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Written by Phil Vogel and Jane Norris Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: As the Obama Administration begins hiring more federal workers to do “inherently governmental” work, the contracting…
Relationships and connection are very important to building a successful team. The author of “Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity,” Michael Lee Stallard, details the whys and…
The House and Senate are each working on legislation that will give Federal whistleblowers better protections. But there are big differences between the bills. Yesterday a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs subcommittee heard about…
Civilian, military, and intelligence agencies are one step closer to working from the same cybersecurity page. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Committee on National Security Systems have,…
It has been argued that banks excessive trading of credit derivatives securities led to the collapse of several large financial institutions. Is that a fair assessment and is regulation the answer? Joining us is Robert…
If you love your family, fill out your TSP beneficiary forms (pdf). Arthur Stein joins us for our weekly talk with financial experts to discusses common and costly mistakes feds make with their TSP beneficary…
Congress is debating a measure that would force companies to offer up to seven days of paid sick leave. And that includes federal contractors. Specifically, this would apply to employers with more than 15 workers.…
Written by Phil Vogel Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The Senate passed a Tobacco regulation bill yesterday by a wide margin (79-17). More importantly for Federal workers was…
Another new position is being created in the Obama administration. Jeffrey Zients is the choice to become Chief Performance Officer; he’ll also become Deputy Director for Management at OMB. His confirmation hearing was yesterday, before…
The latest cabinet Secretary to push his budget request on Capitol Hill is Housing and Urban Development Secretary Sean Donovan. He testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development about the…
Written by Phil Vogel Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Changes to your Thrift Savings Plan advance again in Congress. The Senate voted yesterday to end debate on the…
As budget season continues, more cabinet secretaries and other agency heads are talking about their FY2010 budget requests. The Senate Appropriations Committee had three agency leaders before their subcommittees yesterday: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was…
Congress moves ahead with the so called “cash-for-clunkers” bill. The House has passed the $4-billion dollar measure that would give you money to trade-in your old-gas guzzler for a more fuel efficient set of wheels.…