Margot Conrad

Group of current and former OPM directors and deputy directors attend CHCO Council 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony

The CHCO Council’s role is growing, but major recruitment and retention challenges remain

OPM is trying to give CHCOs more opportunities to offer feedback on planned policy changes, as long-standing federal recruitment challenges endure.

Hiring/Retention

Office of Personnel Management

Panel of awards winners discusses past and future goals for the CHCO Council at 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony.

After 20 years, CHCO Council eyes more reforms to federal human capital

Workforce

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

For newly empowered CHCO Council, the future of federal work is top of mind

Workforce

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

First Look

OPM will reassume full control over CHCO Council, with efforts to elevate human capital group underway

Workforce

PPS

How agencies can improve recruitment and hiring without Congress’ help

Hiring/Retention

AP/Cliff Owen

Lawmakers see paid family leave, more federal interns as viable ideas to improve talent pipeline

Workforce

Partnership for Public Service

Groups publish advice for D.C. leadership to keep feds outside of region engaged

Federal Drive

Federal hiring is a problem everyone acknowledges but never seems to change

Federal Drive

How to give Public Service Recognition Week a boost

Federal Drive

Partnership for Public Service launches program for finding federal cyber staff

Federal Drive

Important not to forget shutdown’s stinging side effects

Federal Drive

10-step checklist for agency leaders returning from shutdown

As more formerly furloughed feds filter back to work, no doubt they’re finding all sorts of piled up tasks both pressing and trivial.

Federal Drive

Pathways program still drawing students, recent grads to federal service

Since 2010 the Presidential Management Fellows Program has brought thousands of students and recent graduates into federal service. Margot Conrad at the…

Federal Drive

Post-midterms, need for civil service modernization remains

Federal Drive

The election wasn’t really a referendum on federal employees but they had a lot at stake. Margot Conrad, director of Federal Workforce Programs at the Partnership for Public Service, offered her perspective.