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SEC Receives Poor Marks in 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released the results of its 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), which was previously known as the Federal Human Capital Survey. According to OPM, the FEVS has been updated to gather more useful data that will help improve the federal workplace and increase productivity. OPM has also announced that the survey, previously conducted every two years, will now be conducted annually.

The survey focuses on employee perceptions that drive job satisfaction, commitment, engagement and, ultimately, contribute to the accomplishment of agency missions. The survey results are widely followed and serve as the basis for the rankings in the Best Places to Work in the Federal...

Mending in Miami: Appointment of Eric Bustillo

During the years prior to 2010, the relationship between the front line staff and senior management at the Miami Regional Office had become...

Update on OCIE Self-Assessment

Since his appointment as the new Director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, Carlo di Florio has embarked upon an...

OPM Issues Final Rule Broadening Eligibility for Leave Benefits for Same-Sex Domestic Partners

6/15/10: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on June 14, 2010, issued final regulations to modify definitions related to "family...

Kelley Strongly Opposes Efforts to Freeze Federal Pay, Cap Number of Employees

6/15/10: NTEU National President Colleen Kelley today took sharp issue with a proposed amendment to Senate tax legislation that would...

Analysis: Pay for Performance at the SEC

As you know, the SEC is currently developing a new performance-based pay system at the agency. This work will have a profound impact upon the...

Chapter 293 Storms Hill at 2010 Legislative Conference!

Click on the thumbnails on this page to see larger versions of photographs of Chapter 293 representatives from the SEC at ...

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Meet a Member: BRO Staff Accountant Ray Titus -- On a Mission to Help Haitians

Raymond Titus, a staff accountant in the SEC’s Boston Regional Office, recently returned from an outreach program to help Haitian families who work in the sugarcane industry in the Dominican Republic. This was his fourth trip to help Haitian migrants living there.

Four years ago, Ray and other members of his church went to San Pedro de Macoris in the Dominican Republic to see how they could help. Because of poverty and political unrest in Haiti, many...

Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results
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The results from the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey are in. Click here to review how the SEC fared in this government-wide survey.

Dan Pink on the Science of Motivation
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An interesting short video on TED showing Dan Pink discussing ideas from his book Drive on the surprising science of motivation. Mr. Pink recently appeared at the SEC as part of OHR's Leading Author Series. His ideas are interesting and timely given the launch of the SEC's new performance based pay system. The Union urges you to watch this video.