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Public Service Recognition Week is a reminder that for every jerk there are thousands of quality people working hard for citizens. Tim McManus the vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what people can expect.
The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation to help federal agencies do a better job detecting and preventing fraud.
Mixing up cause and effect or finding effect when there's no cause, this way of thinking is particularly reckless for federal agencies.
David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call, has spent some time digging into the Capitol Police Department's budget and found it's increased almost every year since 9/11 to $375 million this year. Hawkings tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the Capitol Police is among the biggest police agencies in America, but it has gotten relatively little oversight.
We're living longer and defined pensions funds are drying up, and the definitions of work and retirement are blurring. Benefits and retirement planning expert Tammy Flanagan talks about the impact of changing lifespans on federal retirement on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Office of Personnel Management is piloting a program capable of automatically searching social media and other public online information of anyone applying for a security clearance.
Not all cybersecurity threats come via email. But because email targets people, it's most likely to do damage now that network perimeter controls have improved so much.
A panel of experts calls for the closure of all health-care facilities controlled by the Veterans Affairs Department.
The General Services Administration is making moves to enhance its own knowledge of categories. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how this could in turn benefit contractors.
Business groups are looking warily at yet another proposed new rule from the Obama administration. This one would require contractors to have mandatory paid sick leave. John McNerney, general counsel at the Mechanical Contrators Association of America, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the new rule could damage contracts with the government.
The Social Security Administration deals with Americans as they age. It's workforce tends to be aging also. One reason is people tend to stay at Social Security. Reggie Wells, SSA's chief human capital officer. tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the agency's largest group of employees is not the oldest.
Applicants, especially students, want jobs they're excited about and will enjoy doing, and they want to be nicely compensated for it. Well, duh.
The Social Security Administration is pairing up with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ensure that social security benefit recipients over the age of 90 are, in fact, still alive.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has trouble dealing with new car technology and the agency's own technology. Susan Fleming, director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some insight.