Robert Shea, principal, Grant Thornton
The post Robert Shea, principal, Grant Thornton appeared first on FederalNewsRadio.com.
View ArticleFor Your Benefit: Steps to moving out of your job that minimize awkwardness
This week on For Your Benefit, host Bob Leins welcomes Mike Townshend to discuss the awkward feeling that comes along with stepping out of a career or job. The post For Your Benefit: Steps to moving...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CIA failing to recruit and promote minorities, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA is failing to hire and promote enough minorities despite years of vowing to do so, Director John Brennan said Tuesday, announcing a new effort to tackle the problem of a...
View ArticleTiny White House leadership program targets government’s biggest challenges
The White House is launching a leadership development program so small the participants could easily fit around a single conference table. Yet if successful, they could revolutionize the way the...
View ArticleLynne Bernabei: What the VA Accountability Act means for you
A House bill passed last week would give the Veterans Affairs Secretary much more flexibility to fire corrupt or poor-performing employees — not just top officials. The 2015 VA Accountability Act would...
View ArticleJenny Yang: Celebrating half a century at the EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission celebrates its 50th anniversary today. And while it's made a lot of progress since 1965, there's still a lot of work to do to achieve across-the-board...
View ArticleCAOs feel the pressure to get more bang for the buck
Federal chief acquisition officers continue to feel the pressure to hire, train and retain acquisition workers. But an old priority is gaining new life among CAOs and senior procurement executives...
View ArticleSusan Kelly: Redesigning the Transition to Veterans Program
More than 200,000 men and women leave the military every year. Many of them discover finding a job and transitioning to a civilian life can be difficult. DOD's newly redesigned Transition to Veterans...
View ArticleHouse passes hiring reform bill for seasonal workers
The House just passed a bill making it easier for part-time federal land management employees to become full-time. The Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (H.R. 1531), passed unanimously in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why words matter when it comes to disability accommodations in your office
This commentary is part of Federal News Radio’s special report, The Federal Office of the Future. Earlier this summer, I had the pleasure of welcoming 50 leading thinkers on disability-related issues...
View ArticleBridget Roddy: Managing the Virtual Student Foreign Service
The State Department dispatches people to countries all over the world, but now it's trying something new — employing student interns who stay at their universities while working on projects abroad....
View ArticleTim McManus: Better use of your agency’s data can speed up recruiting process
Recruiting new talent at the National Cemetery Administration is getting faster now because the agency has focused on streamlining its hiring process. NCA is using data analytics to help it hire the...
View ArticleFour things that bother federal executives about their agencies
Vanderbilt researchers David Lewis and Mark Richardson discuss their survey with Emily Kopp...
View ArticleCarol Bonosaro: SEA voices objections to VA bill
A bill that makes it easier for the Veterans Affairs Secretary to fire senior executives could extend to all other employees at the department. The probationary period for new employees would also get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shrinking Army still capable, but at higher risk, incoming chief tells senators
Jared Serbu: Shrinking Army still capable, but at higher risk July 22, 2015 9:20 am http://1yxsm73j7aop3quc9y5ifaw3.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072215_fd_jse_milley.mp3Download...
View ArticleHouse passes Secret Service training, VA COLA bills
From Secret Service training to expanding the Veterans Affairs Department’s authority to fire its employees, the House passed a number of bills this week that, if enacted, could impact federal...
View ArticleDoD to scrub out burdensome, costly acquisition regulations
Jason Miller: Scrubbing DoD’s acquisition policy clean July 29, 2015 10:53 am http://1yxsm73j7aop3quc9y5ifaw3.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072915_fd_jmi_mcfarland1.mp3Download...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Increased employee satisfaction benefits recruitment, retention
David Dye: Improving the employee experience August 7, 2015 9:54 am http://1yxsm73j7aop3quc9y5ifaw3.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/080615_fd_dye_deloitte1.mp3Download audio Federal...
View ArticleDavid Dye: Improving the employee experience
Agencies have problems with recruitment, training, leadership development and succession planning. That's not an outside criticism. It's coming from their own employees. The Partnership for Public...
View ArticleCyber champs get inside look at ICE crime center
College cybersecurity champions get VIP treatment at federal agencies Emily Kopp | August 6, 2015 11:36 am...
View Article
