Workforce

  • The Homeland Security Department and the General Services Administration have named 14 companies to a blanket purchase agreement to help agencies implement a Risk Management Framework for cybersecurity

    August 30, 2011
  • The Defense Department is taking a hard look at its diversity programs, as part of a presidential order to coordinate efforts across the federal government.

    August 30, 2011
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency, facing the prospect of its disaster relief fund running dry by the end of the current fiscal year, has decided to use the fund only for immediate needs related to Hurricane Irene. The decision puts any new spending for projects related to previous disasters on hold until Congress appropriates more money.

    August 30, 2011
  • The government is about to launch a new diversity initiative. So what does that mean? Apparently, it depends on who you ask, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    August 30, 2011
  • Host Mark Amtower will talk government acquistion with Jaime Gracia, President and CEO of Seville Government Consulting, and Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller. August 29, 2011(Encore presentation September 12, 2011)

    August 29, 2011
  • On today\'s Federal Drive: in Hurricane Irene\'s aftermath, some federal buildings are closed because of power outages, the Energy Department is guaranteeing loans for a solar power project and the National Transportation Safety Board is studying experimental aircraft.

    August 29, 2011
  • The Army\'s new cyber command, only 11 months old, is working to implement a strategic plan based on three pillars. One challenge is building a workforce that can meet the service\'s offensive and defensive objectives in cyberspace.

    August 29, 2011
  • Diane Phillips is the patient-centered care coordinator at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

    August 29, 2011
  • Recent events have elevated the importance of telework in the federal government ranks.

    August 28, 2011
  • The General Services Administration is working with power companies from Maryland to Massachusetts to fix the problems. OPM said agencies in Washington are open as usual Monday and employees can use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework if necessary.

    August 28, 2011
  • The Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration are providing information for federal employees in the event Hurricane Irene causes federal building closures.

    August 28, 2011
  • Host Derrick Dortch is joined by Julie Rochman, president of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. August 26, 2011

    August 26, 2011
  • Merit Systems Protection Board Executive Director Steve Lenkart and John Crum, director of MSPB\'s Office of Policy and Evaluation, join host Debra Roth to talk about the challenges facing the agency. August 26, 2011

    August 26, 2011
  • The American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing 625,000 federal employees, is pushing for a stop to the proposed cuts to federal pay, benefits and workforces.

    August 26, 2011