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President Joe Biden speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, on his administrations plans to lower the costs of prescription drugs, letting Medicare negotiate drug prices, capping how much seniors and people with disabilities have to pay for drugs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

After year-long hiatus, Biden names 230 winners for Presidential Rank Awards

The president picked 230 members of the Senior Executive Service from across 37 agencies as winners of the 2021 Presidential Rank Awards.

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Biden’s management agenda: New sneakers or retread?

Management

State Department

State Dept. CDO makes diversity top management priority under data strategy

Big Data

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After 15 years of Best Places to Work, data findings consistently point to engagement needs

Hiring/Retention

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How agencies are tackling Biden’s new diversity and inclusion order

Workforce

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Biden’s diversity and inclusion EO highlights struggling federal internship program

Workforce

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Washington, D.C. skyline with highways and monuments.

After pandemic telework, are agency relocations dead?

Federal Report

Congress wants more ‘walk,’ less ‘talk’ on diversity and inclusion efforts at VA

Veterans Affairs

Whistleblower protection bill gives feds facing retaliation avenue for relief outside MSPB

Agency Oversight

Is there a STEM job or SES slot with your name on it?

Federal Report

Merit Systems Protection Board, files, seal, stack, papers

White House running out of time to restore functionality to MSPB, congressmen warn

Workforce Rights/Governance

A long-serving and steady voice for public service and performance calls it a day

John Kamensky, after spending 24 years in federal public service, spent another career researching, writing about and pushing for governmental excellence,…

Workforce

Presidential Rank Awards will return this year, OPM says

The Office of Personnel Management will accept nominations for the 2021 Presidential Rank Awards through April 9. The previous administration canceled…

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Black federal executives have high hopes for the latest executive order on racial equity

Workforce

Federal Drive got a look at the recent history and future of Black federal executives with the director of the African American Federal Executives Association, Tyra Dent Smith.