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Tag Archives: OPM
Building a Better Federal Workforce
This week marks Public Service Recognition Week. During this annual event, we usually feature some of our work on the federal workforce—and this year is no exception.
How Useful Are Identity Theft Services?
Many people purchase identity theft services—or receive them free when their information is compromised in an organization’s data breach. These services typically include four components: credit monitoring, identity monitoring, identity restoration, and identity theft insurance. For April’s Financial Literacy Month, … Continue reading
Measuring Federal Employee Performance
For many federal employees, October means another cycle of performance appraisals and ratings. Federal agencies need employees who do good work, so today’s WatchBlog looks at what it takes to rate federal employees, how they measure up, and what to … Continue reading
Federal Cybersecurity Challenges
These days, when you turn on the news you almost always see another hack, leak, or breach putting sensitive information at risk. But we’ve been focusing on keeping federal agency information systems secure for a long time. For October’s Cybersecurity … Continue reading
The Costs and Benefits of Federal Telework (podcast)
It used to be that if you weren’t in the office, you couldn’t get work done. Now, at least 1 million federal employees are eligible to telework. But what are the costs and benefits to federal agencies of this flexible … Continue reading
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August 4, 2016
Tagged CHCO, Chief Human Capital Officers, Department of Transportation, DOT, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, federal telework, feds, General Services Administration, GSA, Merit Systems Protection Board, MSPB, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, telework, United States Department of Agriculture, usda, Yvonne Jones
Strengthening the Federal Workforce
The first week of May is Public Service Recognition Week, honoring the people who serve the country—and the public. It’s also a time for us to examine federal agencies and the Office of Personnel Management’s efforts to hire, develop, and … Continue reading
General Issues with the General Schedule
Outside of the government, people may think all feds are the same. Inside, however, is an entire classification system for government workers. This was launched back in 1949, and, since then, much has changed. Today’s WatchBlog takes a look at … Continue reading
Podcast on Federal Employee Engagement
It shouldn’t be surprising that both private and public organizations perform better when employees are more engaged—that is, committed to the mission and organization. But after peaking in 2011, federal employee engagement has declined, primarily at several large agencies.
Reflections on the Federal Workforce
This week is Public Service Recognition Week, which honors federal workers’ competence and dedication, and reminds us of the important work federal employees perform every day. In honor of this week, today’s WatchBlog reflects on federal workforce management progress and … Continue reading
Sharing Data to Improve Disaster Response and Recovery Programs
Since 2013, our Government Data Sharing Community of Practice has hosted a series of public discussions on challenges and opportunities related to sharing data in government. Read on for the findings of our latest forum on how government can use … Continue reading
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March 30, 2015
Tagged community of practice, data analytics, data sharing community of practice, data sharing cop, Department of Defense, disaster, disaster response, DOD, FAIS, HUD, innovation for disaster response and recovery initiative, minutes, mitre, OPM, Recovery, Steve Lord, white house
