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Agency chief financial officers and deputy CFOs said their top three priorities and challenges all revolve around improving how their agency manages spending, according to an exclusive online survey by Federal News Radio. Agencies expect the 2013 budget request to include significant cuts in across-the-board discretionary spending. CFOs and deputy CFOs also said they are concerned whether their workforces are adequately trained to meet the job\'s growing demands.
January 24, 2012 -
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All federal employees will have the opportunity to participate in this year\'s Employee Viewpoint Survey. The Office of Personnel Management\'s annual survey of federal workers\' opinions often is used to set administrative policies at agencies. In past years, only a third of the workforce had been asked to participate.
January 24, 2012 -
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Monday\'s weather delay for the D.C. region has people in Chicago, Boston and Pittsburgh wondering why we are such weather wimps. But it may be their fault too, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
January 24, 2012 -
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Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the "three-legged stool" of federal retirement, the ballpark-estimate calculator and how it works.
January 23, 2012 -
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The Office of Personnel Management has updated the telework training offered through Telework.gov. Agencies must provide telework training to employees who are able and willing to work outside the office before the two parties sign a telework agreement. The upgrades will allow agencies to track which employees use and complete the training, according to the memo.
January 23, 2012 -
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Jennifer Hazelman, who manages GSA\'s Carbon Footprint Tool, explains how a simple commuter survey can help agencies find ways ways to reduce greenhouse gases at their work site or facility.
January 23, 2012 -
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Jonathan Sallet, a partner with the law firm O\'Melveny and Myers and the report\'s co-author, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what such a department would look like.
January 23, 2012 -
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Labor talks failed this weekend between the Postal Service and two postal unions — the National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Postal Handlers Union.
January 23, 2012 -
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A couple of weeks back, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wrote a rare \"this-is-good-news\" column about federal workers. He would now like to withdraw that column and apologize for what turned out to be irrational exuberance.
January 23, 2012 -
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Federal government offices will open to the public at 11:00 a.m., due to expected icy conditions Monday morning.
January 22, 2012 -
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STRATFOR Vice President for Intelligence Fred Burton and Roger Baker, vice president for Strategic Intelligence, join host Derrick Dortch, to talk about what they are working on in 2012. January 20, 2012
January 21, 2012 -
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John Palguta of the Partnership for Public Service, Jessie Klement of the Federal Managers Association, Beth Moten of the American Federation of Government Employees will talk about the proposed federal pay freeze and other issues affecting federal employees. January 20, 2011
January 21, 2012 -
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Tim McManus, the vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what federal managers can do to fill in the blanks in their workforces as retirements and buyouts increase.
January 20, 2012 -
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The Navy has signed a deal to start funneling green energy to its largest base. Instead of costing money, the project will save money, Navy and industry officials say.
January 20, 2012
