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There are at least two schools of thought about repeated congressional efforts to privatize the IRS, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey. The government could save a lot of money if it could get rid of 90,000 IRS workers and let the private sector do it, for a fee, or squeeze it enough so it falls further behind in collections, and complete the self-fulfilling prophecy.
November 09, 2015 Bob Tobias, a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at American University, counts down the week's top federal stories with Francis Rose.
November 06, 2015-
Real leadership development takes an agency that is willing to make the investment of time and money needed to build strong supervisors, says Jeff Neal, senior vice president of ICF International.
November 05, 2015 -
Five Department of Veterans Affairs employees were in the hot seat this week as they answered questions on an alleged scandal involving senior officials using an agency program for their personal and financial benefit.
November 04, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management's Veronica Villalobos says the 2 percent growth in Hispanic federal employees is a sign of slow and steady progress.
November 02, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget released its annual guidance for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) reporting and the cybersecurity strategy and implementation plan (CSIP) for civilian agencies. Both of these documents are part of the broader change happening across government to improve cybersecurity.
November 02, 2015 -
VA wants to focus on the specialized care related to veterans' service that other facilities cannot do. But it may stop providing services commonly found elsewhere.
October 30, 2015 -
If human resources is so important and HR specialists are a mission critical occupation, why is it so rare to find someone who says they are happy with their HR support?
October 29, 2015 -
Senior Executive Service members say it has gotten harder to fill SES spots and similar positions over the past two years, according to a survey by the Senior Executives Association.
October 28, 2015 -
OPM issued a final rule on behalf of the Federal Salary Council approving 13 new areas. But the updates will not be final until President Barack Obama signs an executive order.
October 27, 2015 -
The number of Hispanic federal civilian employees increased for the fourth year in a row, according to the latest report from the Office of Personnel Management. The annual report showed an increase of 461 on-board employees between fiscal 2013 and 2014, or a 0.1 percent bump in Hispanic representation.
October 27, 2015 -
The government struggles to manage its immense inventory of buildings and structures. Federal property management has been on the Government Accountability Office's high risk list for years. Now GAO says the government is making progress, but nagging concerns remain. Emily Kopp joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the details.
October 23, 2015 -
The 9-year struggle to fill federal jobs in North Dakota's oil-boom towns offers a stark example to the rest of the government of just how hard it can be to keep federal workers when private employers beckon.
October 22, 2015 -
More agencies utilized the federal student loan repayment program in fiscal 2014 to recruit and retain mission-critical employees than the year before. Funding for the program reached $58.7 million in 2014, compared with $52.9 million the previous year.
October 19, 2015 -
With the convention wrapped up, here's a list of major factors the Army is tackling, and what they're doing to improve them.
October 19, 2015