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Tony Reardon will ascend from his role as executive vice president to replace Colleen Kelley as the head of the National Treasury Employees Union.
August 12, 2015 -
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Michael Horowitz, inspector general at the Justice Department, says a recent decision by his agency's Office of Legal Counsel threatens the independent oversight of all IGs.
August 12, 2015 On this edition of “Disaster Relief for America”, hosts Tim Karney and Tom Moran interview Ralph Basham, the former Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection.
August 11, 2015-
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Election season is ramping up and it's time to think about the federal workforce policy ideas that are emerging, and how likely any of them are to be implemented. John Palguta is the vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the policy proposals we've already heard about and what new platforms we can still expect to see.
August 11, 2015 -
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The number of federal employees under age 30 drops from 9.6 percent of the workforce to 6.6 percent over the last five years. And the number of employees under age 25 is down from 2 percent of the federal workforce to 0.9 percent in the same time. That's according to the 2014 Best Places to Work analysis from the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte. Tim McManus is vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that recruiting the younger generation is one of agencies' biggest challenges.
August 10, 2015 -
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Adm. Paul Zukunft says he’s highly optimistic that more money is coming to help recapitalize his fleet. The House and Senate have yet to agree to a 2016 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security, but he said his discussions with leaders of both parties from the two congressional appropriations committees suggest his service will get a robust plus-up.
August 10, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget's director urges Congress to reconsider the budget belt-tightening it has in store for the IRS, the Office of Personnel Management and federal IT.
August 07, 2015 Tune in to FEDtalk this week for a discussion of what the region's national parks are offering this summer. Representatives from the National Park Service, Rock Creek Park, and Harper's Ferry National Historic Park join host Jason Briefel for this roundtable discussion. August 7, 2015
August 06, 2015-
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From IT offices to law enforcement bureaus, the federal government says it needs more cybersecurity specialists. But competition is tough. Several federal agencies treated winners of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition as VIPs when they visited Washington in late July. Stops on the tour included the National Security Agency, the Pentagon and the Cyber Crimes Center, part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations. Listen to the full story by clicking the button below the slideshow.
August 06, 2015 -
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Following the hack of Office of Personnel Management databases, a group of tech-industry experts is offering to help the government secure its computer networks. The IT Alliance for Public Sector assembled a task force made up of 20 big companies like Symantec, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin. The group says the government must act boldly and alter its culture and approach. Pam Walker is the senior director of Homeland Security at I-TAPS. She joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to review the group's recommendations.
August 06, 2015 -
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Agencies have problems with recruitment, training, leadership development and succession planning. That's not an outside criticism. It's coming from their own employees. The Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte analyzed the most recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey to come up with some ideas for improving the employee experience. David Dye is the director of Federal Human Capital Services at Deloitte. He joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to analyze the latest snapshot.
August 06, 2015 -
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Employment discrimination isn't just limited to race and gender; it can take many forms. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's annual EXCEL conference next week is a chance for both government and private industry to take a closer look at employment law. This year the conference is being held here in Washington, D.C., to mark the commission's 50th anniversary. Dexter Brooks is the associate director of the Office of Federal Operations at the EEOC. He joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive with more on the celebration and conference.
August 06, 2015 -
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The back-and-forth is on hold now in the Senate over the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. The bill encourages private companies and government agencies to share information with each other about potential cyber threats. Both amendments to the CISA are holding it back.One would give the Office of Personnel Management an extra 37 million dollars to fix its IT networks a year ahead of schedule. The other would give victims of OPM's data breaches a few more years of free credit monitoring. Ryan Lucas is an intelligence reporter for CQ Roll Call. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what's in the bill and whether the disagreements can be resolved.
August 05, 2015 -
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New analysis from the Partnership for Public Service of the Office of Personnel Management's Employee Viewpoint Survey shows that low employee satisfaction negatively impacts an agency's ability to hire and retain employees.
August 05, 2015
