LinkedIn Sizes Up the HR Skillsets Needed for Success
LinkedIn has shared its newest Skills on the Rise in Human Resources list, highlighting the 10 fastest-growing areas of...
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Work for America Accepting Applications for Free Talent Accelerator Program
Work for America is accepting applications for its Spring 2026 Talent Accelerator program, a free, national workshop designed to...
Michael Coury: Bridging the Gap Between Issues and Solutions
Michael Coury traces his interest in the HR profession to his background in the performing arts. “During my upbringing,...
DOL Launches Open Portal Designed to Enhance Labor Data Access
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently rolled out an open data portal at data.dol.gov, which the department says...
Shawn Aulgur: A Happy Accident Leads From the Private Sector to Public Service
Shawn Aulgur spent 25 years working in HR for an accessibility lift manufacturer in the Kansas City area before...
Study: Younger Workers More Willing to Leave Over Lack of Wellness Support
New research suggests that more than half of millennials and Gen Z-age employees would be willing to leave their...
Massachusetts Launches Enterprise AI Assistant Across State Government
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has introduced a ChatGPT-powered artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to help the state government’s nearly...
Allison LeMay: Supporting the People Who Keep Communities Running
Allison LeMay worked in a handful of service-oriented roles before finding her way to public sector HR. As she...
Staff Overtime Helps Put Alaska DOC More than $24 Million Over Budget
The Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC) spent more than $24 million above and beyond their state legislature-approved budget in...
Mel Gregg: Public Service Means More Than Numbers
Mel Gregg spent more than 15 years as an HR leader in the private sector. She wasn’t exactly unhappy...
New Data Shows Public Sector Union Membership Increased in 2025
New data shows that union membership increased in 2025, including among federal government workers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Tamara Dixon: Living Her Purpose in Public Sector HR
Some public sector HR practitioners fall into the profession by accident. Not Tamara Dixon. “Growing up the daughter of...
California Bill Aims to Ensure Transparency Around State Agency Telework Policies
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill intended to recognize the benefits of telework for the state’s government employees...
Patrick Ho: From College Job to Career Calling in Public Sector HR
In 2014, Patrick Ho was a political science and government major at Kennesaw State University, just looking for a...
Bill Seeks to Put 4.1% Pay Raise in Place for Federal Workers in 2027
In recent years, the Federal Salary Council has produced data suggesting that federal employees earn nearly 25% less than...
Black Women in the Public Sector Saw Large Employment Losses in 2025
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) recently shared data revealing that Black women’s employment rate by 1.4% percentage points, to...