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USDA working to fight stink bug infestation
Last year: stinky. This year: even stinkier in terms of stink bug infestations. They USDA's Tracy Leskey tells us about the latest research, and hope for beating the bugs.
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SIGTARP Barofsky: TARP should have been great
As he concludes his tenure as the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Neil Barofsky looks back in candor.
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GAO: FEMA can't measure preparedness - yet
By definition, states would be overwhelmed by a major disaster. Is FEMA ready to step in? GAO's William Jenkins says they have no idea.
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Crowdsourcing meets the federal pay debate
Congress has heard from experts on federal pay and benefits - now they want to hear from the average fed. Rep. Dennis Ross joins us with details.
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Scott Bloch fights to avoid prison time
The former government protector of whistle-blowers who admitted to criminally withholding information from Congress asked a judge to withdraw his guilty plea to avoid mandatory jail time. Attorney Debra Roth explains what's going on.
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Morning fire and a fuel spill slow D.C. feds
A building near the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum caught fire Monday morning, emitting a large plume of black smoke.
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Causey looks back on fed bashing
In 2010, federal employees' pay and benefits came under attack by lawmakers faced with a gaping deficit. Federal News Radio's Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says we might be able to see the future by looking at the past.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , fed bashing , pay debate , Mike Causey , attrition , RIF
Will OPM block Chambers' reinstatement?
The decision about what comes next for Teresa Chambers will have to come from OPM, not Interior. Attorney Debra Roth explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , Teresa Chambers , whistleblower , OPM , DOI , Debra Roth , Shaw Bransford & Roth , MSPB ,
The greening of Navy blue: a progress report
Camelina biofuel has broken the sound barrier. Tom Hicks, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy tells us why that's important.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Navy , green energy , Tom Hicks , biofuels
Van Hollen: debt cutting focuses too much on feds
Congressman says feds shouldn't be cut from the herd.
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