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Federal News Countdown: Pope Francis goes to Washington, Matt Damon visits Mars

Kathryn Medina, chief talent officer at APCO Worldwide and former executive director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, and Jeri Buchholz, strategic b...

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September 29, 2015 2:37 pm

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Federal News Countdown - Sept. 25, 2015

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Guests

Jeri Buchholz, strategic business development advisor for FMP Consulting; former chief human capital officer at NASA
Kathryn Medina, chief talent officer at APCO Worldwide; former executive director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council

Buchholz’s stories:

3. Astronauts in Space Have Already Watched Matt Damon’s “The Martian” (GQ)

2. Shuttering the government actually costs more than keeping it open — more than $2 billion last time (Washington Post)

1. Carter leans in to women’s issues in new partnership (Federal News Radio)

Medina’s stories:

3. Phased retirement: And the winner (sort of) is HUD! (Federal News Radio)

2. Shutdown Redux: (Borrowed) Money to Burn (Jeff Neal)

1. The 9 most notable pope quotes (Politico)

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Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees

Benefits

early career, skills-based hiring,workforce, diversity

A new tool for medical care providers working to prevent suicide

Management

In this Dec. 22, 2016 photo, a pathologist works in a laboratory inside the National Fertility and Test Tube Baby Centre in Hisar, India. Most medical ethics guidelines around the world recommend a cut-off between 45 and 50 for treatments like IVF, and the Indian Medical Council sets 45 as the recommended age limit. Across the United States and most parts of western Europe, insurance companies usually stop paying for IVF treatment after 45. In the United Kingdom, the limit for fertility treatments under the National Health Service is 42. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

House Democrats introduce ‘Right to IVF’ Act

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