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How BOP Director Colette Peters plans to raise employee engagement

All week the Federal Drive has examined the Bureau of Prisons, which ranks as, “The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government,” according to the annual listing derived from employee viewpoint survey results and compiled by the Partnership for Public Service. To finish the series, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks with Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters, who has been on the job for almost a year

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House lawmakers concerned half of VA's IT contracting dollars going to 10 companies

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National Debt Fact Focus

Agencies know what to do during a government shutdown, but default is new territory

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Space Development Agency’s LEO satellites allow for middle tier acquisition

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Dissatisfied with OPM’s data, Republicans ask individual agencies for telework details

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The worst place to work in the federal government

The Bureau of Prisons must do simple things to makes itself a better place to work: Get to full staffing. Hire the right people. Update crumbling facilities. Sharpen the anti-recidivism problems. Easy to visualize, difficult to do. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin digs into the longstanding challenges that earned BOP the lowest score in the Partnership for Public Service's Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings.

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DeJoy rebuffs USPS regulator looking into agency’s ‘dramatic changes’ to cut costs

The Postal Service’s financial losses are deepening, and more than double what the agency expected so far this fiscal year.

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A one-time inmate, shows the federal prison system can — and often does — achieve its mission

he BOP Mission Statement also references “custody and care, not jails and guards.”  Federal Drive with Tom Temin takes a look a look at one success. Eddie Ellis was convicted of manslaughter, did part of his sentence in the Florence, Colorado super-max prison, and returned to society. He now works for juvenile-sentencing reform. This is a personal, intimate, and instructive interview.

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VA sets higher in-office work requirements for teleworking employees this fall

VA Secretary Denis McDonough, in an all-staff email sent Wednesday, said the department will require employees with telework agreements in the National Capital Region to work a minimum of five days in the office each pay period.

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Securing a multi-cloud environment is one of DoD’s top challenges. Here’s how they can succeed

DoD will not be able to afford a fragmented security posture; its cyber analysts and defenders will need visibility across the entire cloud landscape, rather than having to swivel between separate instances. DoD will need a common picture of user identities, a common means of putting policy and protection onto endpoints, and a common defensive layer.

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Evolving NIST project could help relieve ‘burden’ of software ATOs

The NIST project is evolving as agencies look to more quickly adopt software while complying with security and privacy frameworks.

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VA plans to spend last $2B in COVID-19 funds House Republicans want to claw back

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to spend the last of its COVID-19 emergency funding to support its day-to-day operations through the end of the fiscal year.

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How the Bureau of Prisons looks if you're a local union president who also does the job

Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks with Aaron McGlothin, President of AFGE Council 33, a local chapter, representing officers at the Federal Correctional Institution at Mendota, California.

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An unvarnished view of one senior correction officer's daily life

Now Tom Temin turns his attention toward a working senior officer specialist, who didn’t have official permission to speak publicly, so we’ll call him Officer X. His voice has been disguised to protect his anonymity and allow for a very candid discussion.

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Defense News

Biden Joint Chiefs of Staff

Air Force fighter pilot tapped by Biden to be next Joint Chiefs chairman has history of firsts

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Pay & Benefits

OPM’s ‘retirement quick guide’ aims to tackle immediate challenges for retiring feds

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Technology

House lawmakers concerned half of VA’s IT contracting dollars going to 10 companies

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Workforce

House lawmakers concerned half of VA’s IT contracting dollars going to 10 companies

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DeJoy rebuffs USPS regulator considering more ‘proactive’ role in postal oversight

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