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Trump, Who Tried to Weaken Feds' Civil Service Protections, Announces 2024 Run

Prior to Tuesday’s announcement, the former president endorsed plans to reimplement Schedule F if he returned to the White House.

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GovExec Daily: Keeping Public Sector Workers Engaged Across Generations

The Partnership For Public Service's Paul Pietsch joins the podcast to discuss a new report on managing Generation Z and Generation X.

Workforce

The High Toll of Work on Mental Health and Its Hit to Productivity

New survey findings show that more than a third of workers say their jobs are a drag on their mental health, with government employees topping a list of those reporting ill effects.

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GovExec Daily: The Future of Federal Pay and Benefits

As part of the State of the Federal Workforce event, financial experts Dallen Haws and Abraham Grungold joined the podcast to discuss how feds can get the most out of their benefits.

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Q&A: Can Get Your COVID Booster and Flu Shot Together?

An expert answers questions about flu shots and COVID boosters, including whether you can get them at the same time.

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How to Reinvigorate the National Security Community One Young Worker at a Time

The national security community needs to reevaluate some basic features of public service that are turning young workers away from government work.

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A Union Has Filed a Complaint Against a Defense Agency Over Failure to Implement Biden's Voting Leave Policy

Officials with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ inaction is emblematic of the Defense Department’s propensity to “slow walk” workforce policies that benefit employees.

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GovExec Daily: How to Ace a Virtual Interview

Amanda Augustine joins the podcast to discuss the remote hiring process.

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How Existing Policy Can Help Fill the Cyber Workforce Gap

There's still time to retool the Cyber Talent Management System at DHS to create a cadre of cyber specialists to fill key roles at federal civilian agencies.

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GovExec Daily: Do Organizations Care About Workers' Financial Wellness?

Employee Benefit Research Institute's Paul Fronstin joins the podcast to discuss the 2022 Workplace Wellness Survey.

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Here’s How We Might Improve Early Career Recruitment for Federal Jobs

Agency leaders must commit to understanding the gap between early career employees’ expectations, and current recruitment and hiring practices.

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GovExec Daily: Diversity and Inclusion Are Key Parts of Modern Management

Author, CEO and businessman Donald Thompson joins the podcast to discuss how organizations can bring DEI into their work.

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GovExec Daily: The Fight to Codify Civil Service Protections

Dr. Donald Kettl joins the podcast to discuss the future of anti-Schedule F legislation.

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Sen. Kaine is ‘Optimistic’ an Anti-Schedule F Bill Will Get a Floor Vote This Year

The Democratic senator described Republican arguments that the Trump administration’s abortive effort to make thousands of federal workers effectively at-will employees was aimed at dealing with poor performers as “not honest.”

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GovExec Daily: Bureau of Prisons Director Wants to Address Workforce Issues in a 'Meaningful Way'

Courtney Bublé interviews Colette Peters about her role and perceptions about the federal prisons agency.

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GovExec Daily: Student Loan Forgiveness and Customer Service

Georgetown University’s Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan join the podcast to discuss the lack of administrative burdens in the new Education Department application.

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Sens. Feinstein and Kaine: Congress Must Act to Protect Federal Workers

The legislators argue that Congress needs to pass legislation that would prevent future presidents from replacing career, nonpartisan federal employees with political appointees.