Archive: January 11, 2009 - January 17, 2009
OPM Develops New Senior Executive Application Process
The Office of Personnel Management is trying to develop a better way to select senior executive service members. In November, it completed a 5 1/2 month pilot program to test two new methods at eight federal agencies. One system, the...
By Sara Goo | January 16, 2009; 11:07 AM ET | Comments (2)
Inaguration Days Means a Holiday for Area Federal Workers
Federal employees who work in the Washington, D.C. area have certain advantages their co-workers around the country don’t. Being so close to so many bosses may or may not count as one. But the Beltway folks do get an...
By Eric Pianin | January 15, 2009; 6:30 PM ET | Comments (1)
EEOC Issues Report on Asian American Employment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a report prepared by the Asian American and Pacific Islander Work Group that contains recommendations designed to increase the presence of the minority group in federal employment. The recommendations were sent to EEOC...
By Sara Goo | January 15, 2009; 12:42 PM ET | Comments (1)
Students Rank Gov. Agencies High Among Employers
Uncle Sam as the boss man must be doing something right. A survey released today by the Partnership for Public Service and Universum USA says that five federal government agencies are among the top 15 "ideal" employers. They were picked...
By Sara Goo | January 14, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
In a Twist, the NLRB is Facing an Unfair Labor Practice Charge
The National Labor Relations Board has problems with its labor relations. In a case of “do as I say not as I do,” the NLRB is refusing to obey a ruling by a sister agency that settles disputes between the...
By Eric Pianin | January 13, 2009; 7:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Staffers' Good-Riddance Party for Chao a Labor of Love
During these last few days of the Bush administration, you might expect gatherings where career staffers bid a fond farewell to the political appointees they've worked closely with for years. Labor Department staffers held such an affair last week, a...
By Eric Pianin | January 13, 2009; 8:52 AM ET | Comments (0)
Public Service Group Sends Warm Farewell to Voinovich
One of the first off the blocks to react to the retirement announcement by Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio) was the Partnership for Public Service, a good government group that focuses on the federal workforce. Voinovich, who said today that...
By Sara Goo | January 12, 2009; 1:25 PM ET | Comments (2)
