Federal News Countdown: VA chief defends discipline record, Change world tour launches

Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF International, and Keith Trippie, chief executive officer of the Trippie Group, count down the week's top stories with...

Guests on the Federal News Countdown:

  • Jeff Neal, senior vice president, ICF International, former chief human capital officer, DHS
  • Keith Trippie, chief executive officer, Trippie Group, former executive director of the Enterprise System Development Office, DHS

Jeff Neal’s stories:

#3 TSA administrator Pistole to retire (Federal News Radio)

#2 DHS morale sinks further despite new leadership at the top, survey shows (The Washington Post)

#1 VA secretary: I’m ‘aggressively’ firing problem employees (Military Times)

Keith Trippie’s stories:

#3 Google pours $500 million to Magic Leap. Oculus Rift on its crosshair? (Tech Times)

#2 VA secretary defends discipline record (Federal Times)

#1 Change the World Tour Launches (Energy Star)

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