Jory Heckman

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jory Heckman

The Trump administration is calling on agencies to hire federal employees more quickly, and will soon ask candidates applying for federal jobs how they will adhere to its efficiency agenda. The Office of Personnel Management will launch a governmentwide recruitment effort to attract “individuals committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government,” and will have candidates on USAJobs fill out short essays when applying for jobs.

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jory Heckman

The Department of Veterans Affairs is exempting more health care-related positions from a governmentwide hiring freeze, including several support positions at the Veterans Crisis Line. The VA is lifting a hiring freeze on more than 100 positions across the Veteran Health Administration, according to an updated exemption list the department distributed internally on Tuesday. This is the VA’s third update to its hiring freeze exemption list.

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jory Heckman

Federal tech workers recently fired from the General Services Administration’s 18F tech shop are appealing their removal, arguing that the Trump administration didn’t follow legal requirements when carrying out the workforce cuts. A group of 80 former 18F employees filed a class-action appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board on Wednesday. The appeal states 18F employees were “unlawfully targeted” by Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency, when GSA shuttered 18F on Feb.

1 week ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jory Heckman

The IRS is planning on a major reduction in its workforce, forcing many of its employees to figure out the next step in their careers. The agency is looking to shed about 40% of its workforce through a combination of voluntary incentives and layoffs, even as leaders are walking back some earlier plans for cutting staff.

2 weeks ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Jory Heckman

Headquarters for the Energy Department, Voice for America and parts of the Agriculture Department are among the latest federal buildings that a small, independent agency is urging the Trump administration to sell. The Public Buildings Reform Board is recommending that the General Services Administration put the Energy Department’s James Forrestal Building, VOA’s Wilbur Cohen federal building and nine other federal properties up for sale or disposal.