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Congress hasn't reauthorized three small federal ethics agencies since 2007. But the Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board and Office of Government Ethics don't have a clear reason why. All three agencies are asking for Congress to consider the reauthorization and a few recommendations that they say will help them handle a growing number of cases. Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 17, 2015 -
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After many, many days of closed-door negotiations, we finally have an agreement on the 2016 budget. The deal heads to the floor today, and if it passes, it means no more continuing resolutions for the remainder of 2016 and some certainty on the pay and benefits front for federal employees. Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) is the senior democrat on the Senate appropriations committee and had a key role in negotiating the final deal. She talked with Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 17, 2015 -
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The omnibus spending bill includes money for the FBI’s new headquarters, 10 years of credit monitoring services for OPM breach victims and much more for federal employees.
December 17, 2015 -
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The Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board and Office of Government Ethics haven't received authorization from Congress since 2007. But Congress says it wants to consider additional legislation and statutory changes before it issues new reauthorizations.
December 16, 2015 -
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The Defense Department said the housing allowance rates for 2016 will increase by average of $54 a month, but service members head into a second year of cost-sharing increases.
December 16, 2015 -
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If there is a government shutdown — when people are sent home and ordered not to work — can a federal employee still go on vacation?
December 16, 2015 -
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If Congress fails to pass an omnibus spending bill before the Dec. 16 deadline and triggers a government shutdown, three Virginia lawmakers want to ensure furloughed federal employees get back pay.
December 15, 2015 -
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Lots of members of Congress and even some in the Pentagon look at that big north parking lot and think one thing: What a payroll. The question of bloated headquarters staff seems resistent to efforts to cut it. But now the 2016 Defense Authorization bill calls on DoD to cut 30 percent of its staff over the next four years. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2015 -
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Two senators are pushing OMB and agencies to rein in spending on software licenses.
December 14, 2015 -
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If you were reading the trade papers last week the clear winners (as in biggest L-O-S-E-R-S) were civil servants.
December 14, 2015 -
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With the constant yo-yo of shutdown deadlines and continuing resolutions, it's not easy being a federal manager or, for that matter, a regular employee. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what all this uncertainty means for mangers and employees.
December 11, 2015 -
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Like the bunny-boiling lover in Fatal Attraction, the threat of a government shutdown just won't stay away. Now it's back as the weekend looms. Congress is likely to pass another continuing resolution. But just in case, federal managers have had plenty of time to plan for a lapse in funding. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more is University of Maryland School of Public Policy professor Don Kettl.
December 11, 2015 -
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The Government Accountability Office has sent all agency heads a rank-ordered list of unaddressed issues it feels must be addressed before the next president takes office, fearing many of them will be lost in the weeds of the transition process
December 11, 2015 -
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is calling for the removal of the Office of Personnel Management's CIO Donna Seymour, after the agency's Office of Inspector General found that the Office of Procurement Operations mismanaged a contract it awarded for identity and credit monitoring services for early victims of the cyber breach.
December 10, 2015
