On this month’s episode of Eye on Washington, Federal News Network reporter DrewFriedman once again joins host Jessica Klement. As the federal workforce deals with near-constant uncertainty, Friedman has her finger on the pulse of the changes and provided an overview of the latest in RIFs, return to office mandates,collective bargaining agreements and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Financial tips for those terminated from federal service
On the February episode of Eye on Washington, Mark Keen, financial advisor and partner with the wealth management firm Keen & Pocock, joins host Jessica Klement. Keen writes the managing money column for the monthly NARFE magazine, and provides NARFE members with regular webinars to help them achieve a financially security future. The duo looked at the state of theThrift Savings Plan, if keeping money in the TSP makes sense, and what to do if you are terminated from federal service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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January 2025 recap
The first show of 2025 welcomes Dan Blair, consultant, former acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, and overall federal workforce expert.Host Jessica Klement and Blair dissect the executive orders from the Trump administration to date and their effect on the federal workforce, including the Administration’s latest “fork in the road” email encouraging resignations if employees aren’t aligned with the administration’s policies, including returning to the office.Blair also lends his expertise and advice to feds uncertain about their future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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A conversation with Kim Weaver
On this final episode of 2024, Eye on Washington host Jessica Klement talks with Kim Weaver, the director of external affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, the federal agency that administers the Thrift Savings Plan.In Weaver’s final interview before retirement from the federal government, the two take a look back at her 12 years with the TSP and the advances the largest retirement fund in the world made over the last decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Presidential transitions & the government workforce
In the first Eye on Washington since President Donald Trump’s reelection, host Jessica Klement welcoms back Jenny Mattingley, vice president of Government Affairs at the Partnership for Public Service.In the wake of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency from the new administration, there is unease among the federal workforce regarding job classification and security.Mattingly breaks down the process any administration and Congress must follow when it comes job reclassification and who’s at risk should the Trump administration enact its proposed Schedule F classification from its first term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
While the day-to-day work of federal employees is determined by their agencies, key decisions on federal pay, return to office policies, budgets, retirement and health benefits – and more – are made at government-wide levels by OPM, OMB, and/or politically-motivated legislators and administrations. With multiple actors and complex policies, it’s often difficult for even the savviest of federal employees and retirees to make heads from tails. Join longtime federal community advocate Jessica Klement and her guests as they cut through the noise and provide you with the information you need to understand how emerging policies will affect you – or not – and make informed decisions about your future.
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