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Now that the new $40,000 federal buyouts are available, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains what it may take for you to get one.
December 16, 2016 -
National Guard officials say dozens of people have been punished over a scandal that forced thousands of soldiers to have to repay their enlisted bonuses. But only one has been sent to jail. Congress held its first oversight hearing on the issue yesterday.
December 15, 2016 -
The procurement policy changes in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 take up 230 pages and include more than 100 provisions. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell goes over the highlights on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 15, 2016 -
Jeff Neal, former chief human resources officer at the Defense Logistics Agency, says the recently passed NDAA has implications for all federal employees.
December 14, 2016 -
Long speeches and piecemeal civil service reform mark the waning days of the 114th Congress.
December 12, 2016 -
The annual Defense authorization bill Congress sent to the President last week includes several provisions to redraw the Defense Department's organizational chart, including one that creates a powerful new Chief Management Officer whose primary job will be overseeing and reforming DoD headquarters functions.
December 12, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget is doing its due diligence in preparing for a government shutdown.
December 09, 2016 -
The Senior Executive Service, National Security Council and more will see staff reductions if the President signs the bill into law.
December 09, 2016 -
The annual Defense authorization bill Congress sent to President Obama’s desk on Thursday will dramatically increase the role of the Pentagon’s youngest combat support agency.
December 09, 2016 -
What gift do you give the federal worker who has everything? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says offer them a $40,000 buyout and then stand clear of the door.
December 09, 2016 -
President Barack Obama signed a new letter to Congress alerting them of his plan to tell agencies to give every federal employee a 2.1 percent raise in 2017.
December 08, 2016 -
Congress is getting ready to vote on a defense authorization bill for 2017. The conference report, seeking to reconcile the Senate and House versions, has lots of stuff of interest to contractors. Alan Chvotkin, counsel and executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
December 05, 2016 -
Advocates and defenders of the federal bid protest process received some welcome news last week as part of the House-Senate agreement on this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. The final deal stripped two key Senate provisions that were seen as hostile to the protest process.
December 05, 2016 -
Besides restructuring and bifurcating the large front office that’s currently responsible for both acquisition and R&D, the bill adds several new authorities that build on last year’s trend of letting DoD sidestep the traditional acquisition system.
December 05, 2016 -
Gormley Group president Bill Gormley and SAP Chief Legislative Counsel Tom Sisti join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the top procurement issues of 2016. November 29, 2016
December 03, 2016