federal employees

The government’s best and most accomplished get honored this evening

The Service to America Medals program known as the Sammies, administered by the Partnership for Public Service, each year recognizes the most accomplished…

Workforce

FEW

This group is called FEW, but luckily there’s more than a few of them

People

A fresh legislative effort to get federal employees back into the office

Congress

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A long-time federal-employee advocate reacts to the latest civil service reform gambit

Hiring/Retention

Amelia Brust, Federal News Network

The administration’s new telework guidance is far from perfect

Workforce

Jory Heckman

Mike Causey interviews Joan Melanson of LTC Partners and Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko.

Funny, talented, enduring: The Mike Causey I knew

Tom Temin Commentary

FILE - In this July 4, 2014 file photo, fireworks illuminate the sky over the U.S. Capitol building and the Washington Monument during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington. PBS’ tradition of broadcasting music and fireworks from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol is facing competition from a different live concert in the same city at the same time hosted on the White House’s South Lawn. Though each event will feature competing “American Idol” alums, the PBS’ “A Capitol Fourth” has the bigger stars: The Beach Boys, Jimmy Buffett, Pentatonix, Chita Rivera, Luke Combs, The Temptations, Renee Fleming, CeCe Winans, Joshua Bell and “American Idol” singer Lauren Alaina. It will be hosted by John Stamos.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Can we take a moment to appreciate our free country?

Federal Report

Civil service modernization is essential — here is one way to make it happen

Commentary

President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

UPDATED: Biden repeals Schedule F, overturns Trump workforce policies with new executive order

Workforce

It’s time to start rebuilding the civil service

Commentary

‘Uncertainty’ in budget process after OMB ends call for agency performance metrics

Budget

One of government’s leading cybersecurity experts weighs in on SolarWinds breach

In today’s Federal Newscast, National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellow Ron Ross has advice for officials knocked off their feet by the recent…

Federal Newscast

first lady Melania Trump, left, and President Donald Trump, center, remain on stage as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, walk away at the conclusion of the second and final presidential debate Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Halloween, then Election Night: Shut the door and turn out the lights

Politics are ugly these days but Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin thinks on the whole, the public are better than our politicians.

Federal Report

Executive order obliterating civil service protections gets an F

Commentary

Former Chief Human Capital Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, Jeff Neal provides some background on the career civil service and why the recent Schedule F executive order undermines it.