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The Office of Personnel Management is implementing a new law designed to bring structure to the confusing web of federal internship programs. Meanwhile, the agency is finalizing regulations for Pathways, President Barack Obama\'s attempt to streamline young candidates\' entry into the federal workplace.
The Office of Personnel Management has a new strategy for tackling its backlog of 62,000 retirement applications. But, after 25 years of hearing such promises, lawmakers are skeptical. The Senate Homeland Security and Government Reform Subcommittee on Oversight brought agency director John Berry to Capitol Hill to explain why this strategy is different.
Interior Department launches new portal that allows employees to access the agency\'s internal network using their own mobile devices. Starting today, employees can use a tablet or smartphone to record time and attendance.
David Kotz has had a front row seat for some of the largest scandals of our time, including the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. He reflects on his tenure as the inspector general of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kotz\'s last day on the job was Friday.
Andrew Shapiro, the assistant Secretary of State for political and military affairs, explained the significance of the MOU.
Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says he\'ll kill any request coming from the Pentagon for a new round of base closures.
Is a temporary pay freeze better than a permanent cut in your federal benefits package? Or are people ignoring the long-term effects of a \"temporary\" pay freeze, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders.
This week on AFGE\'s \"Inside Government\" U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin discusses her efforts to shift the nation\'s health focus from sickness and disease to wellness and prevention. Dr. Benjamin is joined by Common Cause President and CEO and former Congressman Bob Edgar (D-Pa.), former Clinton White House senior staffer Bob Weiner, and Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack from the recent Families USA Health Action 2012 Conference.
The Army Reserve wants to make it easier for soldiers in the active component of the Army to make their way back and forth to the reserve components. To do it, the Reserve will raise its standards for those who continue to serve.
Jack Horan and Jason Workmaster, partners at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, talk about how contractors and subcontractors will be affected by recent regulatory changes. January 31, 2012
The Office of Personnel Management\'s new strategy to catch up on its backlog of retirement claims will be vetted publicly during a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management.
Tom Shoop, the editor-in-chief of Government Executive magazine, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss a new CBO study on federal pay.
One objective of the program is to reach new contractors, primarily small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Lisa Doyle, chancellor of the VA Acquisition Academy, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about an internship for returning veterans who want to be contracting specialists.