Reporters’ Roundup: USAJobs 3.0, wartime contracting recs

These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.

• The biggest complaint about the Thrift Savings Plan comes from people outside government. That complaint is: they can’t get into the TSP! But Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is writing in his column today, that some people who are in it, aren’t happy either! He’s here now to talk about his column.
• The General Services Administration is trying to clear up widespread confusion over the new rule requiring agencies to buy environmentally friendly products and services. Houston Taylor is GSA’s assistant commissioner for acquisition management in the Federal Acquisition Service. He tells Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller about some of the myths and truths of the procurement regulation to implement President Obama’s 2009 executive order.
• It’s been seven years since the 9/11 Commission finished its work and made 21 recommendations for improving the nation’s posture against terrorism. A decade after the attacks, the panel’s co-chairmen says the federal government has made a lot of progress…but several of their most important recommendations have gone unaddressed. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has the story.
• The latest version of the web portal USAJobs.gov comes out in October and is supposed to be more integrated with other federal job sites. The Office of Personnel Management says agencies will be able to use the data to fine-tune their recruiting strategies. Emily Kopp joins me to discuss the roll out of USAjobs 3.0.

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