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Pundits say every action that comes out of Capitol Hill this year — bills, nominations or hearings — has ties to the 2016 elections.
Federal employees are a bit happier with their jobs than a year ago. A bit. The latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows a 1 percent increase. Tim McManus is vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, which compiled the numbers. He told Federal Drive with Tom Temin not to discount that importance of 1 percent, even if there's still a long way to go.
With the constant yo-yo of shutdown deadlines and continuing resolutions, it's not easy being a federal manager or, for that matter, a regular employee. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what all this uncertainty means for mangers and employees.
The Office of Personnel Management analyzed data from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and found specific ways for agencies to improve employee satisfaction.
Nani Coloretti, the HUD deputy secretary, said the 8 point increase in the 10th annual Best Places to Work rankings can be traced to listening to employees and communicating changes.
Even the smallest opinion counts at the agencies with the most satisfied employees, according to the results of the 2015 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.
They're out. The annual rankings of best places to work among federal agencies. Overall, things are looking up compared to last year. NASA is still the top-rated agency. But some at the lower end came up in the rankings, as did overall employee satisfaction. The survey is by the Office of Personnel Management, the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte put together the rankings. For the 2015 results, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership.
For the first time in four years, federal employee satisfaction and commitment improved among the workforce, according to the Partnership for Public Service's 2015 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.
Salaries barely changed from fiscal 2013. But 12.2 percent more SES members received performance awards.
John Palguta, vice president for Policy at the Partnership for Public Service, and Janet Kopenhaver, Washington representative of Federally Employed Women, count down the week's top stories with Francis Rose.
Cabinet secretaries, members of Congress, federal leaders and family members celebrated the achievements of 10 federal employees at the 2015 Sammies awards dinner organized by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service.
The Partnership for Public Service announced this year’s list of winners for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.
Congressional polarization and gridlock have been tough on federal agencies and their ability to function effectively. The Partnership for Public Service has tried to quantify this effect. Its findings, titled Government Disservice, come out later today. It highlights four areas where federal agencies have been hit hardest. John Palguta is the vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
Robert Bunge, Michael Gerber and the Wireless Alerts Team developed the Wireless Emergency Alerts system, which has sent our over 15,000 warnings since it was implemented in 2012.