Management
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During a confirmation hearing Eric Fanning said the Army needs a Rapid Capabilities Office and is lagging in readiness.
January 21, 2016 -
Federal employees in the Washington, D.C. area took their commute frustrations out on the Office of Personnel Management Thursday morning, citing the agency's decision to keep federal agencies open without a two-hour delay or allow unscheduled telework.
January 21, 2016 -
With all of the hype surrounding the passage of phased retirement, you might have expected thousands of people to have signed up. But only a relative handful have to date. Jeff Neal, former DHS chief human capital officer, offers a reason why.
January 21, 2016 -
Cost effective management of human capital is what Congress wants from the Defense Department. It used section 955 of the 2013 Defense Authorization Bill to get it. But DoD still has a ways to go in complying. Brenda Farrell, the director of Defense Capabilities and Management issues at Government Accountability Office, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
January 21, 2016 -
While the presidential campaigns in both parties seem to prattle on endlessly, one thing we know for sure. Come Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, someone new will enter the Oval Office. Probably with sore feet after a day of inauguration parades and galas. The real business of transition is already underway. Dan Blair, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 21, 2016 -
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack took part in the opening ceremony Wednesday for the Great Green Fleet, a year-long initiative that demonstrates the sea service’s efforts to transform its energy use.
January 21, 2016 -
Attorney General Loretta Lynch testified before the Senate appropriations subcommittee on the plan to expand the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, the hiring of 200 special agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, as well as the investment in the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network and National Firearms Act applications.
January 21, 2016 -
With one year left until Inauguration Day, the Partnership for Public Service's new Center for Presidential Transition is encouraging candidates and federal employees to begin preparing now for the next administration. Career feds should be prepared to tell incoming new leaders what their agencies do and how they can help.
January 20, 2016 -
The Navy launched its year-long green initiative that will use alternative fuels and procurement practices to make the service more fuel efficient.
January 20, 2016 -
The National Treasury Employees Union joined the nation's largest federal workers union in endorsing Hillary Clinton for president.
January 20, 2016 -
Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm speak to Shannon Hagy, president of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Bethesda Chapter and Winifred Wilson, executive director of House of Ruth, about how charitable involvement in the community brings value to the families you serve, a more involved workforce at your company and a sense of accomplishment for yourself.
January 20, 2016 -
The Office of Special Counsel says it's been a "victim of its own success" in fiscal 2015, thanks to more VA whistleblowers coming forward.
January 20, 2016 -
The Congressional Budget Office says the Defense Department is about to hit a bow wave of expenses toward the end of the future years defense plan just about by 2020. CBO says DoD’s current acquisition plans will increase by 11 percent from 2020 to 2023 reaching a peak of $191 billion. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin. with more about where that money is going and where other funds are going in DoD.
January 20, 2016 -
Maybe it's the size of the budget. Maybe it's the growing number of agencies and policies. But presidential transitions seem to demand greater and greater attention with each turnover. A couple of Washington groups have already formed transition efforts focused on getting the next President, whoever it is, up to speed in a hurry. Now the Partnership for Public Service has formed the Center for Presidential Transition. David Eagles, the partnership's director for this effort, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with all the details.
January 20, 2016 -
Office of Management and Budget Deputy Chief Information Officer Lisa Schlosser said her office will start holding agencies more accountable for taking advantage of plays in the U.S. Digital Services Playbook. The playbook lists 13 best practices for delivering products and services to the public more quickly.
January 19, 2016