civil service modernization

IG: Veterans Affairs may have overlooked cost of physical improvements needed for EHR

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ inspector general said the agency initially underestimated the costs of physical infrastructure…

Federal Newscast

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

House committee passes bill to prevent another Schedule F executive order from happening

Workforce

A long-serving and steady voice for public service and performance calls it a day

Workforce

Administrative changes are the first step in civil service modernization

Commentary

Civil service modernization is essential — here is one way to make it happen

Commentary

Bob Tobias, professor at the Key Executive Leadership program of American University

Good-government groups suggest ways to improve federal workforce under Biden

Workforce

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

5 workforce executive orders President-Elect Biden should cancel on Jan. 20

Commentary

Schedule F could hurt public’s trust in government even further

Workforce

Sharpening the federal government’s coronavirus response

Congress

It’s time for a Cabinet-level management department

Commentary

Can the civil service be broken?

Commentary

Company representatives invited to the White House, walk towards President Donald Trump as he signs an executive order during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Court reverses decision on Trump’s workforce executive orders, defying unions’ legal challenge

A federal judge invalidated nine provisions of the President’s workforce executive orders in a ruling last August. But the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned…

Unions

FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo lights illuminate the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington. On Thursday, Feb. 14, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

The MERIT Act: Where’s the merit?

The MERIT Act falls short of its purported goal of improving public service, Tom Temin writes.

Tom Temin Commentary

Where have all the classifiers gone?

Commentary

As federal work has shifted, grades have crept up to the point where traditional job classification is almost a thing of the past.