Julie Chase

Best of luck to you. I am glad someone who was higher up on the food chain at the fed gov agency discovered there is no room for innovation. Everything a fed employee does is regulated and process driven. For a young person….burnt out comes quickly. I am close to the end of my gov service. …with about 14 yrs in. As soon as I am 62…with 18…[Read more]

Yes, chain of command. I should know this. Perfect David. Understood. I think DoD is different machine than most other agencies. It is run differently.
Time is watched like a hawk. My DH used to go through “formation” in the hanger every morning and “attendance” was taken. (just about like the military). My DH was a shop steward and was…[Read more]

Yes, the MIC is locked down. That is the way it is. Security reasons. Down in the trenches where the rule of law is passed down….everything from what you will do, day to day and what you will not do. To take a phrase from the old Ten Commandments movie, “So it is written, so it shall be done.”

Second question: Pretty much, nothing. I have…[Read more]

In our organization we had to write our SOP and make a turn over jacket. We took a week long class at another base several yrs ago. Most of it was based on mission….PD specific and what David Dean pointed out. In fed service everything you do is “spelled out” . If you have an idea to share on how to build a better mouse trap as a GS7….you tell…[Read more]

There is no such thing as a dumb question. That is how we learn.

Be understanding that our technology is not the latest and the greatest, neither are the system programs we have to work with. Understand policy/procedures/regulations are there for a reason, and there is nothing you can do about it. You can’t play Spotify tunes or Pandora on…[Read more]

Following my PD. Doing what my supervisor asks of me in relation to my PD. Customer service. Mouse clicking, (when the computer is actually working correctly). Sticking to regulations/policies/procedures set forth by the DoD, DoN.
(if you are looking for a better way to do something (oh yeah, innovation), don’t look here). Every job is part…[Read more]

We have an agency Facebook page. There was an interesting article about a young Marine getting an award. There was a link to read the whole story, but it was BLOCKED. I emailed the webmaster and said the link didn’t work. I received a “curt email” stating, “You are violating the terms of allowed use on government furnished IT. The agency…[Read more]

That’s cuz you all make the big bucks up there. It’s above my pay grade. Im just a lil ol worker bee at the bottom of the civil service food chain. 7 am sharp. 30 minute commute. ..from my driveway to the building where I work. No tolls, light traffic…and if it snows…lots of admin days off. ; o)

Wearable? We can’t even get away from our antiquated desk tops with no storage and loads of security bloatware slowing our daily system applications down to a crawl. I really don’t relish the idea of being tethered to Uncle Sam 24/7. Do I see it in the future for gov employees? Sure….but for many of us…the work day ends by 4 pm.

Re-orgs are as follows:
Cut GS 9 positions (doing the same job to GS5)
Cut WG11 positions (to WG10), eliminate the WG11 billet all together, and make two WL-10
Close 2 WD5 billets and open one GS-2005-04 Supply Clerk
Cut WG11 journeyman mechanics down to WG10, move the WG10 to WG8 and WG8 to WG5
Close 2 (303) series GS5, GS07, and put the…[Read more]

In my little corner of the fed world, the GS and WG pay structure is tied to the mission and what it needs to accomplish. In addition to the number that follows your GS or WG number is a “series”. A series that is pretty much “locked and loaded” as to what you job function is all about. “800” engineering….. “303” administrative…In the WG…[Read more]

I see it going that way. We installed cameras in gov vehicles and the backlash was unbelievable. Depends on who is driving. Civilians with assigned vehicles likened it to “spying”, the activity duty didn’t care one way or the other. The union had to come in to discuss it. Most drivers put tape over the camera (civilians) and the active duty…[Read more]

No. We just hope it snows enough so when we call the installation emergency line, we are told not to come in….and mark “admin leave” on our time. Semi industrial and production cannot telework. It would be difficult to put an H53 or an AV8 Harrier in our back yard to work on. lol lol lol
A two hour delay is not bad either. In the south,…[Read more]

Call Jeff Bezos. Has Amazon.com ever crashed on Black Friday? Have “ONE” purchasing website for all of gov….like GSA Advantage. Have GSA Advantage take over the installation ServMarts….with the agreement that employees will be from a registered contractor who employs persons with disabilities. Get rid of DoDemall and all the other piddly gov…[Read more]

yes, David paragraph 3. My husband told me the “exact” same thing. Thank you for the insight. I have been getting bits and pieces of this and so far you and Earl have put it together correctly.

It makes sense when I read an “education” paragraph requesting a degree and the next paragraph OR combination of education and experience. I have also…[Read more]

Earl, clear as mud. lol RE: the last paragraph and David Dean, please add what you know. What do mean when you say,

“Just go ahead and announce it to all Status Candidates, where Veterans Preference allows Vets to apply but nothing special after that, and the manager can choose anyone from the list of status candidates provided.”
How can a…[Read more]

I don’t know you, but apparently you have an axe to grind with me. I am “agreement” with you, if that matters any. I “know” what the rules are. I am not going to change them, as if. However, at the start…I “didn’t” know about vet preference. I have read extensively about you. I have read other blogs over the years. David, I get it.…[Read more]

Again Earl, thank you for points #2 in the first section and #2 in the second section. Should a vet apply for a STEM position, say an engineering tech. He/she is graded, fills out the assessment questions and one of the questions is “Do you have education or experience using AutoCad or engineering drawing programs.” As you have said, and David…[Read more]

David….
My father was a vet…my husband is a vet. I work with vets. You’re perception is wayyyyy off. I have asked questions and lobbied no one. The information I gleaned is exactly as you & Earl describe. However if read you some of tbe blogs…..here on govloop…it is as simple as a Facebook connection…some still don’t know about hiring.…[Read more]