Federal Drive with Tom Temin

• VIDEO: The sounds of silence

  Who imagined that telephonically would be the only way we could touch someone?

  Tom Temin Commentary
  18 hours ago
• Highlighting feds working behind the scenes during the pandemic

  Nearly every public and private element in the United States is somehow involved in pushing back the pandemic. Some career federal civil servants can be seen on TV but thousands more are working behind the scenes.

  Workforce
  April 06, 2020
• The next coronavirus stimulus bill

  Even though no one has figured out the week-old, multi-trillion dollar stimulus bill, House leadership is already talking about a follow-on bill.

  Congress
  April 06, 2020
• The future of the Department of Homeland Security

  The threats to the U.S. are rapidly evolving. That’s prompted think tank The Atlantic Council to launch a big review called The Future of DHS project.

  Agency Oversight
  April 06, 2020
• Anyone on DoD property will need to wear a mask

  In today’s Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Mark Esper is directing that anyone on DoD property wear a cloth mask if they can’t consistently keep a six-foot social distance from other people.

  Federal Newscast
  April 06, 2020
• Lawsuit says federal employees deserve hazard pay during pandemic

  Sometimes federal employees are eligible for hazardous duty pay. Now a lawsuit alleges numerous employees didn’t get it.

  Workforce
  April 03, 2020
• Virginia senator worries for federal employees and contractors

  Congress, having gutted out the biggest stimulus bill ever, is busier than ever.

  Congress
  April 03, 2020
• Hospitals get extra equipment from an unlikely agency

  In today’s Federal Newscast, four preservation and conservation specialists at the National Archives and Records Administration did some quick thinking and realized the equipment they use to deal with records damaged by floods, fires, or mold could help doctors and nurses fighting the coronavirus.

  Federal Newscast
  April 03, 2020
• Sometimes federal work is downright hazardous

  Some exposed employees got the virus in the line of duty. Now they’re suing for extra pay.

  Mike Causey Federal Report
  April 03, 2020
• Should federal employees get hazard pay during the pandemic?

  For more on what hazardous pay is all about and a little history, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Federal Practice Group partner Ricardo J. A. Pitts-Wiley.

  HR
  April 02, 2020