White House Proposals For Civil Service Reform: What They Got Right
The White House’s 2019 budget blueprint offered many proposals for civil service reform. The author provides an analysis of which ones he says are correct.
Hiring
Applicant Questionnaires and Gaming the System
Do applicant questionnaires improve the federal hiring process? The author provides an analysis.
Use the Department of Veterans Affairs to Test Real Hiring Reform
The author says that the VA is the perfect testing ground for trying a new approach to hiring veterans.
Hiring Flexibilities May Not Be Enough to Compete For Critical Talent
The author says the federal hiring process is abysmal. He points to recent efforts to hire for cybersecurity positions to highlight problems agencies face as well as their attempted solutions.
Bill Would Prevent VA From Rehiring Previously Fired Employees
Congress has sent legislation to the White House that would institute a number of HR requirements for the VA.
When Hiring a Particular Candidate Might Constitute a Prohibited Personnel Practice
The author discusses the prohibited personnel practice that can result from defining a particular position in a way that favors certain candidates or disfavors others.
Hiring Reform: Building a New Process From the Ground Up (Part 2)
In his final article of the series, the author explains his additional suggestions for some fixes he says are needed for a badly broken federal hiring process.
Hiring Reform: Building a New Process From the Ground Up (Part 1)
The author says that the federal hiring process is badly broken and can only be fixed with a complete overhaul.
What’s Wrong With the Federal Hiring Process?
The author outlines several key problems he sees with the federal hiring process.
Civil Service Reform Is Coming: What Should It Be?
The author lays out some principles for civil service reform that he says both sides of the political aisle can get behind to produce a more effective civil service.
