Peace Corps

  • In a letter to the leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, IGs from large and small agencies say constraints placed upon auditors from EPA, DoJ and Peace Corps represent a serious challenge to the authority of every IG.

    August 06, 2014
  • The General Services Administration plans to have draft governmentwide policies for reusing and recycling used electronics by the end of this fiscal year. Kevin Kampschroer, deputy senior sustainability official for GSA, announced the agency's efforts at the release of the updated national strategy for sustainable electronics.

    August 04, 2014
  • The Peace Corps is simplifying its application process in a bid for more recruits. It is also giving volunteers more freedom to choose where they want to serve and what they want to do. The number of volunteers has steadily dropped over the last few years. The agency hopes to regain its popularity among college graduates. Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet joined Tom Temin and Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss the changes.

    July 17, 2014
  • Dorine Andrews, the Peace Corps CIO, said her office is working more closely with the mission areas to use technology on the front end to do business process reengineering. December 5, 2013

    December 05, 2013
  • Dorine Andrews, chief information officer at the Peace Corps, was nominated for creating a process-oriented approach to human capital management.

    July 16, 2012
  • While Google ranks as their ideal employer, many college students say they are interested in working for federal agencies.

    March 21, 2011
  • In 2011, the Peace Corps is commemorating 50 years of promoting peace and friendship around the world. Joining us to talk about the agency\'s mission and legacy of service is assistant director, Carrie Hessler-Radelet.

    March 01, 2011