Processing an employee’s retirement application from the time it is submitted to the Human Resources (HR) office until the employee receives their interim and then full annuity payments can seem to take a long time. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) usually begins interim …
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Employee and labor relations processes can be drastically different from one agency to the next. The workflows used and the reporting required will be different depending on the makeup of the HR department, the headcount of the agency, and the collective bargaining …
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HR processes in the Federal Government are unique in many ways. Systems must be designed for federal use, in compliance with FedRAMP requirements for the specific agency in which they will be used, section 508 compliant to meet accessibility requirements, and flexible …
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Preparing a retirement calculation and application can be a time-consuming process involving several manual steps that can be inefficient for federal HR specialists. Technology can significantly improve on this, reducing the time it takes to complete an application, eliminating several sources …
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There are more people eligible and preparing for retirement in the Federal Government than at any time in history. While the recent retirement numbers have remained relatively stable year over year, more than a whopping 30% of federal employees are currently eligible …
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Performance management has become a topic of much conversation in the Federal Government under the current administration. In the early months of the Trump administration, OMB-17-22 provided new guidelines designed to streamline these operations and improve overall efficiency in agencies. While agencies are still working …
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With more than two million full-time employees, the Federal Government is the nation’s largest employer, and even divided into dozens of agencies and organizations, there are substantial, and often unique needs in managing such a large and diverse workforce. One …
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There are established minimum guidelines for federal agencies selecting new performance management software. Laid out by the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) HR Line of Business (HR-LOB), these requirements carefully define the baseline of what agencies will need in 72 requirements. But federal agencies …
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One of the primary roles of managers in federal agencies is to provide feedback and remediation for their direct reports as part of the performance management cycle. That process, which is supported by HR specialists, is a vital point of …
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There are several challenges when outsourcing administrative tasks in a small agency that has legacy solutions in place and lacks the resources needed to hire new staff or train managed service providers. Integrated software and managed services in federal HR offer a …
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