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At OPM, Weichert pushes direct hire, pay agent changes
Margaret Weichert, now acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, is clearing agencies to make direct hires in IT, cyber and other tech fields and is changing pay for specialized occupations.
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Weichert: Workforce issues stall IT modernization, data progress
Now acting head of the Office of Personnel Management, Margaret Weichert laid out her priorities for the workforce and the commercialization of federal data.
Digital Government
A government contractor crosses over to USDS
Steve Kelman reports on what prompted Kelly O'Connor to take an rather unusual career turn.
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Army extends higher pay, colonel rank to new cyber entrants
The Army is opening higher ranks and pay grades to cybersecurity specialists who join the Army in hopes of bolstering the cyber mission force.
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What the OPM shakeup means for the agency's planned merger with GSA
The abrupt departure of Jeff Tien Han Pon as director of the Office of Personnel Management was met with mixed levels of surprise, but some believe his being replaced will accelerate organization and policy changes.
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Director Jeff Pon out at OPM
Margaret Weichert, the Office of Management and Budget's deputy director for management, will be taking on a second role: acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, replacing Jeff Pon.
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OPM targets improved job satisfaction scores
The Office of Personnel Management is targeting low employee performance and engagement scores within agencies and setting milestones for action.
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House Republicans agree to give feds pay raise
The Trump administration had proposed a pay freeze on federal civilian wages in fiscal year 2019, but after the Senate passed a bill including a 1.9 percent raise for feds, House appropriators have followed suit.
Cybersecurity
DOD struggles with loss of cyber personnel
The Defense Department looks to targeted recruiting and bonuses to check the loss of cyber workers as it expands the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System.
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How AI will change the way government works
By automating mundane administrative tasks, AI creates work experiences that unleash productivity, bringing out the best in human workers.
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Hurd, Kelly: Government must pay more attention to AI
The leaders of the House IT subcommittee are looking to legislation and funding to level up progress in AI and workforce development to make sure feds can leverage the technology.
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Why HR must adapt to rise of AI, tech
The National Academy for Public Administration wants federal hiring and workforce management to adapt to modern technologies.
Cybersecurity
Security clearance backlog drops 9 percent
An interagency council credits a series of changes instituted to the security clearance process this year with the first drop unprocessed background investigations in years.
Acquisition
Air Force rolls out PEO Digital
The service is rebranding and changing its acquisition structure to reflect new statutory authorities and its agile approach to development.
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What federal job automation looks like
As the Trump administration aims to drive efficiency and accuracy and eliminate "low-value work," agencies are starting to think about what aspects of their operations lend themselves to automation.
Cybersecurity
Barriers to effective insider threat monitoring
IT security and HR shops must align their policies and activities to tackle the threat of data exfiltration.
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White House hosts summit on future of workforce
Federal employee unions weren't invited as private sector and federal HR leaders gathered in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to talk about automation and retraining.
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White House officials to huddle on future of federal workforce
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said she will talk about federal technology workforce needs at a White House session.
Digital Government
Will civic tech save government from its tech talent crisis?
Students drawn to digital government are bringing desperately needed skills (and enthusiasm) to agencies that are willing to engage, Steve Kelman writes.
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