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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He was 84. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert) — Obit_Powell_73970

Tom Temin Commentary

A great leader exits the scene; Metro leaves the tracks

Remembering Colin Powell, and an untimely bad break for WMATA.

Workforce

Metro service cuts due to pandemic could severely hurt federal commuters

Federal Newscast

Virginia Congressmen want more telework flexibilities regardless of pandemic

Workforce

Agencies offer mixed messages on telework during summer Metro closures

Tom Temin Commentary

The senators and the subway cars

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers anxiously await Veterans Affairs' new community care standards

Federal Newscast

Shutdown has cost small businesses $2.3 billion

Scenes from the Metro's Blue/Orange Line in Washington, Thursday evening, Novvember 30, 2006. The Washington Metrorail subway system operates 86 stations withing a 106 mile network in the national capital region, the second-largest rail transit system in the country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tom Temin Commentary

Federal WMATA? Don't hold your breath

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Workforce

Employee engagement: Staying close while far away

In this Thursday, April 28, 2016 photo, Roger Bowles, center, and Stephen Repetski, center right, ride a blue line Metro train from the McPherson Square Station to Crystal City in Washington. The two are part of a group of hobbyists who monitor the rails for any anomalies or abnormalities and provide real-time info of problems. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Agency Oversight

Metro under microscope as House Committee investigates oversight

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a driver displaying Lyft and Uber stickers on his front windshield drops off a customer in downtown Los Angeles. Hailing a ride with a smartphone app in many U.S. cities could come down to a fight over fingerprints. Following incidents where Uber drivers were found to have criminal records, a growing number of state and local governments want ride-hailing drivers to undergo fingerprint background checks. Uber and its chief rival, Lyft, have fought those checks, contending their own method of vetting drivers is just as safe. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Congress

Ridesharing gets a Lyft from House lawmakers

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Workforce

OPM pushes alternate work schedules while feds feel strain of Metro maintenance

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Workforce

How is your agency responding to Metro maintenance?

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Workforce

OPM creates interagency council to deal with Metro maintenance plan

Metro employee shuts down escalators to the McPherson Square Station in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The Metro subway system that serves the nation's capital and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs shut down for a full-day fo an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. Making for unusual commute, as the lack of service is forcing some people on the roads, while others are staying home or teleworking. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Workforce

D.C. Metrorail will reopen at 5 a.m. on March 17

A bobcat piles up snow in front of the U.S. Capitol, as the snow continues to fall, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Workforce

Exclusive Feds give good marks for OPM's handling of Snowstorm Jonas, still want earlier notification

Congress

Congressional leaders: DC's subway needs improvement

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Federal Drive

Alan Tilles, Chairman of Telecommunications, Shulman Rogers

Budget

One year after deadly Metro crash, safety still an issue