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Federal Drive interviews - Oct. 31
Level 3 Government Markets Group's vice president shares IT backup lessons from superstorm Sandy. And a National Research Council committee report lays out why floods and other disasters will be in our future unless the federal government makes major changes.
Tags: Federal Drive , Edward Morche , Level Three Government Markets Group , David Dzombak , Carnegie Mellon , Fred Smith , CDC , technology , Steve Bauer , FEEA , Russell Berman , The Hill , DoD , cybersecurity
Baltimore federal offices reopen Wednesday
The Federal Executive Board in Baltimore has recommended that federal agencies in Baltimore reopen Wednesday -- with unscheduled leave and telework options in place. There's no word yet from the Office of Personnel Management on the operating status of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. for Wednesday.
Tags: Richard Howell , Baltimore FEB , operating status , Jack Moore , workforce
Federal agencies in D.C. reopen Wednesday
Federal agencies in the Washington, D.C., area reopened Wednesday with unscheduled leave and telework options available to employees, the Office of Personnel Management announced. Before OPM made the announcement, several agencies contacted by Federal News Radio detailed only minor impacts from the storm and said they would be ready to open if OPM made that decision.
Tags: workforce , OPM , operating status , NASA , DHS
TSP restarts transaction processing after Sandy
The Thrift Savings Plan starts processing transactions on Wednesday after the U.S. markets were closed for the past two days due to Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy.
Tags: TSP , pay and benefits , stock market
Coast Guard kicks into high gear after Sandy
Nearly 170 people are reported stranded in New York City, where Coast Guard helicopters are now being deployed, said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Frederick. Most calls the Coast Guard received this morning were inland-based, Frederick said.
Tags: Coast Guard , Jamie Frederick , DHS , Federal Drive
National Mall largely unaffected by Sandy
The National Park Service says its low-lying monuments and memorials along the National Mall came through superstorm Sandy largely unscathed. Spokeswoman Carol Johnson says there's a slight possibility that the World War II Memorial could have some minor flooding, but it's designed to withstand it and would not be damaged.
Tags: National Mall , National Park Service ,
Federal Drive Interviews -- Oct. 30, 2012
The Federal Drive gets post-superstorm Sandy updates from the National Weather Service and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Tags: Federal Drive , Coast Guard , NWS , Steven Cooper , Jamie Frederick , Steven Musser , FDA , Debra Katz , Legal Loop , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service
