Margaret Weichert Archives

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‘Rigid’ pay system blamed for Federal Cyber Reskilling Academy struggles

The U.S. Merit Protection Board has some ideas for a reskilling program that has yet to mint any new cybersecurity experts.

Jan 22, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

Margaret Weichert details federal workforce progress, and what’s to come

Building in agility to federal service, she said, is "absolutely critical."

Nov 15, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

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First GEAR Center challenge winners focus on expanding cyber workforce, improving use of data

Ideas highlight the importance of developing a cybersecurity workforce, and using data for more effective governance.

Sep 10, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

How to get more young people involved in civic tech, according to young people

A panel of Coding it Forward's summer 2019 Civic Digital Fellows reflected on this question at the program's demo day.

Aug 12, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

Weichert says there’s still lots to do on the ‘people front’ of the PMA

It’s been about a year since the debut of the President’s Management Agenda, and much still remains to be done, says the White House’s Margaret Weichert, especially on the topic of workforce transformation.…

Jun 5, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier

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OPM offers guides for handling automation’s effect on federal workforce

The Office of Personnel Management released a new set of tools Wednesday in its ongoing effort to reskill federal employees as technologies like robotic process automation and artificial intelligence…

May 22, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

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White House celebrates ‘outstanding’ employees with Gears of Government awards

The White House recognized 24 federal employees at seven agencies Monday with the President’s Gears of Government Award. Developed in 2018 by the Office of Management and Budget,…

May 6, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

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OPM finalizes IT direct-hire authority without changes

The Trump administration has given its final ruling on direct-hire authority for mission-critical IT positions, and it looks exactly like the draft regulation it proposed last October. The…

Apr 2, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

Weichert: IT direct-hire authority is almost here

A new policy that would give agency heads direct-hire authority for mission-critical IT positions will be finalized soon. Margaret Weichert, deputy director of management at the Office…

Mar 28, 2019 By Billy Mitchell

What’s next for the IT-heavy President’s Management Agenda?

The Trump administration’s President’s Management Agenda turned a year old Wednesday. While federal officials in charge of the plan spent the day championing its early successes, particularly…

Mar 21, 2019 By Billy Mitchell