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The Federal Drive talks to GSA's Bev Godwin about National Women's Health Week and NetApp's Mark Weber on big data.
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Some departments are improving personnel practices around recruitment and knowledge management even in the face of pay freezes and criticisms of public servants. DHS created a higher education engagement group to bring in college students. GSA finds quality of applicants still strong. Senior leaders highlight successes during Public Service Recognition Week.
The Partnership for Public Service announced the 33 finalists contending for Service to America Medals for 2012.
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
A roundtable discussion of the events at this years' Public Service Recognition Week. April 20, 2012
Recent data from the Office of Personnel Management suggests that the long-predicted retirement tsunami of federal employees may have started. As more and more baby boomers opt to retire, a vacuum of knowledge and experience is being left behind at many agencies. Some federal managers are now scrambling to figure out ways to ride out the wave.
Martha Johnson modeled the "ultimate in accountability" when she stepped down Monday as head of the General Services Administration in light of an Inspector General report that outlined wasteful spending at a 2010 training conference in Las Vegas. Also, two other GSA officials were fired Monday.
The annual rankings can serve as a recruiting tool for agencies, said Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership.
Top ranked agencies say constant contact with employees is key to success. FDIC moved from the bottom in 2005 to the top this year. Surface Transportation Board takes top spot among small agencies for second year in a row.
This year\'s \"Best Places to Work\" rankings include both agencies that have long topped the list and others that made made strides to reach the top 10 list.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Surface Transportation Board top the Partnership for Public Service\'s annual list of best places to work in the federal government. \"The survey won\'t give you all the answers, but it\'ll tell you some questions to ask,\" said John Palguta, the partnership\'s vice president for policy.