Tracking the Transition
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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) outlined their concerns with the Veterans Affairs Department in a letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Meanwhile, current VA Secretary Bob McDonald said Congress has been the biggest barrier to true transformation at the VA.
December 20, 2016 -
Viola's nomination was out of the blue, but experts say that might work to his advantage. Outsiders can create an opportunity for change through new perspectives.
December 20, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget.
December 19, 2016 -
Gen. John Kelly, the former U.S Southern Command leader who President-elect Trump chose as his new secretary of the Homeland Security Department, will bring a lot of much-needed operational experience to DHS. But as homeland security experts caution, transitioning from a management role at the Defense Department to a civilian agency like DHS may be a challenge for the nominee.
December 16, 2016 -
Onboarding, as the HR people call it, is as important for political appointees as it is for a new GS 12. Paul Lawrence, public sector vice president at Kaiser Associates, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with findings from a new study of political onboarding.
December 16, 2016 -
Candidate Donald Trump promised to drain the Washington swamp, but Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asked some of the swamp dwellers what they thought that means.
December 15, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump will violate the terms of a contract with the federal government on Inauguration Day if he doesn't give up his ownership stake of the Washington, D.C. luxury hotel that bears his name, a General Services Administration official has determined.
December 14, 2016 -
The Office of Government Ethics responded to a letter from Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) asking about President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy to avoid a conflict of interest with his businesses.
December 14, 2016 -
Some critics worry about potential conflicts of interest between a Trump administration and the Trump Organization. Scott Amey, general counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what ethics rules require of any elected official.
December 12, 2016 -
Unless President-elect Donald Trump appoints two new members quickly, the Merit Systems Protection Board will likely have one voting member come March 1, when Chairman Susan Tsui Grundmann's term expires. But the upcoming seat-changes have federal employment experts wondering whether this is the beginning of the end for MSPB.
December 09, 2016 -
For J. David Cox, national president for the American Federation of Government Employees, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election came down to "bread and butter issues." And those are challenges that his union, which represents more than 309,000 federal employees, will rally for with the start of the new administration as well.
December 07, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping another four-star military officer for his administration. He has picked retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to lead the Homeland Security Department, according to people close to the transition.
December 07, 2016 -
The expected nomination of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to become secretary of defense depends on a one-time change to federal statutes that require military officers to have been retired for at least seven years before becoming the civilian leader of the Pentagon.
December 05, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management issued a memo Dec. 2 detailing the government’s plans for federal workers during the week of Jan. 16.
December 02, 2016 -
If you're a senior executive, the transition can be a lot to deal with. Ira Goldstein, a long-time federal executive, Deloitte consultant and most recently, author of a new book, the Federal Management Playbook, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some practical advice for dealing with new policies and political appointees.
December 02, 2016