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- OMB reworking financial systems to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- OMB taps VanRoekel to lead management team
- Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avoid default
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- Hagel: Accountability breakdown was leading factor in sexual assaults
- Former IRS commissioner faces questions about Tea Party
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
- Army prioritizes access to data in fight over intelligence IT system
- DoD upends slow approval process for mobile devices
- Senior execs' bonuses under fire at agencies
- Gould moves the needle on many of VA's toughest challenges
- Tuesday federal headlines - May 21, 2013
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Hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp bring you the latest news affecting the federal community each weekday morning. Be up-to-date before you step in the office.
Making a difference ... the right way
Leadership expert John Baldoni helped to judge the nominations for Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service awards. The experience proved to be an eye-opening one for Baldoni, who says he has a new admiration for "the men and women of integrity who toil to the best of their ability to make a positive difference."
DHS official retires after immigrants are freed
APNewsBreak: Homeland Security official retires after illegal immigrants freed over cuts
Federal Drive Interviews - Feb. 27, 2013
Listen to interviews with the guests that appeared on the Federal Drive today, including our interviews with guests from the AFCEA International Homeland Security Conference.
House committee worried DoD, VA 'moving the goal posts' on e-health records
A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the decision by the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments to scale back plans for a joint integrated electronic-health records systems dredged up longstanding issues with the two departments' EHR efforts.
Wednesday morning federal headlines - Feb. 27, 2013
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, lawmakers would have to wait longer for the facts and figures they depend upon, if sweeping budget cuts occur.
House Democrat to offer bill ending automatic cuts
Rep. Smith to propose bill to end automatic budget cuts while also trimming federal spending
DoD's new plan promises speedy approval of commercial mobile devices
The Pentagon's commercial device implementation plan, made public Tuesday, aims at near-term implementation of a new generation of mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads and Android handhelds and tablets on both classified and unclassified networks.
Before furloughs, agencies must negotiate terms with unions
Customs and Border Protection became one of the first civilian agencies to notify the union that represents their employees that they want to begin discussing the implementation of furloughs under sequestration. NTEU and AFGE expect to hear from more agencies in the next two weeks if cuts from sequestration go into effect March 1.
Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary
Senate votes to confirm President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary
Pelberg creates supportive environment to help IRS staff succeed
Top Leaders in Federal Service award winner Marcia Pelberg considers herself a "servant leader" rather than a general. She's been praised for creating an environment at the Internal Revenue Service that helps staff members to achieve success.
CDC's Rothwell epitomizes 'top shelf' leadership
Overseeing the Division of Vital Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., Charles Rothwell was called a man who "epitomizes everything a top shelf leader should be." He has been named one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.
Four generations of public service help Williams succeed at Energy
With 30 years of experience as a federal employee, Thomas Williams considers the government a great place to work. He even encouraged his youngest daughter to follow in the footsteps of her father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His leadership skills have earned him the honor of being names one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.
Parker leads IRS Chief Counsel's legal processing staff to success
As director of the Legal Processing Division of the Internal Revenue Service's Chief Counsel office, Michael Parker led his office through high water and low on the road to success. He's leadership skills have earned him the distinction as one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.
GSA's Godwin sees employees as her 'greatest resource'
Inspired by her nurturing leadership skills, 12 members of Beverly Godwin's staff nominated her for Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service award.
When the going gets tough, good leaders lead
Times of tight budgets, impending sequestration and a possible government shutdown require good leaders who can make tough decisions. But who are those leaders? Federal News Radio asked our readers to nominate people they work with who demonstrate the qualities of good leadership. You responded, we listened and a panel of judges picked the five Top Leaders in Federal Service.
Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester
Military leaders say automatic budget cuts will undercut ability to confront global threats
Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 26, 2013
Kevin Brancato of Bloomberg Government talks about cuts Congress is facing from sequestration. Shawn McCarthy of IDC Government Insights discusses how much agencies are spending on cybersecurity. Attorney Debra Roth explains what rights employees have if they are singled out unfairly for furlough. Karen Heath of the USPS discusses how her office deciphers poor handwritten addresses. Peter Suber of the Harvard Open Access Project advocates for greater access to federally-funded research.
Tuesday morning federal headlines - Feb. 26, 2013
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) says he's concerned the Department of Veterans Affairs is not fixing its disability awards process.
Immigration detainees released in budget crunch
Federal immigration authorities have released a number of detainees around the country to save money.
Salazar: Thousands of Interior workers imperiled
Interior secretary says budget cuts imperil thousands of department's workers
