Bob Tobias

• What Biden can learn from Obama — and Trump — about managing the federal workforce

  The incoming Biden administration has plenty to learn from its predecessors about setting the tone, supporting productive labor-management relationships and using existing data to effectively manage the federal workforce.

  Workforce

  November 11, 2020
• Schedule F could hurt public’s trust in government even further

  The debate over the Trump administration's order to create a new civil service Schedule F - most of it has focused on the effects on career employees. But what about the public?

  Workforce

  November 04, 2020
• Younger feds maybe starting to question telework’s merits

  As the pandemic and teleworking drag on, people stuck at home are starting to discover the secondary effect of isolation from coworkers.

  Workforce

  October 14, 2020
• Pay for performance may not work as well for federal workforce

  The idea of pay for performance has appeal in the federal workplace. But is it true? American University professor Bob Tobias is skeptical.

  Workforce

  September 18, 2020
• Cancelling awards doesn’t help inspire feds keeping agencies open

  The decision from the Trump administration to deny recognition to federal senior executives this year is rubbing some people the wrong way.

  Workforce

  July 22, 2020
• The pandemic has changed how federal organizations communicate

  Workers may think they're doing a great job, but they've got a lot of boxes to check.

  Workforce

  July 02, 2020
• Do agency plans for reentry go far enough?

  American University professor Bob Tobias joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share his thoughts on how the federal government should reopen its physical offices to employees.

  Workforce Rights/Governance

  June 04, 2020
• Why did getting masks to federal employees take so long?

  How come it has been so hard to get masks distributed to federal employees like the 10,000 IRS employees called back to work?

  Workforce

  May 07, 2020
• Who do inspectors general work for?

  The Trump administration's recent dismissal of two department level inspectors general isn't sitting well with everyone.

  Agency Oversight

  April 16, 2020
• Are telework protocols coming too late?

  Too little and too late. That's what Bob Tobias, a long time expert on the federal workplace, sees in the administration's approach so far to telework in the virus scare.

  Workforce

  March 17, 2020
• 2021 budget proposal from the White House not helping fed morale

  Bob Tobias, a professor at American University, says next-year's budget proposal from the White House is enough to make some feds say, "Stop the world, I want to get off."

  Pay & Benefits

  February 26, 2020
• What makes an agency a good place to work?

  Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. With the town still busy discussing the best places to work in the federal government, it’s also…

  Federal Drive

  January 22, 2020
• FEVS shows room for improvement among senior leadership

  Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership program at American University, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in studio.

  Federal Drive

  January 03, 2020
• If telework can boost productivity, why cut it?

  Bob Tobias, of the Key Executive Leadership program at American University, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio to share his thoughts.

  Federal Drive

  November 27, 2019