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'Fog' lifting over federal employees, officials say
The morale of workers is on the rise after recent events highlighted the work the government does, officials say. Agencies also are taking specific steps to address employee challenges in their own agencies. DoT Secretary Ray LaHood said "pot shots" at employees is unacceptable.
Tags: management , John Berry , Shaun Donovan , Ray Lahood , Kathleen Sebelius , OPM , HHS , Transportation , HUD , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , employee morale , Employee Viewpoint Survey , Jason Miller
New regs to improve hiring of college grads
OPM Director Berry said agencies are commenting on the rules to implement President Obama's executive order to bring college graduates more easily into the government. Berry also wants Congress to change the law so feds who want to retire can phase in their exit and act as mentors.
Tags: pay and benefits , management , John Berry , Ray Lahood , Shaun Donovan , OPM , DOT , HUD , Partnership for Public Service , hiring reforms , Pathways , Jason Miller
Federal funding to improve bus travel in D.C. region
Millions of dollars in federal funding will help further an ambitious new plan to enhance bus travel throughout the D.C. region.
Tags: Ray Lahood , Veirs Mill Road , Leesburg Pike , Tysons Corner , Montgomery County , University Boulevard , Purple Line , Van Dorn , bus travel , bus corridor , bus lanes , Adam Tuss , Gary Emerling
Videos show 'heartbreak' of distracted driving
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says people need to "take personal responsibility" and not use cell phones while driving.
Tags: distracted driving , texting while driving , cell phone , Ray Lahood , U.S. Department of Transportation , Colleen Kelleher
Too much texting, talking: D.C. nears record number of citations
More than 11,000 citations have already been issued in the District.
Tags: Cathy Lanier , Ray Lahood , distracted driving , cell phone ban , texting , texting ban , texting while driving , Gary Emerling
Do texting bans contribute to crashes?
Drivers may be lowering their phones so police can't see them texting. As a result, their eyes aren't on the road.
Tags: cell phone , cell phone ban , texting ban , texting while driving , Colleen Kelleher , Sprawl & Crawl , Sprawl and Crawl , Ray Lahood
A bright 'idea' from DOT
The Transportation Department is hoping a new idea drives employees down the Information Superhighway toward better collaboration.
Tags: IdeaHub , Ray Lahood , Department of Transportation , DOT , Collaboration Center , collaboration , technology
House passage of Senate jobs bill would end DoT furloughs
Senate also considering separate extension bill that would end furloughs, but Sen. Bunning has put hold on it. Transportation furloughs 2,000 employees and stops 41 major construction projects because it doesn't have funding.
Tags: pay and benefits , Ray Lahood , Nancy Pelosi , Harry Reid , Frank Lautenberg , James Oberstar , Richard Durbin , Jim Bunning , House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Commit , DOT , employee furloughs
OIRA head Cass Sunstein is rethinking the mindset of regulation
Many federal government watchers think the former Harvard Law Professor has turned OIRA into a 'living laboratory' for writing government regulations based on behavioral economics.
Tags: management , Cass Sunstein , OIRA , OMB , Peter Orszag , DOT , Ray Lahood , American University's Washington College of Law , President Obama , Max Cacas , American University
DOT's LaHood discusses consequences for feds who text and drive
President Obama's Executive Order on distracted driving will prohibit more than 4 million federal employees from texting behind the wheel while working or while using government vehicles and communications devices. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he's on a rampage about the issue.
Tags: mngt , distracted driving , texting , Ray Lahood , DOT , Transportation , P&B , disciplinary action
