When a government senior executive once showed up for a new job, he had to ask where his office was. “There was a name tag on my door but the office had an antiquated computer and no Blackberry,” the executive said. Not exactly a propitious start.
The Office of Personnel Management wants to put an end to that kind of inhospitable experience for new leaders from the Senior Executive Service. Keep reading →
The latest annual survey of federal employees, conducted by the Office of Personnel Management, finds that there are at least a dozen federal agencies where half or more of employees now telework to some extent.
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The battle between the public and private sectors to attract top talent often boils down to workplace intangibles such as work/life balance. And few efforts to improve that balance have attracted more attention within the federal government than telework.
Permitting more federal employees to skip the commute and work from home isn’t just an act of good will to attract and retain employees. It also boils down to smart economics. The General Services Administration estimates that if federal workers telecommuted at least one day per week, federal agencies could increase productivity by more than $2.3 billion annually. Agencies could also save potentially billions more on office space, electricity and supplies. Keep reading →
This article was adapted from a blog posted on The White House Office of Management and Budget website by Deputy Director for Management and Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients.
The Washington Post ran a story Friday about an inspector general report that showed that from 2006 to 2010, the Office of Personnel Management paid $601 million to retirees who are dead. Keep reading →
One of the most useful aspects of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey is the ability to look at trends over time.
This year, the conventional wisdom was that we would see a significant drop in federal employee satisfaction and engagement due to the current pay freeze, the threat of a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriation that was pending at the time the survey was conducted, and the increase in negative public attitudes toward government and – by extension – toward government employees, and declining agency budgets. Keep reading →
A just-released survey of more than 266,300 federal employees reveals a remarkably positive workforce that, despite the prospects of shutdowns, pay freezes and benefit reductions, still views the federal government and the agencies employees work for as a good place to work.
A large majority of federal employees (85 percent) like the work they do. And as recurring evidence of what often separates public sector work from the private sector, 92 percent believe the work they do is important. Still, as the threat of budget cutbacks and uncertainty loom over federal employees working all over the globe, a substantial portion–nearly seven out of every 10 federal employees– say they recommend their organization as a good place to work. Keep reading →
Apparently, twenty-somethings who work for the VA love their jobs.
This is among the insights in a new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte based on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2010 employee survey. Keep reading →