Government Shutdown
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Margot Conrad, director of federal workforce programs at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to further discuss the effects of the previous shutdown.
February 27, 2019 -
The 35-day partial government shutdown presented different challenges for federal agencies but the Small Business Administration is back to operating at pre-shutdown levels.
February 26, 2019 -
Another member of Congress has introduced legislation that would give federal employees the option to take a penalty-free hardship withdrawal from their Thrift Savings Plan during government shutdowns. Meanwhile, the TSP is also still struggling to improve its cybersecurity posture.
February 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after the National Coalition for Men sued, a federal district judge ruled in its favor, saying forcing only men to register for the Selective Service is unfair.
February 25, 2019 -
Federal district Judge Richard Leon acknowledged the potential for precedent with NTEU's lawsuit if he denies the motion to dismiss the case, which challenges the Antideficiency Act's legal interpretation that has set up recent government shutdowns.
February 22, 2019 -
Roughly 39 percent of federal employees said they were "unprepared" or "very unprepared" for the recent government shutdown, according to a survey from Clever Real Estate.
February 22, 2019 -
The government can't shut down again until September but that may not be reassuring. For many federal employees, the last event produced a permanent sense of uncertainty.
February 22, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it now has the capability to make its charge processing and records system fully digital.
February 22, 2019 -
Employer branding is one of the chief battlefields in the fight for talent. The government is not well-positioned for that fight.
February 21, 2019 -
Agency leadership held a conference call with members of the IRS Advisory Council on Feb. 13, a volunteer group 75 tax professionals, to get their input on tax administration issues. That session made up for a January meeting postponed under the lapse in funding.
February 20, 2019 -
The Office of Government Ethics has weighed in on wide variety of questions and issues that came up during the most recent 35-day government shutdown.
February 20, 2019 -
The past few months have been particularly challenging for the IRS, with budget ups and downs, a long government shutdown and a complex new tax code.
February 20, 2019 -
Tammy Flanagan, veteran financial planner and retirement expert, joined Federal Drive to provide some advice on how feds can develop new habits to help them weather the next financial storm.
February 20, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Government Ethics laid out what kind of aid furloughed employees are allowed to receive during a government shutdown.
February 20, 2019 -
The timing of the third shutdown of 2018 and the implementation of 2017 tax reform created major paycheck and cash flow problems for tens of thousands around the nation.
February 18, 2019