Cheryl Coleman had a passion for public service instilled in her growing up. It comes from her family, many of whom were all teachers. After 25 years working in state government, Coleman came to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she oversees the agency's efforts to reduce food waste nationwide.
Roxanna Vigil, Foreign Affairs Officer and Venezuela Desk Officer in the State Department's Office of Andean Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, shares her thoughts about being a public servant with Federal News Radio.
Joel Scheraga never expected he'd one day become one of the EPA's leading voices on climate change. From planetary geo-physics, to economics,to academia, Scheraga took advice from his dad and decided to go down an unexpected path.
JoAnn Slama Lighty, division director for Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET), at the National Science Foundation, says she enjoys her work at the intersection of science and innovation.
Dr. Scott Borg, head of the Antarctic sciences section within the National Science Foundation, says he enjoys not only the scientific research he's conducted, but his contribution to the development of students in their university education.
Brian Morales discusses some of his career highlights as chief of the Criminal Justice Division of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the Department of State.
Corin Stone, NSA's executive director, talks to Woman of Washington’hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm.
Lawmakers' concerns about abuses of power at the Transportation Security Administration have been supported by whistleblowers' testimony.
Current and former intelligence community officials say they're not getting the buy-in they need from their top leadership — or the guidance they need to use begin using social media — in their insider threat and security clearance programs.
The Veterans First Act is a bipartisan omnibus bill that addresses problems within the Veterans Affairs Department. Everything from accountability to whistleblower protections is included in the package, along with major changes to the health care program for veterans, educational benefits and help for survivors.
The 2017 defense authorization bill now has a provision requiring women to sign up for selective service.
Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations took the Homeland Security Department to task for six straight years of declining employee engagement scores on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. DHS is ranked as the worst agency to work for in government.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) plans to introduce a package of bills aimed at government reform. The legislative bundle includes extra protection for whistleblowers as well as barriers to prevent abuse of administrative leave and awarding bonuses to misbehaving employees.
For the second time this year, the Office of Special Counsel said the Veterans Affairs Inspector General isn't properly addressing three cases of whistleblower allegations. OSC Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner voiced similar concerns about two other cases to President Barack Obama in February.
The Government Accountability Office has found, it's time to gather up and consolidate National Institutes of Health's chimpanzee management program into one inexpensive place. John Dicken, GAO's director of health care issues, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin discusses the move.