompassing three areas for building up the federal workforce in science and technology. “We testified
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will strive to increase workforce opportunities for neurodiverse individuals. NGA launched its Neurodiverse Federal Workforce pilot program in Dec. 2020. The agency will foster partnerships with MITRE
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