Career

Part-Time Retirement Gaining Momentum?

H.R. 4363 proposes to allow Federal employees to “phase into retirement” by continuing their public service, working up to 20 hours per week while receiving a partial annuity. Phased retirees would come from the Feds’ pool of retirement-eligibles who have worked full-time for at least 3-years immediately prior to entering into phased retirement status. ForRead… Read more »

Career Advancement in the IRS

I’ve been working at the IRS for three years now, and worked two different jobs within the agency. The first job was a seasonal job as a Tax Examining Technician (GS-0592-04) for about 6 months, and the second job is the one I am currently at, Initial Assistance Representative (GS-0303-05). Now that I am full-time,Read… Read more »

Vacancy for Speechwriter at Food Safety & Inspection Service

Job Title: Public Affairs Specialist (Speechwriter)U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection ServiceSALARY RANGE: $74,872.00 to $115,742.00 / Per YearOPEN PERIOD: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 to Wednesday, April 25, 2012SERIES & GRADE: AP-1035-04 (equivalent to GS-12/13)POSITION INFORMATION: Full Time – Permanent DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy in Washington, DC, US JOB SUMMARY: JOIN A GREATRead… Read more »

How to Engage your Employee in 10 Easy Steps. Did we miss any?

Engaging your employees can be tough. But it’s essential, think of GSA, right now their employees are being attacked for the work of a few bad apples. Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at the Partnership for Public Service and a columnist for the Washington Post. He told Chris Dorobek onRead… Read more »

Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

Do you struggle with this too? It can take different forms: ‘Doing it yourself’ when it would be better to let someone else handle it. Gold plating, which is adding more features because you think they are ‘cool’. Putting extra effort towards something other than your product without any potential value to the customer. AndRead… Read more »