Lauren Larson

Navy’s own ‘red wheelbarrow glazed with rain’

Down the end of a narrow, wooded road, on a sparsely populated peninsula, little-known feds help sharpen the tooth for U.S. warfighters

Tom Temin Commentary

Military spouses say flexibility, teamwork key to preserving careers and family life

Federal Drive

A Ruger AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, center, the same model, though in gray rather than black, used by the shooter in a Texas church massacre two days earlier, sits on display with other rifles on a wall in a gun shop Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, in Lynnwood, Wash. Gun-rights supporters have seized on the Texas church massacre as proof of the well-worn saying that the best answer to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Gun-control advocates, meanwhile, say the tragedy shows once more that it is too easy to get a weapon in the U.S. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Law enforcement agencies are watching gun debates, pondering new regulations.

Federal Newscast

A thank you to the year’s radio guests

Dr. Johanna Wolfson: DoE program aims to eliminate barriers to new market exploration

Federal Drive

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Close-up of hands of a nurse typing on laptop

HR, IT bringing tools to improve HRSA’s recruitment, retention

Air Force leverages big data for better face-to-face recruiting

DoT’s ‘Beyond Traffic’ is a sobering look at the next 30 years

Management

DoT is not satisfied with 50 years of safety improvements

Kevin Kampschroer & Judy Heerwagen: Changing interior office space

Federal Drive

Federal offices of the future could resemble your back patio

Facilities/Construction

Sen. Cardin tries to reassure SSA employees after data breach

The Maryland Democrat hosts his third town hall with federal employees since March answering questions on a series of hot-button issues.

Congress

Ask the CHCO – Mary Pletcher of the Department of Interior

On this edition of \”Ask the CHCO\”, host Lauren Larson interviews Mary Pletcher, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital and Diversity…

Federal Insights

Agencies’ hiring of veterans hits all-time high in 2014

Defense

Veterans accounted for one of every three federal civilian new hires last year, according to the President’s Council on Veterans Employment.