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NOAA Workforce Management Office
Serving NOAA's Most Valuable Asset - People
Join us at NOAA: http://careers.noaa.gov
WFMO Events Calendar
UPDATED 04/30/13
2013 Furlough Information - Information is provided below regarding the potential Sequestration:
- OMB Planning for Uncertainty with Respect to Fiscal Year 2013 Budgetary Resources
- OPM Guidance on Administrative Furloughs
- OPM Supplemental Guidance for Sequestration and Administrative Furloughs
- OPM Pay and Leave Furlough Guidance
- DOC Reduction in Force (RIF), Transfer of Function, and Furlough Policy Handbook
- DOC Sequestration Guidance - The Deputy Secretary broadcast (03/08/13) covering Programmatic Impacts, Impact on Staffing and Expenses, and Furlough Planning.
NOAA Federal Employees Viewpoint Survey Results - The results of NOAA's employee survey for 2012 are now available.
UPDATE for Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) FINALISTS: Effective 3/27/13, NOAA implemented a NOAA-wide hiring freeze for all types of civilian appointments in all funding programs. We do not anticipate being able to advertise or fill any PMF vacancies until the freeze ends. If and when we are able to fill PMF vacancies, we will advertise available positions on OPM's Talent Acquisition System (TAS). Thank you for your interest in PMF opportunities with NOAA. Updated information will be posted on the PMF Finalists web page.
2013 Pay Rate Increase - The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the following three Chief Human Capital Officers' Council (CHCOC) transmittals concerning an update to the 2013 pay rate increase. Effective immediately, annual salaries under the General Schedule (GS) and non-GS statutory pay schedules (alternative personnel systems) will not increase by 0.5% as planned. The continued pay freeze on pay adjustments has now been extended through December 31, 2013.
- Continued Freeze on Pay Adjustments for Federal Civilian Employees
- Cancellation of April 2013 Pay Adjustments for Special Rates
- Fiscal Year 2013 Prevailing Rate Pay Adjustments
Line/Staff Office Scanning of 2012 Performance Plans - Please read this memo from Sandra Manning regarding the scanning of 2012 Performance Plans into eOPF.
New Procedures for Hiring IT Professionals - Please read this memo from Joseph Klimavitz and Sandra Manning regarding the new hiring procedures for NOAA IT Professionals.
WorkLife4You 2012 - 2013 Webinar Schedule - Free webinars hosted by Federal Occupational Health, WorkLife4You.
Secure File Transfer Change - Effective August 31, 2012, DOC will decommission ProofPoint. The new service is Accellion Secure File Transfer. The link will give you the information needed to become a new user.
VERA/VSIP - In January, NOAA received authority from the Office of Personnel Management to participate in both the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and the Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP)programs, effective through December 31, 2012. The VERA/VSIP authorities will allow NOAA flexibility in managing the organizationto support existing and emerging mission-critical needs.
Click here to review frequently asked questions about VERA/VSIP.
NOAA Instructor-Led Training (ILT) - Check here for an updated calendar of instructor-led training provided by NOAA.
Thrift Savings Plan Deferral - The 2013 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Elective Deferral Limit will change to $17,500 for regular TSP contributions and will remain at $5,500 for TSP Catch-Up Contributions (TSP CUCs). Read more about it here.
2011 DOC HR Bulletins - Hiring Reform:
Bulletin #130 - Hiring Reform Implementation
Bulletin #131 - Application Acceptance and Processing
Bulletin #144 - Creating a Vacancy Announcement
Bulletin #148 - End-to-End (E2E) Hiring Model and Reporting (formerly #139 and #132)
Bulletin #171 - Implementation Regulations for the Extension of Government-wide Direct-hire Authority for Certain Federal Acquisition Positions
New! NOAA's Hiring Reform FAQs
Improving the Federal Recruitment and Hiring Process - Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies from President Obama, May 2010
Important CLC Contractor Information - Effective May 7, 2010, CLC access for contractors will be turned off.
RestoreTheGulf.gov - The federal government's web site on the Gulf Oil Spill.
Recruitment of Veterans - NOAA's Committment to Increase Veteran Hiring.
Hiring Management Information:
DOC Hiring Manager Training - Quickhire Guide for Managers
Integration to USAJOBS - Notification to Commerce Job Applicants
Reports:
NFC Reporting Center/AdHoc Reports - and how to get access to them.
National Finance Center (NFC) Reporting Center - See overview for user training.
CLC@NOAA Live Support - Now available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
NOAA Competency Models - Numerous Competency Models are now available.
Page last edited: May 15, 2013
