Archive: January 4, 2009 - January 10, 2009
Unions Disagree with OPM Director
Not surprisingly, the two largest federal employee unions disagree with Michael W. Hager, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, who gave the Bush administration credit for survey findings that 84 percent of federal workers like their jobs....
By Sara Goo | January 9, 2009; 4:45 PM ET | Comments (4)
Job Satisfaction High Among Government Workers
Federal workers like their jobs. That’s one major finding in the 2008 Federal Human Capital Survey the Office of Personnel Management released yesterday. More than 210,000 workers participated in the survey. Ninety-one percent said the work they do is...
By Eric Pianin | January 9, 2009; 9:01 AM ET | Comments (0)
Top 10 Government Agencies to Work For
The Office of Personnel Management released results of its 2008 Federal Human Capital Survey this afternoon. More than 210,000 workers participated in the survey. Ninety-one percent said the work they do is important and 84 percent said they like what...
By Sara Goo | January 8, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Comments (0)
Federal Government: Model Employer or Work in Progress?
How do most federal employees rate Uncle Sam -- as a model employer or a work in progress? If you said model employer, I have a Senate seat to sell you. The federal Merit Systems Protection Board has examined a...
By Eric Pianin | January 7, 2009; 7:15 PM ET | Comments (19)
Report: Half of Gov. Agencies Report On Employment Discrimination
The organization Federally Employed Women is disappointed that so many federal agencies did not meet reporting requirements related to employment discrimination. Only half of the 167 agencies required to submit the reports did so in fiscal 2006, down from 68...
By Sara Goo | January 7, 2009; 2:02 PM ET | Comments (0)
Trying to Turn Around a Nearly 'Useless' Agency
Thomas Beck runs a tiny agency, but he has a huge job. As the new chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, Beck’s task is to reinvigorate an organization that had become almost useless. The Authority’s mission is to resolve...
By Eric Pianin | January 6, 2009; 6:55 PM ET | Comments (2)
Federal Workers Give Gov. Jobs Thumbs Up
Eight times since 1983, the Merit Systems Protection Board has surveyed federal workers on such things as employee satisfaction. The agency summarizes the 25 years of research in a new report, “The Federal Government: A Model Employer or a Work...
By Sara Goo | January 6, 2009; 10:17 AM ET | Comments (1)
