We execute day-to-day processes for all core federal HR actions, so your team can focus on the mission. Not only does GKG provide staff augmentation for these important HR services, but we also serve as coaches, mentors, and trainers who transfer our vast knowledge to HR staff, managers, and liaisons. Our decorated team of former federal employees understand the complexities of federal HR, resulting in effective and efficient HR services for our customers.
Services
Organizational design, occupational studies and realignment
Functional statements and staffing plans development
Position descriptions/evaluation statements development and advisory classification determinations
Position desk audits
Standardized position descriptions and pre-recruitment packages
Classification standards implementation
Classification appeals processing
Compensation management, pay setting and wage surveys
Job analyses advisory services
Policy and standard operating procedures development
PD and job analyses/competency libraries
Records management
Program evaluation and compliance
HR information systems (HRIS) data entry, tracking, report generation and analysis
HRIS data cleanup
Personnel and Payroll transactional processing
e-OPF file maintenance and management
Policy and standard operating procedures development
Program evaluation and compliance
Use of all OPM/OMB approved HRIS and payroll systems
Personnel security processing and suitability determinations
Personnel security adjudication support
Quality review of security packages
e-QIP system support
Executive resources administration
Classification and SES allocation management
Executive recruitment, executive core and professional technical qualifications
SES performance management, awards, bonuses and certification support
Benefits management, administration and employee benefits counseling
Policy and standard operating procedures development
Records management
Program evaluation and compliance
Assessment and job analyses development
Merit staffing and delegated examining recruitment
Pre-OPM auditing
Vacancy announcements and application processing
Qualification determinations
Preparing and issuing certificates of eligible
Use of automated recruiting systems
Time-to-hire metrics and reporting
Recruitment strategy planning and plan development
Diversity outreach and inclusion programs
Workforce restructuring and reshaping initiatives
Policy, standard operating procedures development
Records management
Program evaluation and compliance
Benefits management, administration and employee counseling
Entrance onboarding and employee orientations
Separation management
Performance management and incentive awards programs
Disciplinary and adverse actions, grievances and complaints processing (to include EEO)
Fact finding investigations
Labor Relations advisory services
Labor contract negotiations
Workers’ compensation administration and management
Wellness and work life balance programs
Family friendly work policies and alternative work schedules
Workforce communication
Policy and standard operating procedures development
Records management
Program evaluation and compliance
Featured News & Insights
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Personnel Actions Requests (PAR)
Federal Human Resources – Personnel Actions Requests (PAR), Payroll, and Benefits
December 16, 2024
Discover the complexities of federal HR with a focus on Personnel Actions Requests (PAR), Payroll, and Benefits while exploring strategies to boost efficiency and effectiveness.Human resources management in the federal government is a multifaceted and …
Golden Key Group, LLC (GKG) to Present Revolutionary Army Training Modernization Solution at 2024 Army University Learning Symposium
June 17, 2024
[Reston, VA, June 12, 2024] – Golden Key Group, LLC (GKG), a leading provider of innovative workforce solutions in the Department of Defense and Federal sectors, is proud to be selected to participate in the …
Golden Key Group (GKG), a professional services firm Redefining Workforce Optimization™, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The company has grown from a handful of employees working from the CEO’s basement in 2002, to 350 employees with Headquarters in Reston, VA, a 20,000 square foot facility in Landover, MD, and offices in Vine Grove, KY and Rockville, MD.
Golden Key Group (GKG), a professional services firm providing workforce optimization solutions, announces the appointment of Michael (Mike) McGregor as Vice President of Client Engagement and Business Optimization. In this new role, McGregor will ensure GKG’s federal clients experience consistent and reliable customer service and provide strategic guidance to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Tom Shankle, GKG’s Senior Solution Architect, sat down with Lynsee Gibbons to discuss how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making an impact in the federal government.
Reston, VA – July 26, 2022 – Today Gretchen McCracken, the CEO and Managing Partner of Golden Key Group (GKG), received the Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award.
Meet two amazing staff who support the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Cindy Glin is a recruiter with MAT-Inc. Christine (Chris) Peterson is the Deputy Program Manager with GKG.
GKG has made two substantial investments to the Greater Knox Coding Academy. These gifts provide Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students, in Elizabethtown, KY, with the skills needed to pursue careers in coding and computer diagnostic and security. It’s a rigorous program that opens many doors for employment in the region.
