[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47683-47684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19351]


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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the scheduling of a Sunshine Act 
Meeting on the proposed 2015-2018 research agenda of the Merit System 
Protection Board's Office of Policy and Evaluation.

DATE AND TIME:  Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at 10 a.m.

PLACE:  National Courts Building, Room 203, 717 Madison Place NW., 
Washington, DC 20439.

STATUS: Open.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya Page at (202) 254-4503; or James 
Tsugawa at (202) 254-4506; or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine 
Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)), and in accordance with the Merit Systems 
Protection Board's (MSPB) regulations at 5 CFR 1206.1-12, MSPB will 
hold a meeting on the research activities proposed for inclusion in the 
next cycle of studies to be conducted by MSPB's Office of Policy and 
Evaluation. MSPB has statutory responsibility to conduct objective, 
nonpartisan studies that assess and evaluate Federal merit systems 
policies, operations, and practices (see 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3)).
    Earlier this year, MSPB stakeholders and the public were invited to 
provide feedback and ideas for the research agenda. During this 
meeting, the proposed research agenda will be discussed and several key 
stakeholders have been invited to present their views on the proposed 
research topics.
    The public may attend this meeting for the sole purpose of 
observation. To facilitate entry to the National Courts Building, 
persons who wish to attend must provide their names to Tanya Page (at 
[email protected]) by September 10, 2014. Persons with disabilities 
who require reasonable accommodation should direct the request to the 
MSPB Director of Equal Employment Opportunity at (202) 254-4405 or V/
TDD 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay Service). All such requests should be 
made at least one week in advance of the meeting. A recording of the 
meeting will be made available on MSPB's Web site.
    The research topics, organized into six broad areas of related 
research, are listed below. Further description of these topics is 
available on MSPB's Web site (www.mspb.gov). The public can provide 
comments on the proposed research agenda by emailing 
[email protected]. Comments will be accepted through October 16, 
2014.

Defending Merit

1. Adverse Action Rules, Regulations, and Practices

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2. Employment of Persons with Disabilities in the Federal Government
3. Freedom from Prohibited Personnel Practices: A Vision Achieved?
4. Preventing Nepotism in the Federal Government
5. Reprisal for Protected Activity
6. Sexual Harassment in Federal Workplaces--An Update
7. Due Process Rights of Federal Employees
8. Effect of 2014 Legislation Concerning Senior Executives in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs
9. Whistleblowing After the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act

Recruitment and Hiring

10. Federal Hiring: Reformed or In Need of Reform?
11. How Do Selecting Officials Make Hiring Decisions?
12. Identifying the Best Qualified Candidates for Federal Positions
13. Recruiting and Retaining Employees in STEMM Occupations
14. Supervisory and Managerial Probation: Final Hurdle or Formality?

Pay and Performance Management

15. A ``Performance Review'' of the Performance Review
16. Federal Pay Systems--Experience Outside the General Schedule
17. Position Classification: Purposes and Practices
18. The Incidence and Impact of Poor Performance

Supervision and Leadership

19. Dual Career Paths for Supervisors and Technical Specialists
20. Improving the Selection of Supervisors
21. Performance Evaluation in the Senior Executive Service: Leading by 
Example?
22. Senior Executives: Learning from Success

Building an Effective Workforce

23. Flexible Work
24. Technology and the Federal Workforce
25. The Federal Job as a ``Calling''
26. The Human Resources Workforce: Rising to the Challenge?
27. What Do Employees Seek and Receive from Federal Service?
28. Workforce Reshaping: Do Agencies have the Right Tools?
29. Workforce and Succession Planning: Is the Exercise Producing 
Results?

Focus on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management

30. Hiring Reform Initiatives and Outcomes
31. The Civil Service Reform Act Turns 40
32. USAHire--An Initiative to Improve Entry-Level Hiring

William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-19351 Filed 8-12-14; 11:15 am]
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