Tracking the Transition
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The Office of Personnel Management released the calendar year 2017 federal holiday schedule, including the plan for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
November 16, 2016 -
About 4,000 political appointees will leave the Obama administration in the next nine weeks. While conversations over policy, budget and organizational structure will take center stage, questions about your pay and benefits may not. Federal News Radio reviewed the Office of Personnel Management's transition guide in search of the answers.
November 14, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump's organization will most likely meet with the Defense Department this week. That could have some implications for Defense Secretary Ash Carter's legacy.
November 14, 2016 -
In an exclusive Federal News Radio survey, federal employees say the incoming Trump administration will have a big impact on the federal budget as well as their benefits and ability to do their jobs.
November 14, 2016 -
Winning is one thing. Now President-elect Donald Trump must prove he can govern. That means working through and with dozens of federal agencies and millions of federal employees. Donald Kettl, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on that task at hand.
November 14, 2016 -
The White House has a goal: to improve upon the 2008 presidential transition, widely acknowledged as the smoothest exchange of power between administrations in U.S. history.
November 14, 2016 -
If Senior Correspondent Mike Causey promised to deliver a copy of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to manage the federal workforce, would you pay $100?
November 14, 2016 -
For all the rancor of the 2016 presidential campaign, officials working behind the scenes in the presidential transition say the outgoing Obama administration will do everything in its power to ensure a seamless handover to President-elect Donald Trump.
November 11, 2016 -
Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) plans to continue his fight for the federal workforce, after winning re-election. He'll join his fellow Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly and Republican Barbara Comstock for the 115th Congress, in which he says he's looking to raise federal pay and assure fairness on oversight investigations.
November 10, 2016 -
More veterans trust the department now than they did two years ago, the Veterans Affairs Department said in a new report detailing its progress on Secretary Bob McDonald's myVA Transformation.
November 10, 2016 -
Ray Mabus became the longest-serving Navy secretary since Josephus Daniels, Woodrow Wilson’s secretary during the first world war.
November 10, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump didn’t provide too many details about his federal technology and management policies or plans during the campaign. Here are five areas where he was more explicit about what his management agenda would include.
November 10, 2016 -
Federal IT experts say it’s unclear what a Trump administration will focus on when it comes to technology policies and programs.
November 10, 2016 -
While Republicans clinched the White House and both congressional chambers, government pundits say it's important that both political parties support the federal workforce and government, especially in the D.C. area.
November 09, 2016 -
Experts in the federal community say President-elect Donald Trump's business acumen will likely factor into the future of the federal workforce during the next administration. Trump will likely play closer attention to measures that would hold poor-performers accountable. Though they may not agree on all the issues, some federal unions say they hope they can find common ground on proposals that would advance federal hiring reforms.
November 09, 2016