Federal HR
Welcome to the federal human resources community web pages. Here you will find updates on laws and regulations affecting federal HR as well as information about training opportunities.
IPMA-HR supports members of the U.S. Guard and Reserve
IPMA-HR comments on proposed regulation: Excepted Service, Career and Career-Conditional Employment; and Pathways Programs - October 2011
Federal Hiring Reform – President Obama announced hiring reforms on May 11, 2010. The reforms include the elimination of KSAs and substituting resumes and cover letters, requiring the use of category ratings instead of the rule of 3, and requiring managers to be more fully involved in the hiring process. OPM and OMB are tasked with reducing hiring time and measuring the speed and quality of the process. OPM has created a website focused on these changes: http://www.opm.gov/HiringReform/Index.aspx
Disabilities & Hiring - On July 26, President Obama issued an executive order to increase federal hiring of individuals with disabilities. The order directs three agencies to establish model recruitment and hiring strategies and develop mandatory training programs for both human resources personnel and hiring managers on the employment of individuals with disabilities.
Telework – A bill that would require federal agencies to permit telework eligible employees to work up to 20 percent of the time off site was signed into law by President Obama on December 9, 2010. The Telework Enhancement Act requires all executive agencies to establish telework policies and provide telework programs for all eligible employees within 180 days. OPM's website contains additional information about the new law.
Roosevelt Scholars Act – IPMA-HR has endorsed legislation to create a civilian ROTC program by offering scholarships in mission-critical fields including science, engineering, public health, information technology, foreign languages and law, in exchange for a federal service commitment. The Roosevelt Scholars Act (H.R. 2789, S. 3510) would establish a small foundation to administer the scholarships (tuition and living expenses) of up to $60,000 per year, for a maximum of five years, in return, these scholars would commit to three to five years of service in a federal government agency.
Enhanced Retirement for Federal Employees – A bill to allow retiring federal employees and those leaving federal service to contribute unused annual leave to their Thrift Savings Account Plans (TSP) was introduced on March 17, 2010. The “Federal Employees and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010” (H.R. 4865) was approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Serviceand District of Columbia on March 24, 2010.
Stay tuned for information about the International Training Conference scheduled for September 24-28, 2011 in downtown Chicago!