Pathways Program

Pathways Program overhaul seeks to open doors to more candidates

New updates to the Pathways Program aim to foster early-career federal talent, open the doors to more applicants and alleviate some challenges with the…

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OPM prioritizing pooled hiring, HR workforce in 2025 budget

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

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Agencies would see broader applicant pools, more flexibility in Pathways Program under OPM proposal

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OPM making plans to broaden the applicant pool for paid federal internships

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, and NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, speak to federal interns at experience program launch event. Photo by Drew Friedman, Federal News Network.

NASA helps launch a new program, and it’s not going to space

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Agencies get clearer direction from OPM, OMB to expand early-career pipeline

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New House bill attempts to reinvigorate underperforming federal internship program

The bill, known as the Building the Next Generation of Federal Employees Act, attempts to improve the federal internship experience, ensure students get…

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FILE - In this June 23, 2014, file photo, a recruiter, at left, takes the resume of an applicant during a job fair, in Philadelphia. On Thursday, May 11, 2017, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

OPM hiring policy gives agencies new tool to more easily recruit recent graduates

The new policy from the Office of Personnel Management allows agencies to recruit and hire recent graduates without regard to traditional rating, ranking…

Hiring/Retention

With agencies preparing for the future of work, Ahuja says OPM is ready to help

Workforce

The Office of Personnel Management is preparing new telework and remote work guidance for agencies, and it’s pulling together more training materials for employees and managers on how to adapt to the “hybrid” environment.

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