October 30, 2025
Why Federal Agencies Need New Capabilities, Not Just Compliance By Alicia Rule, Mike Vajda, and Sharon Ginley On October 15, 2025, the President signed an Executive Order fundamentally reshaping federal hiring: the Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring directive. The order imposes a government-wide hiring freeze with narrow exceptions and establishes strict new governance mechanisms. Every agency must now create Strategic Hiring Committees to approve any vacancy actions, produce Annual Staffing Plans aligned to administration priorities, and submit Quarterly Progress Reports to OPM and OMB. For leaders navigating these realities, the Executive Order is more than a compliance hurdle, it’s a catalyst for rethinking workforce management under constraint. ...
October 21, 2025
Why Federal Agencies Need New Capabilities, Not Just Compliance By Alicia Rule, Mike Vajda, and Sharon Ginley On October 15, 2025, the President signed an Executive Order fundamentally reshaping federal hiring: the Ensuring Continued Accountability in ...
October 1, 2025
An Integrated Approach to Technical and Adaptive ChallengesBy Mike Vajda, Michael Rogers, Alicia Rule, Sharon Ginley As federal agencies face rising demands for efficiency, transparency, and accountability, Shared Human Resources (HR) Services have emerged as ...
July 10, 2025
By Mike Vajda, Sharon Ginley, Michael Rogers With Congress at an impasse over federal spending, the government shutdown took effect at 12:01 Wednesday. While most shutdowns have been brief, the most recent lasted more than ...
June 24, 2025
HR Liaisons play a critical role ensuring timely, accurate delivery of human resources services within the federal environment. As essential connectors between program offices and centralized HR service providers, they translate operational needs into actionable HR requests, ensure compliance with complex policies, and monitor personnel action progress. Their deep organizational understanding enables them to anticipate challenges, facilitate communication, and troubleshoot issues in real time. The current reality: Agencies across the federal government are experiencing involuntary and voluntary staffing reductions, resulting in loss of institutional knowledge, subject matter expertise, and specialized capabilities—especially within central HR offices. This growing gap puts significant ...
June 11, 2025
Practical Approaches to Meet the Federal Mission Across the federal landscape, agencies face significant change management challenges. Senior leadership transitions bring far-reaching expectations, including shifting missions and priorities, resource reductions, and demands for greater efficiency ...
May 19, 2025
By Mike Vajda, Alicia Rule, Michael Rogers, PhD., and Sharon GinleyFederal leaders are navigating a period of extraordinary transformation. Recent policy shifts and organizational changes have brought about significant reductions in staffing and institutional knowledge, ...
April 17, 2025
Section Two: Retirement and Other Key Considerations During a Reduction in Force By Michael Rogers, PhD., Sharon Ginley, Nelson Alleman, and Mike Vajda Once you are confident that your personal record is accurate and up ...
April 15, 2025
Section One: Preparing for a Reduction By Michael Rogers, PhD., Sharon Ginley, Nelson Alleman, and Mike Vajda If your organization is planning to undergo a large reorganization, or resource reduction, there is a likelihood that ...
March 11, 2025
A Human-Centered Approach to Organizational AdaptationBy Donnielle DeMesme and Alicia Rule How can federal agencies strengthen resilience and thrive in a changing environment?Federal agencies are operating in an increasingly dynamic landscape, where evolving policies, shifting ...
