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Kevin Geiss leads Air Force toward energy efficiency

The Partnership for Public Service nominated Kevin Geiss, the Air Force's deputy assistant secretary for energy, for a 2013 Service to America Medal. Geiss' planning helped the service find $1 billion in savings through more efficient fuel usage.

Tags: Kevin Geiss , Air Force , DoD , Partnership for Public Service , Sammies 2013 , people

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Celebrating public service

Jenny Mattingley will host a roundtable discussion of the events during Public Service Recognition Week.
April 26, 2013

Tags: Public Employees Roundtable , Public Service Recognition Week , workforce , Jenny Mattingley , Bill Bransford , Jim Seymour , Partnership for Pubic Service , Robyn Kehoe , federal employees education and assistance fund , YouTube , PERoundtable , twitter , Facebook , Fed Talk

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Service to America Medals 2012 nominees

The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals — or Sammies — recognize federal employees who have gone above and beyond in their work. This year, 33 feds were named finalists in eight categories. Federal News Radio will be interviewing the finalists in the coming weeks.

Tags: management , workforce , Federal Drive , people , Sammies

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Honoring Sammies Awards winners

Jim Seymour of the Partnership for Public sevice, and several Service to America medal winners join host Debra Roth on today's program.
September 21, 2012

Tags: workforce , Service to America Awards , Debra Roth , Jim Seymour , PPS

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VA redoubles effort to combat homelessness

The Veterans Affairs Department is giving $100 million in grants to help community organizations support at-risk veterans so they have stable housing. Leaders of the homeless veteran initiative at the VA and Department of Housing and Urban Development are among the Service to America Medal finalists for their work on the problem.

Tags: VA , HUD , homelessness , veterans , Mark Johnston , Federal Drive , management , Esther Carey

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Sammies finalist uses new media to foster collaboration at State

Richard Boly, the director of the State Department's Office of eDiplomacy, is a finalist for the Service to America Medal.

Tags: Richard Boly , State Department , eDiplomacy , technology , collaboration , best practices , management , In Depth

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In Depth interviews - July 9

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Lynne Mofenson , NIH , Gregory Conti , West Point , Brian Lepore , GAO , BRAC

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FEMA official leverages private sector in recovery efforts

When disaster strikes, various levels of government jump into action. But sometimes, work can be doubled up or logistics can be lost because of a lack of integration with the private sector. Dan Stoneking, the director of the private sector in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of External Affairs is working to change that.

Tags: Dan Stoneking , Sammies , FEMA

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Sammies finalists helping to prevent medical errors

Heidi King of the Defense Department and Dr. James Battles at the Agency for Health care Research and Quality, has revolutionized the way the medical personnel behave in hospitals.

Tags: Heidi King , James Battles , DoD , HHS , Federal Drive

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Federal Drive interviews - May 22

The Federal Drive talks to the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about its new and long-awaited electronic system. Plus, we continue our series on the Service to America Medal finalists and learn about a "stock market" for fish.

Tags: Federal Drive , Kyle Myers , Alejandro Mayorkas , Rick Robins , FDA , USCIS , USCIS Transformation , Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

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