FEATURES Rebooting Reform
Dismantling the embattled Defense personnel system could spark a reinvention of performance management across government. When President Obama signed legislation that repealed the National Security Personnel System, on a warm day in late October, the Rose Garden celebration seemed like a bit of a letdown. The rollback of the controversial Defense Department pay program was just one of many federal employee ...
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Telework to Expand for Federal Jobs
The recent snowmageddon has made the option of telework a godsend for many federal agencies. GovCentral will go more in depth with a report on Thursday, February 11th. -
Wake up with the Gov - GovCentral Morning Round-up
D.C. Federal Agencies Closed Tuesday While people in the D.C. region already know this, the Office of Personnel Management has closed all federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area. Here are GovCentral, we really think that Tuesday's snow should be called snow-over-it". Rep. John Murtha dies at 77 U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an unapologetic bearer of pork for his congressional district ... -
Master the New USAJOBS
Last month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) unveiled a long-awaited update to USAJOBS.gov, the key hub for careers in the federal government. One of the most vocal frustrations with USAJOBS in the past was its confusing layout. The new landing page attempts to address this with a much cleaner interface. We wondered how USAJOBS would improve the website experience in ... -
Federal employees' express top needs for advancing their career
The Merit Systems Protection Board asked federal employees which behaviors and characteristics help advance a federal career. Here are the top such factors, along with the percentage of employees who said it would be helpful: You can read other surveys from the MSPB at their website. -- A supportive supervisor to encourage my development and advancement (85 percent) -- Senior ... -
GovCentral takes home #4 spot in top-ranked Gov't social networks
We're pretty excited in GovCentral HQ today as we were ranked #4 in the top government social networks by OhMyGov.com In addition to GovCentral.com, our friends and Monster cohorts, Military.com took home the top spot. I'm pretty excited to see GovCentral in this group as we continue to see growth since integrating with Monster.com in September 2009. The purpose of the ...
15 Tips for Acing Federal Job Applications
Your primary mission as you apply for federal jobs is to stand out. In the wake of the recent government job craze created by the presidential transition, the soon-to-come creation of ...
