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Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about interesting things to do in and near the nation's capital.
Two new memos from the Office of Personnel Management provide guidance for agencies to give "strong preference" to certain candidates for national security senior executive jobs. The memos also outline the roles and responsibilities of agencies and employees participating in an interagency rotation.
A recent decision from the Justice Department is prompting the VA to stop using the authority it has under current legislation to fire senior executives more quickly. The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee said the news comes after an inquiry over whether the VA planned to make any policy changes after the DOJ decision, which ultimately ruled that a key provision in the VA Choice Act is unconstitutional.
Millennials make up less than seven percent of all federal employees, listen as leaders discuss this phenomenon and more! June 17, 2016
The Air Force is down 4,000 maintainers and it won't see them in full force for quite some time.
Members of the House Oversight Committee unveiled draft legislation to reform the Postal Service. The agency is struggling to keep up with Congressional funding mandates as well as shifting volumes of mail.
The richest nation on earth has the poorest record when it comes to guaranteeing paid parental leave for its people. This is embarrassing.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) wants information from Office of Personnel Management acting Director Beth Cobert about SES members getting multiple performance bonuses in the same fiscal year.
Federal agencies have a seemingly insatiable need for cybersecurity experts. But wanting them and having job openings for them doesn't mean they come streaming in. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the elements of a cybersecurity hiring strategy might be.
Greg Stanford with the Federal Managers Association will discuss the National Defense Authorization Act, proposed changes in Vets Preference rules and possible buyouts for some federal employees. June 15, 2016
Either federal employees are successful at their jobs 99 percent of the time, or the ratings systems used by federal agencies to measure employees' performance are flawed, a new GAO reports finds.
On this edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, hosts Tim Karney and Tom Moran interview Lee Williams, Plum Laboratories, LLC's Head of Research & Product Development.
Too often, the assignment of a high number of outstanding ratings results in a lot of small performance awards that do little to motivate performance.
As part of Federal News Radio’s look into some of the more unusual jobs in government, Melissa Winter, a recreation therapist at Edward Hines Hospital shared some of the joys and challenges of her job working with blind veterans.