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Fast-tracking phased retirement
It's been nearly a year since Congress set up the program to allow employees to take phased retirement, working three or four days a week to help mentor their successors and get used to retirement. And although it's been fast-tracked, it still hasn't happened, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. So, what's up?
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , retirement , OPM , phased retirement
Off with their heads! What would Mick Jagger do?
For many people involved in the alleged scandals at the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service, the solution is simple: Off with their heads. Fire the offenders whether they are political appointees or career civil servants. But this isn't Paris in 1789, it's Washington in 2013 so things will go a little slower, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , IRS , IRS scandal , MSPB , firing
Data breach puts DHS employees at risk of identity theft
The Homeland Security Department alerted employees in its headquarters office, and its Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement components that a vendor processing background investigations may have exposed personal data. DHS emphasizes there is no evidence of any lost or stolen information.
Tags: DHS , cybersecurity , technology , Jason Miller
Today, everybody's a Sooner
Most Americans live in a handful of states, like California, Texas, Florida, New York, etc. But during tough times, we sometimes blur those borders and our home-town pride and become honorary citizens of a place like Oklahoma which, once again, is having a very tough time, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , furloughs , Oklahoma , FEEA , Steve Bauer
Saintly media vs. government devils
When a newspaper reporter fakes a story, we are outraged. When a network TV show gets it wrong, we are stunned. But we tend to forget, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. But when a handful of government workers go rogue, maybe on orders from their political bosses, the entire workforce is tainted for a long, long time.
Tags: IRS , IRS scandal , Mike Causey , Federal Report ,
AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
Tags: DoD , Veterans Affairs , VA , Margaret Bell , Chuck Hagel
Hagel: Accountability breakdown was leading factor in sexual assaults
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he's taken several steps to improve the military's response to and prevention of sexual assaults, but that the problem can't be solved by policy directives alone. On the matter of sexual assaults, he said he believes the military's chain of command has suffered an accountability breakdown.
Tags: sexual assault , Uniform Code of Military Justice , Chuck Hagel , Martin Dempsey , Mark Welsh , Jared Serbu , management ,
Helping veterans find jobs
Derrick Dortch will host a roundtable discussion of new programs and initiatives designed to help veterans find jobs or start their own businesses.
May 17, 2013
Tags: hiring , veterans employment , Department of Veterans Affairs , Walmart , General Gary Profit , Joe Quinn , Phillip Selleh , VA Accelerator Program , veterans issues , Derrick Dortch , Fed Access
Bonuses to senior execs under fire at GSA, other agencies
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and the GSA inspector general released separate, but related, reports that show GSA abused its authority to give Senior Executive Service (SES) members bonuses between 2009 and 2011. GSA official said they have since fixed these problems. McCaskill also found that on average the Labor Department, the Navy and the National Science Foundation handed out more than one bonus per SES employee.
Tags: pay and benefits , pay , Claire McCaskill , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , Brian Miller , GSA , Shakeup at GSA , SES , management , Jason Miller
Don't work or we'll fire you!
The password next week at several federal agencies is this: Come to work and we fire you. Don't dare show your face on Friday or else, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , sequestration , furloughs
