Jamie Notter Kicks Off PSHRA26 with a Conversation About ‘Good Conflict’
(Photos courtesy of Adam Bacher) PSHRA26 opening keynoter Jamie Notter is a speaker, author, advisor, culture scientist and...
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New York Bill Allows Employees to Access Personnel Records
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill that requires the state’s public and private employers to provide...
Pennsylvania Continues to Add Former Federal Talent to State Workforce
In March 2025, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order directing the state’s Office of Administration to accept...
Katie Hagen: A 30-Year Career Spent Strengthening Public Service
Like many new college graduates, Katie Hagen wasn’t quite sure what her next step would be. In 1994, Hagen...
Elisa Misenas-Fidaleo: When a Career Transition Becomes a True Passion
Elisa Misenas-Fidaleo found her way to the HR function via the finance department. The current manager of human resources...
New Bill Seeks to Increase Protections for Federal Whistleblowers
In response to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) proposed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for federal employees, lawmakers have...
Elizabeth Hoffman: Always Connected to Public Service and Her Community
As much as Elizabeth Hoffman would like to say that her masterplan was always to become a public servant,...
Work for America’s Civic Match Hiring Platform Now Open to All
Work for America’s (WFA) free Civic Match hiring platform was rolled out in late 2024, just weeks before the...
Survey: Personality Matters as Much as Skills in the Hiring Process
New research finds that a candidate’s personality matters as much as skills in the hiring process, if not more....
Bersheba Austin: Reaping the Rewards of Serving Others
Bersheba Austin had very good and practical reasons for becoming a public servant. “Initially, my journey in the public...
Nathan Williams: A Passion for Supporting Public Servants
Nathan Williams is pretty transparent about how and why he landed in the public sector HR function. “I got...
Study: Flexible Schedules Key to Retaining Working Mothers
A new study finds that flexible schedules outperform remote work in terms of retaining working mothers in full-time jobs....
Lia Douglass: Drawn to Making a Difference
For Lia Douglass, public service is a family tradition. “Both of my parents worked in the public sector and...
PSHRA® Appoints 2027 President-Elect, New Executive Council Members
The Public Sector HR Association (PSHRA®) has elected Shawn Aulgur, PSHRA-CP, as the Association’s 2027 President-Elect, to represent the...
Maryland Increases Support for State Workers in Substance Use Recovery
Gov. Wes Moore recently signed an executive order establishing Maryland as a recovery-friendly workplace for state employees. The new...
Pennsylvania Welcomes STEM Fellowship Cohort to State Agencies
In March 2026, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that the state was accepting applications for the 2026 Governor’s Science...