The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Pentagon already tracks suicides among service members and their families, but it doesn’t have the same requirement for its civilian workforce. Now, a Maryland lawmaker wants to change that after five suicides in five weeks at Fort Meade. Federal News Network’s Rachel Cohen joins me with more on the proposal.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is facing widespread pushback on its planned overhaul of the federal sector complaint process. Lawmakers, former commissioners and other stakeholders are all warning that a proposed rule from EEOC would make it more difficult for federal employees to challenge workplace discrimination. Here with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.
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For generations, civil service reform has focused on federal employees. A new proposal argues that government capacity depends on a much larger ecosystem of people who carry out public purposes. Here to discuss that perspective is Don Kettl, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and author of the paper.
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The government continues to test the reach of the False Claims Act in contractor compliance cases. Recent settlements suggest employment practices may receive the same scrutiny as other contractual obligations. Here to discuss the implications is Richard Arnolt, partner at Bass, Berry & Sims.
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Retirement calendars can be helpful, but they don't tell the whole story. Choosing when to retire involves a series of tradeoffs that can affect your benefits long after you leave federal service. Bringing her deep expertise to this question is Tammy Flanagan, Principal with Retire Federal.
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