Sammies
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27 career federal employees are finalists in this year's Service to America Medals for contributions to the betterment of their agencies' missions.
May 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, three Virginia Democrats are looking for more telework flexibilities ahead of upcoming construction on Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority lines this summer.
May 04, 2020 -
In 2016 when Haiti was hit with a Category 4 hurricane, the devastation was widespread on an already impoverished nation. That's where Ryan Shelby comes in.
October 16, 2019 -
Kristen Finne is the manager of the program, called emPOWER, and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program.
October 11, 2019 -
Kara De Castro is a management analyst at the National Nuclear Security Administration, and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program.
October 04, 2019 -
Colleagues say Dr. Ann McKee's work has revolutionized the understanding of brain diseases.
September 27, 2019 -
Efforts in the challenging fight against kidney cancer made this doctor a Service to America Medals Program finalist.
September 20, 2019 -
U.S. Geological Survey team, led by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Scientist Christina Neal was on the ground for the eruption of volcano Kilauea.
September 13, 2019 -
Shannon Sartin earned a SAMMIES nomination as one of the people driving the expansion of online services at CMS.
September 13, 2019 -
As sophisticated as air transportation has become, the most basic mistakes can still occur, like when an Alaska Airlines flight landed using a taxiway.
September 06, 2019 -
How exactly do you check every shipping container coming into the United States for radioactive material?
August 30, 2019 -
Jamie Rhome leads the team that developed a new and sophisticated surge model and warning system that gives earlier warnings of potential floods.
August 23, 2019 -
At the Department of Veterans Affairs, vets applying for mental health-related benefits can have their claims processed in a minute, instead of two months.
August 16, 2019 -
NASA's Bob Cabana, a 2019 Sammies award finalist, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk challenges and victories of transforming the Kennedy Space Center
August 09, 2019 -
USDA’s Osama El-Lissy helped lead the effort to eradicate an invasive insect killing cotton crops. He joined Federal Drive to discuss his great work.
August 02, 2019