The Air Force is requesting $140 million for privatized family housing projects at two bases in 2025. Lawmakers, however, are expressing concerns about funding additional privatization efforts.
“We do not own the units. These are units that the private companies assumed responsibility for years ago.” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said during the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing Wednesday.
“I’m going to continue to ask why it should be the government’s and not the private companies’ responsibility to cover these additional costs for sustainment and reinvestment. And importantly, how will this funding help service members and their families and not just help bailing out the private companies?”
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Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

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You probably can't expect regular order when it comes to 2025 appropriations. Yet oddly, one half of the House is working to wrap up work on federal government funding early, before the end of the fiscal year. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller.
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One side of House trying to finish 2025 appropriations package early

The Labor Department has a partner in developing a talent pipeline for the semiconductor industry. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the President of the National Institute for Innovation and Technology, Mike Russo.
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Labor Department hires help to fill specialized talent pipeline

They're out: The annual listing of the best places to work in the federal government. Compiled each year by the Partnership for Public Service, it's safe to say managers and line employees alike pore over them. To take a look the rankings and hear how agencies can improve them, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the President & CEO of the Partnership, Max Stier.
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Lessons from the best and not-so-best places to work

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:

Lessons from the best and not-so-best places to work in the Federal Government.

The Labor Department hires help to fill a specialized talent pipeline.

﻿One side of the House is trying to finish a 2025 appropriations package early.


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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin --May 20, 2024

When seeing the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government results this year, many agencies may be breathing a sigh of relief.
It’s not necessarily because of where they landed in the rankings. Rather, it’s because there appears to be a broader atmospheric shift for the federal workforce.
The Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group released the 2023 Best Places to Work results Monday. In analysis that comes alongside the rankings, the Partnership’s governmentwide measure of engagement and satisfaction rose for the first time in four years. The index score is now 65.7 out of 100, a 2.3-point increase since last year’s rankings.
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Air Force investing in privatized housing, lawmakers are not sold on the idea

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