Workforce

  • Ed Zurndorfer, a registered employee benefit consultant, joined the Federal Drive to discuss federal retirement tips.

    August 18, 2011
  • Yvonne Mattocks, the production manager and coordinator of a new health program offered to federal agencies, joined the Federal Drive to discuss why healthier employees are happier.

    August 18, 2011
  • Customs and Border Protection will send investigators to field offices run by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general. The probes will focus on alleged corruption at U.S. borders.

    August 17, 2011
  • The Defense Intelligence Agency wants the \"revolving door\" between government and industry to swing both ways, making it easier for employees to return to the agency after they\'ve left. DIA Deputy Director David Shedd said a new entry-exit program is just getting off the ground to meet the changing needs of its newer — and younger — workforce. This story is part of Federal News Radio\'s ongoing coverage of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, \"9/11: A Government Changed.\"

    August 17, 2011
  • On today\'s Federal Drive: VA\'s new social media policy, the Army restarts its cloud email migration and more buyouts at federal agencies.

    August 17, 2011
  • The gap in pay between genders is smaller in the federal government than in the private sector, but the Office of Personnel Management and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have reaffirmed their vow to reduce the remaining discrepancy in pay between men and women.

    August 17, 2011
  • A new division in the Office of Personnel Management is leading a governmentwide initiative to recruit and train Latinos, who make up 8 percent of the federal civilian workforce overall. The plan includes working with nonprofit organizations to increase outreach, encouraging Latinos to apply for internships and new ideas for holding agencies accountable.

    August 17, 2011
  • Thanks to the pay freeze and an increasingly hostile Congress, many federal and postal workers said they\'d retire in a heartbeat if Uncle Sam would make them an offer, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey reports. So what are the odds...

    August 17, 2011
  • GAO will offer lump sum payments worth up to $25,000, as part of its workforce reduction plan. The agency is acting in anticipation of a smaller fiscal 2012 budget.

    August 16, 2011
  • A list of federal agencies that considered or offered buyouts and early retirements in 2011.

    August 16, 2011
  • The notice encourages comments that uses electronic responses or other methods that \"minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond.\"

    August 16, 2011
  • Peter Shaumber, the former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board under President George W. Bush, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the latest developments in the legal case between Boeing and the National Labor Relations Board.

    August 16, 2011
  • David Zaidain, a senior urban planner with the National Capital Planning Commission, joined the Federal Drive to discuss how updates to the commission\'s Comprehensive Plan could affect federal workers.

    August 16, 2011
  • Jim McAleese, of McAleese and Associates, joined the Federal Drive to discuss how the super committee\'s deficit cuts could affect the Defense Department\'s budget and its acquisition.

    August 16, 2011