Workforce

  • Last week, the National Labor Relations Board adopted a ruling by one of its administrative law judges, which ordered the Postal Service to discontinue its relationship with the office supplies chain Staples. Members of the American Postal Workers Union were pleased with the decision. APWU President Mark Dimondstein tells Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin just what the conclusion of this legal dispute means for its members.

    January 12, 2017
  • Does the prospect of Donald Trump as your new boss scare you? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says not to worry. He's got a two-word solution.

    January 12, 2017
  • The Office of Personnel Management has been busy in recent weeks, releasing a series of new memos as reminders to any political appointees and senior officials who plan to leave or join government during the presidential transition.

    January 11, 2017
  • Despite our high-tech, all electronic world, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says resumes rule if you want to get in or get ahead.

    January 11, 2017
  • HR consultant Nancy Segal joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss why well-crafted resumes are still the key to landing a federal job and building a career in government. January 11, 2017

    January 10, 2017
  • The Air Force will no longer disqualify recruits for prior marijuana use.

    January 10, 2017
  • The vast majority of federal employees who responded to a Federal News Radio poll said they have no plans to retire for political reasons during the administration of President-elect Donald Trump.

    January 10, 2017
  • The 115th Congress is coming fast out of the starting blocks. Plans for this week include no less than nine hearings on nominations for the Trump administration in addition to repealing the Affordable Care Act. It's already passed some bills changing the lives off federal employees. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest.

    January 10, 2017
  • More power has moved to the White House and away from Congress over the past few decades. You see it in the number of executive orders and rule-making efforts originating in the White House. New research shows this can cause gyrations for the career work force with people deciding to either quit on philosophical grounds or stick around and wait out a current president. David Lewis, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, offers insight to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    January 10, 2017
  • President Obama's 2.1 percent pay hike may be the last feds see for awhile from Congress, says Jeff Neal, former DHS chief human capital officer.

    January 10, 2017
  • Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says the best paid federal workers aren't here, and if you want a pay raise, your best move is to move.

    January 10, 2017
  • The FBI's Washington Field Office is ready to respond to a variety of threats or events that might occur during the 58th Presidential Inauguration. The various tactical response teams can handle hazardous materials, bomb threats, barricade situations, and can offer emergency medical support to agents injured in the line of duty. The FBI Washington Field Office's tactical response teams presented some of their tools and kits that can be deployed on Inauguration Day during a Jan. 9 press conference in Washington, D.C.

    January 09, 2017
  • The Defense Department is already acting on some of the 11 recommendations the Defense Innovation Board approved Jan. 9.

    January 09, 2017
  • If Congress reinstates the Holman rule, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know what's next: dunking stools along the Potomac?

    January 09, 2017