Workforce

  • In lieu of a government shutdown, a continuing resolution can be an improvement opportunity for agency leaders and transition officers.

    September 02, 2015
  • NARFE's John Hatton and Katie Maddocks from the Federal Managers Association, join host Mike Causey to talk about some of the issues that Congress will tackle when it returns from its summer recess. September 2, 2015

    September 01, 2015
  • The federal government will stay open when Pope Francis visits Washington for three days later this month, but employees should telework or prepare themselves for long commutes, the Office of Personnel Management says.

    September 01, 2015
  • The Office of Personnel Management and Department of Defense have awarded a $133 million contract to help protect the personal information of people impacted by the cyber breach.

    September 01, 2015
  • On this edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, hosts Tim Karney and Tom Moran interview Guy Beougher, the Executive Director of Operations in the DLA's Logistics Operations (J3).

    September 01, 2015
  • On this edition of "Ask the CHCO", host Lauren Larson interviews Ambassador Arnold Chacon, the Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources about the scope of human capital at the State Department.

    September 01, 2015
  • Why will geographically challenged federal workers get a smaller pay raise in 2016? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's because they live and work in the wrong place.

    September 01, 2015
  • Federal unions and the employees they represent aren't always on the same page. For example, the American Federation of Government Employees recently targeted some leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs for discipline. And some members of Congress have called for an end to some collective bargaining rights like official time for feds. Jeff Neal is senior vice president of ICF International and former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department. He's also the author of the Chief HRO blog and he tells In Depth with Francis Rose that federal unions come in all kinds of flavors.

    August 31, 2015
  • The Labor Department used to be one of the worst agencies to work for, according to its own employees. But now, its leaders are focused on making the agency a model employer, says Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu.

    August 31, 2015
  • Subcontractor employees now have new legal recourse against their prime contractors, thanks to a recent court decision.

    August 31, 2015
  • Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about interesting things to do in and near the nation's capital.

    August 29, 2015
  • The Labor Department used to be one of the worst places to work, according to its own employees. Secretary Tom Perez set out to change that when he arrived in July 2013. Deputy Secretary Chris Lu says it's his personal mission too. Today the Labor Department is right in the middle of the pack. Lu tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp how it's aiming for the top.

    August 28, 2015
  • President Barack Obama authorized a pay raise for civilian and uniformed federal employees effective Jan. 1, 2016.

    August 28, 2015
  • The Pentagon has proposed base closures for the past four years, and Congress keeps saying no. Among the most costly defense activities is maintaining some 1,000 bases, camps and airfields around the world. How did DoD wind up with so many bases overseas in the first place? David Vine is an associate professor of anthropology at American University and author of "Base Nation: How Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World." He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some insight into how the military could rationalize some of this real estate.

    August 28, 2015