Workforce

• Fun stuff: get your motor running, head out on the runway

  Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about fun things to do in and near the nation's capital.

  Workforce

  January 25, 2014
• The status of telework in the federal government

  Jennifer Mattingley hosts a roundtable discussion of the the status of telework in the federal government. January 24, 2014

  FEDtalk

  January 24, 2014
• Helping veterans find jobs

  General Gary Profit, senior director of military programs at Walmart, will talk about the company's initiative to hire more veterans. January 24, 2014 (Show originally aired January 10, 2014)

  Fed Access

  January 24, 2014
• Handling your polar vortex

  If you can read this, it means you are alive, well and a survivor of the massive polar vortex that froze half the country, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So, how did you and your colleagues do it?

  Mike Causey

  January 24, 2014
• Congress made the cuts, not the President

  On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts discuss cuts made by Congress to the defense budget, and the winners and losers in this budget battle. January 23, 2014

  Budget

  January 23, 2014
• NDU’s iCollege helps future CIOs understand success factors

  The National Defense University's Information Resources Management College offers 12 certificate courses and a master's of science degree in government information leadership to help current and future CIOs sharpen their technology and management skills. January 23, 2014

  Ask the CIO

  January 23, 2014
• Background check firm in hot water for ‘flushing’ records

  The Justice Department has accused the company that performed background investigations of both National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis of defrauding the government, making false statements and breach of contract. DoJ's civil complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Alabama alleges the company, which is the government's largest contractor for background-investigation services, submitted at least 665,000 background investigations to the Office of Personnel Management that hadn't been properly reviewed.

  Management

  January 23, 2014
• NWS, union spar over agency vacancies

  The National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO) says the agency blamed lack of funds when it implemented a hiring freeze last March. But the union says NWS budget documents posted to its website show the agency actually ended fiscal 2013 with $125 million in unspent funds. NWS officials dispute the union's contentions that they agency left money on the table. The union's concerns over agency vacancies were the focus of recent arbitration hearings.

  Hiring/Retention

  January 22, 2014
• OPM to RIF 300 workers from HR Solutions office

  The Office of Personnel Management said it's abolishing 300 positions nationwide, about 25 percent of which are full-time workers. OPM said the budget environment where fewer agencies are hiring and training employees is causing the need to reduce staff.

  Workforce

  January 22, 2014
• Facebook commenters blast Archuleta over operating status

  Facebook users were quick to criticize the Office of Personnel Management's decision to operate federal agencies on a two-hour delay Wednesday.

  Workforce

  January 22, 2014
• DoT refocuses SES leaders to address shortcomings, improve skills

  The Transportation Department is using 360-degree reviews and executive coaching to help members of the Senior Executive Service become better leaders. DoT is focusing on leadership, in part, because it was one of the areas of improvement highlighted in the Employee Viewpoint Survey.

  Management

  January 22, 2014
• Fed agencies open Wednesday under two-hour delayed arrival

  Due to wintry weather conditions in the D.C. region, federal agencies will be open Wednesday, Jan. 22, under a two-hour delayed arrival. Employees also have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. The Office of Personnel Management says employees should plan to arrive for work no more than two hours later than they would normally be expected to arrive.

  Workforce

  January 21, 2014
• USPS falling behind in upkeep of postal facilities, auditors say

  The U.S. Postal Service's financial woes are forcing the agency to put off vital maintenance and repair work of facilities across the country, according to a recent inspector general report. Between 2009 and 2012, the Postal Service's budget for capital improvements and facility repairs fell by $382 million, and some 19,000 planned repairs were left uncompleted.

  Management

  January 21, 2014
• Fed buildings to get much-needed upgrades thanks to budget boost

  The General Services Administration says it will finally be able to begin digging out of a backlog of deferred maintenance of federal buildings thanks to a boost in funding from the recently passed bipartisan spending bill. The spending bill, passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama last week, authorizes GSA to spend about $9.3 billion from the Federal Buildings Fund.

  Budget

  January 21, 2014