Budget
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Erik Wasson, a staff writer for The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive to discuss what the Congressional initiatives and wrangling could mean for federal employees.
September 07, 2011 -
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned senators that the Postal Service would stop delivering mail by next August unless Congress authorizes sweeping changes. After paying October\'s bills, Donahoe said the agency would have a week\'s worth of cash left. Meanwhile, the White House said it would propose reforms soon.
September 07, 2011 -
Federal agencies are making progress toward fulfilling the spirit of the White House\'s open government directives. But the administration still needs to give agencies more direction and more support, according to a new secrecy scorecard just out from a coalition of good government and consumer advocacy groups.
September 07, 2011 -
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities\' Jared Bernstein, who previously served as Vice President Joe Biden\'s chief economic adviser, joined the Federal Drive with his take on what agencies should expect to come out of the 2012 budget process.
September 06, 2011 -
There will be no easing back into work for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. As Congress returns today from nearly a month-long recess, it faces a packed calendar of budget bills and at least one high-stakes vote — reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration\'s funding — before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
September 06, 2011 -
A year after a scandal upended the leadership at Arlington National Cemetery, the Army is making swift progress toward creating a single database of all those interred at the site. Soldiers are using iPhones to record information and submit it to analysts to check the data against existing records.
September 02, 2011 -
The agency plans to release two separate contracts, one for services and one for technology tools. The contracts would help agencies meet the goals of the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act.
September 01, 2011 -
Mary Mitchell, of The Mitchell Organization, a training and consulting practice, joined the Federal Drive to discuss ways to defuse workplace tension.
September 01, 2011 -
Erik Wasson, a staff writer for The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive for a preview of the the congressional calendar as Congress prepares to return from recess and only a month remains left of the fiscal year.
August 31, 2011 -
A new Office of Personnel Management report showed that agency use of recruitment, relocation and retention incentives rose 22 percent in 2009, the Obama administration\'s first year. That\'s a slower rate of growth than in previous years. But it indicates that the government still relies on one-time payments to lure or keep nurses, engineers and others with needed skills.
August 30, 2011 -
FMA President Patricia Niehaus lays out some of the potentially harmful proposals for feds that lawmakers are considering to cut the deficit.
August 30, 2011 -
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton examines the federal reorganizations after 9/11 that created DHS and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The report said the creation of the two huge federal entities offers \"cautionary tale\" in management and leadership.
August 30, 2011 -
The Defense Department is taking a hard look at its diversity programs, as part of a presidential order to coordinate efforts across the federal government.
August 30, 2011 -
Recent events have elevated the importance of telework in the federal government ranks.
August 28, 2011 -
The General Services Administration is working with power companies from Maryland to Massachusetts to fix the problems. OPM said agencies in Washington are open as usual Monday and employees can use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework if necessary.
August 28, 2011