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The Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund is offering no-interest loans for federal employees during next month's FSAFEDS 'blackout period.'
The congressionally-appointed Commission on Care has issued its final report on how to overhaul the Veterans Benefits Administration. It calls for greater use of local, private sector networks to augment the work of VA hospitals and clinics. The recommendations have also drawn the fire of the American Federation of Government Employees. J. David Cox, AFGE's national president tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin why he objects.
Poor access to health care at the Veterans Affairs Department came to light two years ago and sparked nearly continuous upheaval ever since. Appointed by Congress, the Commission on Care has issued its final recommendations for overhauling how VA delivers its basic mission, providing health care for veterans. Commission Chairwoman Nancy Schlichting gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a highlight.
The Office of Personnel Management says long-term care insurance members will see premiums rise by as much as 126 percent. Participants can start looking at their package options July 18.
Federal News Radio speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about interesting things to do in and near the nation's capital.
Rep. Mark Meadows wants to see improved reporting on the results of grants, both qualitative and quantitative, to reduce instances of waste within 60 days.
The Defense Department has begun initial steps to create a new civilian cyber workforce outside the strictures of the traditional civil service system.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg defended his CIO Larry Gross and his initiatives to improve the agency's cybersecurity posture. But members of a congressional committee warned some of those plans might do more harm than good.
Congress and members in the federal community are at a standstill over how to change the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) for federal employees and retirees in the Civil Service Retirement System. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady had a bill that would lessen the WEP penalty, but last-minute changes to the legislation derailed its official introduction to Congress.
A technology oversight committee wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be more transparent when it comes to sharing information on recent cybersecurity incidents. At the same time, the FDIC's inspector general is calling on the agency to strengthen its cyber posture.
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wonders if your office is overrun with characters like Psyducks and Pikachus.
Two postal reform bills passed the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, although not without opposition or concerns.
Beyond the bright lines of the Hatch Act, politicking at the office is bad form.
The Transportation Security Administration and the State Department's Passport Office have two things in common. They both interact with citizens when they're traveling, and they both have had customer service problems. But, they've made efforts to improve. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more