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The General Services Administration seems to be making it tougher for certain contractors to do business with the government. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Group, tells Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin what new stipulations GSA is implementing that may leave some companies out to dry.
December 27, 2016 -
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One thing unlikely to change under the new administration is the continued use of the latest information technologies to improve the citizen experience and government operations. IDC Government Insights has published a list of 10 trends that will affect digital government. Shawn McCarthy, IDCGI director of research, shares the highlights on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 27, 2016 -
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2016 was a busy year for agency oversight. Congress wanted to know about potholes and detours on the road to DATA Act implementation and demanded answers and accountability from departments with "toxic work cultures." Federal News Radio's Meredith Somers tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the progress agencies made toward their 2016 goals and the challenges they’ll face in 2017.
December 27, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Office of Personnel Management unveiled a new rule that says USPS and the Treasury Department can work together to determine what percentage postal workers should pay into retirement systems.
December 27, 2016 -
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Social Security may be a third rail, but it's time for the politicians to step right on it.
December 26, 2016 -
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The U.S. intelligence community is reportedly prepared to release an estimate on how many Americans are being monitored through online surveillance tools.
December 26, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, the American Federal of Government Employees and the TSA workers they represent agree to a new CBA after months of negotiations.
December 23, 2016 -
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With six months to go before the deadline set by Congress, agencies have a lot of work to do in regards to implementing the Data Act. That's according to two studios (study 1, study 2) from the Government Accountability Office. Paula Rascona GAO's director of financial management and assurance issues, talked about the DATA Act deadline on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 22, 2016 -
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The defense budget is constantly going through ups and downs. Congress is still trying to figure out the numbers for 2017. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how this year wrapped up and what’s in store for next year.
December 22, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General says agency managers to need to put in guidelines for employees' use of texting so they don't violate the rules.
December 22, 2016 -
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Both the U.S. Postal Service and its labor unions have been pleading with Congress for several years, hoping for a reform bill that would help return USPS to financial health. It hasn’t happened yet, but the start of a new Congress in January brings another chance for lawmakers to try. Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, which represents about 200-thousand postal employees. We recorded a wide-ranging interview earlier this week about the union’s priorities on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 21, 2016 -
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Presidential transitions can be perilous, but they can also be opportunities to better engage the workforce and get things done. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, which last week came out with its annual rankings of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, offers her take on the transition on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 21, 2016 -
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Many veterans groups are hoping President-elect Donald Trump won’t name a new Veterans Affairs secretary, instead, leaving secretary Bob McDonald in his post for at least another couple years. Twenty military and veteran associations have just written to Trump’s transition team, arguing that McDonald’s reform agenda has just started to take hold, and now would be a particularly bad time to install new leadership. Bill Rausch, an Army veteran and the executive director of one of those groups, Got Your Six, provides insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 21, 2016 -
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2016 was all about agencies’ ability to hire and fire federal employees. New initiatives from the Office of Personnel Management attempted to give agencies a refresher in hiring new talent more quickly, while Congress put its attention on how fast agencies are firing the poor performers. Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko covers the federal workforce, and she joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in studio to talk with us about the year that’s just passed and the year ahead.
December 21, 2016
