Yvonne Jones

Federal Wage System for blue-collar feds puts some above, others below, local rates

After decades of annual pay caps, wages for blue-collar feds in 75% of Federal Wage System localities no longer align with “prevailing” local rates.

Pay

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Congress gets options on how to improve oversight of something nearly every agency does

Agency Oversight

FILE - This Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo, shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. A U.S. Census Bureau director couldn't be fired without cause and new questions to the census form would have to be vetted by Congress under proposed legislation which attempts to prevent in the future the type of political interference into the nation's head count that took place during the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

The Census Bureau gets a report card on how it learns its lessons

Budget

The U.S. Capitol building, center, is seen next to the bottom part of the Washington Monument, left, before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, a day after the U.S. House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on two charges, abuse of power and obstructing Congress. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

GAO assesses Office of Congressional Workplace Rights’ progress

Federal Drive

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The High Stakes of Human Capital Management

FEDtalk

GAO looks at OPM’s backlog of federal retirement benefit requests

Federal Drive

Yvonne Jones: Agencies need to better document specialities of staff

Federal Drive

Yvonne Jones, Director of Strategic Issues, GAO

Yvonne Jones, Director of Strategic Issues, GAO

Federal Drive

In Depth Show Blog – July 1, 2013

Federal Drive interviews — May 31

Federal Drive

GAO evaluates agencies’ work-life programs

GAO has recommendations for what more agencies and OPM can do to recruit and keep talented workers

Federal Drive