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Fed bashing: Is it time for a time out?
Some of your finest hours come at a very low point. The Boston bombings have brought out the best in the federal government, which is on the front line in this case. So maybe it's time, at least for a little while, for a moratorium on fed-bashing, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , workforce ,
Holmes Norton: The GSA problem has been 'cured'
As lawmakers gear up for the first of several congressional hearings about the spending scandal at the General Services Administration, District of Columbia delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton told In Depth with Francis Rose that the inspector general and the president have "already cured the problem."
Tags: In Depth , Eleanor Holmes Norton , GSA , Shakeup at GSA , Congress , John Mica ,
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 , pay debate , Mike Causey , Suzanne Kubota , attrition , RIF
Causey: Dangers of being a government worker
Federal News Radio's Mike Causey tells describes the physical dangers of being a fed and what precautions they can take.
Tags: shooting , violence , Tucson , Mike Causey , Dorobek Insider ,
Causey: Fed managers tired of fed bashing
Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey brings an update of federal managers' mood from the Federal Managers Association conference in Arlington, Va.
Tags: Federal Managers Association , Dorobek Insider , management , budget , Mike Causey , pay debate
Analysis: Federal workforce size doesn't matter
House Speaker John Boehner has raised eyebrows by saying the administration has added 200,000 federal jobs. Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta said it's not the size that matters. It's what you do with it.
Tags: pay and benefits , federal workforce , John Boehner , John Palguta , pay debate , CR , budget , Partnership for Public Service , Suzanne Kubota , Federal Drive
Survey: citizen satisfaction plunges
The federal government will face the challenge of halting and reversing declining citizen satisfaction under particularly difficult circumstances, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Details from ACSI's Forrest Morgeson.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , ACSI , Forrest Morgeson , customer satisfaction , Suzanne Kubota
New Congress: Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
If you are a vintage movie buff, especially of science fiction classics, you may understand why the membership and the rhetoric of the new Congress reminds Senior Correspondent Mike Causey of one of his boyhood favorites from Hollywood: The Invasion of the Body Snatchers!
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , pay cut , pay freeze
Former Park Police chief ready to return
A federal board has ordered the reinstatement of a U.S. Park Police chief who was fired in 2004 after complaining publicly that her department was understaffed and underfunded. Teresa Chambers tells Federal News Radio she's humbled, heartened and ready to come back.
Tags: Federal Drive , security , management , lessons learned , DOI , Park Police , MSPB , whistleblower , Teresa Chambers , pay debate , Suzanne Kubota , USPP
Analysis: Fed bashing has broader consequences
Attacks on federal employees can be seen as both a symptom and a consequence of fed bashing. The Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , recruiting
