Monster Government Solutions

By: Tanya Heffel, ITIL, Hosting, Networking and Operations Director, Monster Government Solutions

The system security requirements that frame hiring for the Federal government are derived from public law, executive order, and regulations of designated agencies of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. There are many, and when it comes to putting a hiring system in place, the system must comply with the mandated requirements within each of those standards, including NIST and FISMA.

In addition to compliance, a close working relationship with your potential vendor is a must to ensure that it can meet your agency needs, reflect industry-best practices and provide innovative technology to simplify and automate the staff acquisition process.

There are many options available to the Federal government, so it is important to have a list of key deliverables your vendor should be able to offer. Presuming your agency will be using “Software as a Service” (SaaS) platform, the first question to ask is whether it will provide seamless transition from one stage of the hiring process to the next.

Here are additional key benefits your SaaS platform should offer:

Service:

• Single point of contact instead of multiple vendors for all technology-related issues,

• Customer peace of mind – proactively monitor systems on 24x7x365 basis,
• Key software systems are kept up-to-date, available and managed for performance by experts,
• Access to dedicated product and technology experts,
• Service Level Agreement (SLA) guarantees a consistent level of service.

Savings:

• Known costs for management & fixed price,
• Lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO),
• Software costs for the application are spread over a number of clients,
• Reduction of internal IT costs to a predictable monthly fee.

Security:

• A permission- and role-based architecture creates a flexible and secure model,
• Utilizes firewalls, secure servers, virus protection and other precautions,
• Validates and grants access only to authorized users: each system user has a login ID, password, and associated privileges,
• Ensures that only authorized users can access specific parts of the system and perform specific classification activities,
• Complies with all applicable NIST and FISMA standards.

System Integration:

• Offers multiple solutions for front-end and back-end agency system integration:
  • Front-end web services enable hiring actions initiated in agency systems to be pushed into platform for completion.
  • Back-end web services enable agencies to pull data into HRIS and other agency systems at the completion of the selection process.
  • Optional onboarding technology exploits the back-end services to automatically initiate the Entry-on-Duty process for hired employees.

Does your agency use hiring technology that ensures flexibility and compliance?

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