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- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Proposed commission would give teeth to cost-saving ideas but some lawmakers skeptical
- Feds outside the Beltway react to furloughs
- Contracting executives guilty of 8(a) program fraud
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- 29-year-old NASA engineer going where no one has gone before
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
People Special Reports
Q&A with author John Maclean
Author John Maclean will discuss his latest book on the 2006 Esperanza Fire in southern California.
April 12, 2013
Helping veteran owned businesses succeed
Phillip Selleh, program manager for the VA Business Accelerator, will talk about the program and what it hopes to accomplish.
April 12, 2013
Photo Gallery: John Berry calls it a wrap at OPM
Federal News Radio assembled a gallery of photos from stories we've reported on and images provided by the Office of Personnel Management highlighting the John Berry's tenure as the agency's director.
Berry's tenure marked by accomplishments but much work remains for next director
OPM Director John Berry will leave his position today after four years on the job. Federal News Radio surveyed federal HR experts to develop a list of Berry's accomplishments and a to-do list for the next OPM director.
Feds hail OPM's John Berry as an 'advocate' and 'champion'
On John Berry's last day as director of the Office of Personnel Management, the consensus from federal employees and employee groups he has worked with the past four years is that his shoes will be hard to fill and that he has been an utmost advocate for federal employees in a tough political climate of furlough talk, budget negotiations and a rebounding economy.
OPM's John Berry sends farewell email, Kaplan to serve as acting director
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry has made it official - he's stepping down from the agency when his term expires April 13. Elaine Kaplan, OPM's general counsel, will serve as acting director, Berry announced in an email to staff Thursday.
Senate endorses Sally Jewell for interior chief
Senate approves REI chief Sally Jewell for interior secretary
White House asst. chef says he will be furloughed
Assistant chef Sam Kass, who cooks dinner for President Barack Obama several nights a week, said Tuesday that he will be furloughed as part of across-the-board budget cuts that went into effect in March.
Is there life after Berry?
John Berry, the ultimate Washington insider, is said to be leaving the Office of Personnel Management after four years running the federal civil-service machine. So how did he do, and how does he compare with the interesting assortment of OPM chiefs who came before him?
Jane Holl Lute to leave DHS Deputy Secretary post
Jane Holl Lute announced today that she would be stepping down in May as deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Dad says diplomat had passion for foreign affairs
Anne Smedinghoff had a quiet ambition and displayed a love of global affairs from an early age, joining the U.S. Foreign Service straight out of college and volunteering for missions in perilous locations worldwide.
Former VA CIO Baker joins Agilex
Roger Baker becomes the company's chief strategy officer to help it understand the market and ensure it's meeting agency customer expectations.
OPM Director John Berry to leave when term expires
The director of the Office of Personnel Management is limited to a four-year term under the law. Sources tell Federal News Radio, John Berry informed the CHCO Council he's not planning to stay on when his term expires later this month.
Obama nominates economic aide to 2nd budget slot
Obama names senior economic aide to 2nd slot in White House budget office
Budget expert Ray Bjorklund leaves Deltek
The former chief knowledge officer declined to say what his next move would be, but he does not plan to retire.
Pierson, 1st female Secret Service head, sworn in
Julia Pierson sworn in at White House as 1st female director of Secret Service
Obama gives Secret Service its 1st female director
Obama names veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as agency's 1st female director
VA Chief of Staff John Gingrich to retire
John Gingrich, the chief of staff for the Veterans Affairs Department, is retiring and will leave the agency by the end of the month after 37 years of federal and military service.
FCC Chairman Genachowski to step down
FCC Chairman Genachowski confirms plans to step down in coming weeks
The curious case of Jeff Zients' changing title
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters this week President Barack Obama has asked Acting OMB Director Jeff Zients to stay on until his successor is named. But for about the last six months, Zients was not the acting OMB director because his initial interim role quietly expired last year.
