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House panel seeks VA documents on sexual harassment accusations
Lawmakers voted to subpoena information from the department for the first time since 2016.
Majority of federal departments fail to achieve disability hiring goal
The report showed that of the 15 departments, 53.3% failed to meet the PWD hiring target and 60% failed to achieve the PWTD goal. When broken down by department subcomponents, the trend worsens with two-thirds of those surveyed failing to achieve either hiring goal in the same year.
State Department aims to end culture of ‘heads down when bad things happen’
Former ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the State Department's first ever chief diversity and inclusion officer, plans to make her agency the 'gold standard' in diversity and inclusion efforts.
By Jessie Bur
Biden introduces sweeping diversity initiative amid race-training controversy
The executive order signed by President Joe Biden instructs agencies to pursue far-reaching initiatives to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the federal workforce.
By Jessie Bur
Skeptics question VA promise to increase diversity in senior management
Minority groups are well-represented in the department's workforce as a whole but lag behind in many senior posts.
Personnel nominee passes Senate committee vote
Kiran Ahuja is one step closer to confirmation as the director of the Office of Personnel Management, though some Senators have issues with her past stances.
By Jessie Bur
OPM nominee promises new direction on performance management
Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to lead the Office of Personnel Management under the Biden administration, envisions helping managers as the solution to addressing poor performance.
By Jessie Bur
Biden promises trust for ‘vital’ State Department workforce
President Joe Biden encouraged State Department staff to remember that they are the face of the U.S. abroad.
By Jessie Bur
Biden overrides Trump orders on diversity training
President Joe Biden's first set of executive orders included provisions to shift federal workforce policy away from Trump administration plans.
By Jessie Bur
Five ways Biden could change the federal workforce
The incoming Biden administration has already promised to pursue federal workforce management in several different ways from the Trump administration's approach.
By Jessie Bur
Agencies begin to receive compliance checks on diversity executive order
Agency inspectors general have confirmed whether agencies are in the process of implementing White House orders to restrict diversity training.
By Jessie Bur