Partnership for Public Service

An ‘agency in crisis’: Union makes pitch for $20B supplemental funding for SSA

The $20 billion supplemental funding request for SSA over the next 10 years would be crucial to reach the quality of services that the public expects,…

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Heading into 2024, OPM ‘fundamentally rethinking’ federal hiring

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Telework changes, hiring reforms of 2023 charting a course into the new year

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Agency chief human capital officers convene for 2023 fall forum in September. Image credit: Office of Personnel Management.

3 agencies that improved their FEVS response rates this year — and how they did it

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The government’s best and most accomplished get honored this evening

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How will OPM’s ‘rule of many’ function in federal hiring?

The “rule of many” proposal from OPM aims to combine two previous hiring systems — the “rule of three” and “category rating” — while addressing…

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Government shutdown averted, but federal employees still wary as Congress shifts deadline to holiday season

Federal employees see the extended shutdown deadline as a chance to set aside emergency funds, in case lawmakers can’t reach another 11th-hour deal just…

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Reforming federal hiring: Does the Chance to Compete Act promise more than the government can deliver?

The massively bipartisan Chance to Compete Act aims to modernize federal hiring — but experts say limitations in HR offices could stunt its potential, while others think the bill doesn’t take hiring reform far enough.

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