"The Federal Drive" host Tom Temin bids the show farewell
Welcome to a special hour of the Federal Drive with me Tom Temin. We're changing up the programming this hour. It's my last as host, a chair I've occupied for more than 17 years. I'd like to take you behind the scenes of Federal News Network and hear from some of our team. Jason Miller, Federal News Network, Executive Editor Eric White and Michele Sandiford, Federal Drive producers Julia Ziegler, WTOP, Director of News and programming and Daisy Thornton, FNN, Digital Managing EditorTerry Gerton, incoming Federal Drive hostSee 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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OPM outlines expectations, timeline for agencies to adopt Trump’s changes on probationary employees
Probationary employees have a fresh hurdle to clear before they can solidify their federal employment. President Trump signed an executive order last week calling for changes to how probationary periods work. It adds a new reason newbies can be canned here with more Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.See 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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DHS abruptly ends flexible work agreements
The Homeland Security Department abruptly canceled flexible work arrangements, announcing the change on Sunday. Well, that gave employees less than a day's notice to start a five day in person schedule employees who failed to show up to the office Monday on time while they were threatened with termination. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday has the latest.See 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 new wrinkle on the notion of postponing your federal retirement
The government might employ some two million people. But no two federal employees are alike. That's why career and retirement planning can be complicated. For instance, what if you're old enough to retire but have less than 30 years in. For insight into what's know as MRA plus 10, we turn to long time federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan.See 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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Service members children have special needs, too
The Defense Department's education activity, known as DODEA, has trouble delivering special needs services for children overseas. The Government Accountability Office finds a number of reasons including the way DODEA formulates staffing requirements. We get more now from the GAO's director of K-12 education research, Jackie Nowicki.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton provides expert insights on current events in the federal community. Read more interviews to keep up with daily news and analysis that affect the federal workforce. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.
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