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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.
August 22, 2015 -
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An updated report from the Office of Management and Budget states that agencies face $1.8 billion in governmentwide cuts if sequestration kicks in unless Congress lifts spending caps.
August 21, 2015 -
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Agencies are dragging their employees kicking and screaming into open offices, as a Federal News Radio survey uncovered last month. The most wary ones are people with disabilities who need special accommodations to work. Ned Holland is the assistant secretary for administration at Health and Human Services. He tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp that HHS is rapidly consolidating its buildings under a White House directive. As it does so, it's turning to open offices.
August 21, 2015 -
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The Senior Executives Association and Federal Managers Association have asked Congress to investigate what they call a "hit list" created by VA’s largest labor union. It's a report compiled by the American Federation of Government Employees, which names managers and executives the union recommends for discipline. SEA questions whether the list was compiled on official time. Jason Briefel is the legislative director at SEA. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this list and why the associations are so upset by it.
August 21, 2015 -
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Are you a member of the Left Behind Club? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if you live in the D.C. area, you probably belong to this secret society.
August 21, 2015 -
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Federal agencies are being told to improve the service they deliver to their constituents, whether in person or online. The Obama administration's gambit occurs at the same time large organizations are re-thinking about service. They're applying the principles of design to the way people work and the experiences they produce for customers. These principles are collectively known as design thinking. Jon Kolko is the vice president of design at Blackboard and a leader in design thinking. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain how this shift is affecting government services.
August 20, 2015 -
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Altegrity, USIS’s parent company, agreed to forgo at least $30 million in fees the government owed it in return for not being held liable for alleged violations of the “dumping” or “flushing” security clearances over a 18-year period.
August 20, 2015 -
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Managers at the Veterans Affairs Department may be targets of one of the largest federal employee unions. Representatives of the American Federation of Government Employees may have been using their work time to compile suggestions for discipline by top VA leaders. Federal News Radio Reporter Emily Kopp tells In Depth with Francis Rose why this controversy may boil down to a classic labor-versus-management clash.
August 19, 2015 -
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Federal firefighters and National Guard units have been called in to help local firefighters battle the wildfires in the western U.S. Check out our photo gallery of the effort.
August 19, 2015 -
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Just when Congress is considering tougher penalties for Veterans Affairs employees engaged in misconduct, the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association have asked lawmakers to investigate a "hit list" created by the American Federation of Government Employees, VA's largest labor union.
August 19, 2015 On this edition of "Ask the CHCO", host Lauren Larson interviews Dr. Reginald Wells, the Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources & Chief Human Capital Officer at the Social Security Administration about the scope of human capital at the agency.
August 19, 2015-
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If killing traditional appraisals is good enough for some of the biggest and best businesses in the country, it is good enough for the federal government, says former DHS HR exec Jeff Neal.
August 19, 2015 -
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In late 2009, President Barack Obama ordered agencies to hire more veterans. They have. Veterans used to be confined mostly to the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. But the Office of Personnel Management says one out of every three new employees in fiscal 2014 was a veteran. OPM Director of Veterans Services Hakeem Basheerud-Deen tells Federal News Radio’s Emily Kopp how the whole government has stepped up to the challenge.
August 18, 2015 -
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The Office of Personnel Management faces a third lawsuit in the wake of the cybersecurity breach it suffered in June that resulted in 22 million past, present, and potential federal employees having their personal information stolen.
August 18, 2015
