Workforce

  • WTOP\'s Adam Tuss and WFED\'s Mike Causey assess OPM\'s call to call an early dismissal Wednesday and a late arrival Thursday due to snow.

    January 27, 2011
  • Following Wednesday evening\'s heavy snow fall, Federal News Radio is polling feds on how much the weather affected their commute.

    January 27, 2011
  • The speed of Wednesday\'s snowstorm and the fact that some federal employees didn\'t heed the two-hour dismissal collided to form a \"perfect storm\" of gridlock on the roads, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry tells Federal News Radio. Berry says he always makes decisions on the operating status of the government by considering the safety of federal employees and how to maintain operations of the federal government to the greatest extent possible.

    January 27, 2011
  • Federal employees in the Washington D.C. area have some extra time, if needed, to get to work this morning. The Office of Personnel Management announced a two-hour delay for those feds after snow and ice blanketed the area last night. The Baltimore Federal Executive Board has announced that agencies under its purview are closed.

    January 27, 2011
  • Every time it snows in Washington people in high places rediscover the joys of teleworking. So what are the odds you will be working from home in the next couple of years? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says don\'t sell your car just yet.

    January 27, 2011
  • Federal employee unions are preparing themselves for what could be a legislative battle over federal spending and job cuts. AFGE will lead a nationwide effort to change the conversation about the financial and social impact of federal employees. AFGE\'s president says verbal attacks against feds are the worst he\'s ever seen and he is disappointed that lawmakers aren\'t doing more to stop them.

    January 26, 2011
  • The Postal Service\'s sustainability measures are cutting energy usage across the board, and resulting in lower costs.

    January 26, 2011
  • Angela Bailey, the official leading the reform training teams, said phase one of the effort was successful. She plans to release new tools to help agencies even more.

    January 25, 2011
  • Part of \"The Need for the Next Generation\" special report, the Office of Personnel Management is creating an innovation lab in its basement to test different workplaces and work styles.

    January 24, 2011
  • The federal government faces a growing number of workers eligible for retirement. At the same time, agencies are seeing its newest workers leaving in the largest numbers. What are agencies doing to bring in the next generation of federal workers?

    January 24, 2011
  • The recent passage of the Telework Enhancement Act substantially changes the status of telework throughout government. But how? We get details from Dr. Scott Overmyer, author of a new study.

    January 24, 2011
  • When feds walk out the door, sometimes security goes out the window.

    January 24, 2011
  • Part of \"The Need for the Next Generation\" special report, NASA\'s Toni Dawsey explains how the space agency revamped its onboarding program for new hires.

    January 24, 2011
  • Part of \"The Need for the Next Generation\" special report, the VA Acquisition Academy\'s internship program develops future contracting professionals through rigorous classes, job rotations and leadership development.

    January 24, 2011