3 min read
The Chance to Compete Act: Enhancing Federal Hiring Through Technical Assessments
By: Angie Delacruz and Melissa Haudek Federal hiring is seeing a resurgencein its transformation with the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, a law...
Sign up to receive blog alerts.
Selection & Testing
2 min read
Shared Applicant Pools for Agency Jobs
Jan 30, 2024, 10:23:50 AM
By: Keli Wilson and Marcelle Clavette The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced aninitiative for federal agencies to pursue pooled hiring...
17 min read
DCI Staff Attend SIOP’S 32nd Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida
May 22, 2017, 12:22:50 PM
The 32nd Annual Conference for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held April 26-29, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. This...
1 min read
EEOC Hearing on Big Data: Thoughts on Present and Future Usage
Nov 15, 2016, 10:43:18 AM
On October 13, 2016, a wide variety of experts, ranging from data scientists to lawyers, testified at the EEOC to highlight the implications of big...
1 min read
Testing Settlements are Alive and Well: Investigate and Validate
Jun 30, 2016, 9:28:38 AM
Two recent OFCCP settlements emphasize the importance of monitoring adverse impact throughout all steps of the hiring process: Gordon Food Service...
1 min read
Statistical Significance is Not Enough to Prove Discrimination
Jun 6, 2016, 6:36:00 AM
In an earlier blog in this alert, Art Gutman summarized the April 21, 2016 Department of Labor Administrative Review Board (ARB) ruling related to a...
2 min read
Minuscule Shortfalls: When Statistical Significance Alone Falls Short
Oct 13, 2015, 12:20:59 PM
We have written several blogs (e.g., regarding the recent Apsley v. Boeing case) discussing the influence of sample size on the likelihood of...
Register now for next week's Webinar Wednesday: How to Reduce Turnover Using Selection Techniques
Oct 7, 2015, 2:36:57 PM
How to Reduce Turnover Using Selection Techniques DCI will be hosting the next installment in its Webinar Wednesday series on Wednesday October 14,...
2 min read
Understanding Data Aggregation in Lopez v. City of Lawrence
Nov 3, 2014, 3:08:37 PM
Art Gutman recently summarized the ruling in Lopez v. City of Lawrence, a police promotion disparate impact case. In this case, a district court...
1 min read
DCI Announces "Webinar Wednesdays" to Begin July 9
Jun 23, 2014, 5:24:05 PM
DCI is gearing up to host a series of complimentary webinars to provide the federal contractor community with the most up-to-date guidance and tips...
1 min read
House Republicans Criticize EEOC on Criminal Background Checks and Enforcement Tactics
Jun 23, 2014, 10:20:46 AM
The criticisms were leveled during an oversight meeting on June 10, 2014 of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections chaired by Time Walberg...
1 min read
Plaintiff Awarded $1.35 Million in Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit
Jun 16, 2014, 8:34:51 AM
The case is Barella v. Village of Freeport, the facts of which are described in district court rulings on November 8, 2013 [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...