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In the Office of Personnel Management's latest report on employment of people with disabilities, the number of federal employees increased between 2013 and 2014 by about 13,200 people.
October 13, 2015 -
Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller joins host Mark Amtower for a wide ranging discussion of how to generate media coverage for your agency. October 12, 2015
October 13, 2015 -
In Depth's Francis Rose says the biggest problem with the public and private sector salary comparison is that no one is quite sure how to compare them. But one thing is for sure: the Labor Department's Mr. Fix-it deserved his government service award.
October 13, 2015 -
A slew of whistleblower complaints from the Veterans Affairs Department has made this anything but a normal year for the Office of Special Counsel. VA's troubles have raised the profile of this small agency that protects federal employees from prohibited personnel practices. Its leader, Carolyn Lerner, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin the highlights of the agency's new annual report to Congress.
October 13, 2015 The Department of Homeland Security releases new enforcement guidelines for identification cards when entering federal buildings and military bases.
October 12, 2015-
Catch up on the most buzzworthy federal stories of recent days and join the conversation in this new regular feature. Think of it as your cheat sheet to Federal News Radio.
October 12, 2015 -
The Homeland Security Department said it will reorganize the National Protection and Programs Directorate. The Government Accountability Office said the agency should consider four key areas as they plan the re-organization at NPPD. Chris Currie, director of homeland security and justice issues at GAO, testified at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing about those four key areas. He told In Depth with Francis Rose the GAO's High Risk list is the backdrop for what DHS should consider.
October 12, 2015 -
Congress is up against several deadlines when it comes back from recess next week. It's not just the Dec. 11 date, when the continuing resolution expires. The debt ceiling problem needs a solution by Nov. 5 and highway funding expires Oct. 29. One possible solution to the budget deadline is another CR that would last through the rest of fiscal 2016. Bob Hale, a fellow at Booz Allen Hamilton and former Undersecretary of Defense Comptroller, told In Depth with Francis Rose no CR is good for the department or the government.
October 12, 2015 -
Cybersecurity and customer service were popular additions to many federal agencies' priority goals for 2016 and 2017.
October 12, 2015 -
Darren Blue is heading over to the Veterans Affairs Department after spending the last seven years at GSA. The FDIC gets a new CIO and NNSA a new chief learning officer.
October 12, 2015 -
IRS commissioner John Koskinen wrote to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that his agency needs to be part of the budget talks for increasing cybersecurity funding.
October 09, 2015 -
The Department of the Navy is taking the lead in the military by allowing personnel to wear fitness devices such as a Fitbit or Nike Fuel Band. Naval officials said they want to promote a "culture of fitness" while preserving a secure and classified environment.
October 09, 2015 -
The Homeland Security Department says it's moving forward with its plans to reorganize the National Protection and Programs Directorate. But the House recently passed a new bill that requires congressional review and approval before DHS reorganizes any of its component agencies. Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko has more.
October 09, 2015 -
When Veteran Affairs Department employees think about how they will improve customer service, they need to consider the backstage, the front stage and being on stage. That’s the theater analogy Tom Allin, VA’s chief veterans experience officer, uses in a new framework introduced to the agency earlier this month. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details about how this framework will help VA turn the corner in how it helps veterans.
October 09, 2015 -
The beginning of the fiscal year means your to-do list for the new year changes a little bit. Larry Allen is the president of Allen Federal Business Partners and publisher of the Week Ahead newsletter, shared three things you should do to ensure continued success on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015