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The 2017 defense authorization bill increases the amount DoD workers get for leaving their jobs by $15,000. The bill, signed into law by President Obama on Friday, provides up to $40,000 in retirement incentives for eligible civilian employees.
On this government holiday, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey recalls his days as a young, starving reporter.
Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about interesting things to do in and near the nation's capital.
A new bill signed into law by President Barack Obama should provide some relief to FBI whistleblowers, who could only report wrongdoing to a certain group of senior officials at the agency.
Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson wrote to Congress this week, asking that it begin work immediately to repeal cuts to the agency's award and incentive spending. Congress cut VA's performance bonus budget by about 20 percent next year to cover opioid-addiction treatment programs for veterans.
The Combined Federal Campaign is close toward meeting its $47 million goal this year, but national capital area leaders are making one last push for donations in the final days of the CFC.
Secretary Sylvia Burwell poses for 381 photos with staff members and their families at the annual HHS Holiday Open House.
A new report from the White House outlines a set of priorities that the federal government can follow in order to mitigate any negative impacts on the economy that AI might have, while maximizing the positive ones.
The President's Pay Agent approved a recommendation to add Burlington, Vermont, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, to the list of separate locality pay areas for 2018. The pay agent signed off on one recommendation from the Federal Salary Council but little else.
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.
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.
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.
The Department of Homeland Security's long-awaited new headquarters won't be completed until at least 2021, but one of the project's biggest champions in the Senate has urged Congress to hold up its end of the bargain once its current continuing resolution expires.
After cutting burdensome training and duties, the Air Force is creating a board to review more issues in the future.