The article reports on the release of the Report on Agencies' Use of Hiring Flexibilities by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in the U.S. The report contains baseline data on the use, effectiveness and efficiency of hiring flexibilities that federal agencies might use to create ...
Another “quantity” policy is hiring more teachers to increase existing schools' capacity. Existing evidence suggests that smaller classes lead to improved learning in general. Exploiting a policy in Bolivia that schools with pupil-teacher ratios above 30 can apply to the authorities for another ...
Subsequently, at the local level, municipalities and local authorities must take the responsibilities for activities ranging from energy and building sectors, land use planning to wastewater treatment facilities, and transport and mobility and infrastructure sectors. Within its work on identification of B...
hiringManagementopmusajobsThe article reports that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced a series of changes to make the USAJOBS website more accessible. The new features on the website would simplify the process of applying for a federal job and make it more user-...
At some point, a company may have to decide whether to report a violation of the Act to law enforcement authorities. The disadvantages are lost time and money, unwanted publicity, and the fact that the defendant’s attorney may request secrets that could then be revealed in court. Although ...
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to federal hiring reform. With the suspension of the General Aptitude Test Battery, OPM delegated the hiring decisions to the agencies wherein one applicant is selected based on an applicant's knowledge, skill and ability (KSA) ratings as shown by the ...
To produce clothing made from recycled materials, the company has set up multiple CSCs, and created linkages among yarn suppliers, fabric suppliers, garment manufacturers, social cooperatives of sorters, local authorities, logistics providers and NPOs. Alpha manages and coordinates the flow of ...
President Barack Obama to reform the federal hiring and recruitment process. It cites Director John Berry of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management outlining the steps that Obama wants the federal agencies to do to carry out the planned reform. These steps include reducing the time between ...
OPM recognizes the importance of exerting a stronger and more visible leadership role. While we have not taken an inventory of all agencies' hiring practices, we reviewed the activities of five agencies: the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Department of the Army, ...
We made a number of recommendations to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to address various parts of the hiring process. In addition, in March 2004, GAO issued a guide for assessing strategic training and development efforts in the federal government. In addition to the important areas ...