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More than two years after the maximum telework memo was sent to agencies, remote work and hybrid work have become de rigueur for public servants. Subsequently, the web has become exponentially more important as the ways that the public interacts with the federal government.

Sheri Petras is the CEO at CFI Group. Her organization recently published a report titled "Government Websites Demand Surges, Satisfaction Declines" examining the results of research about government sites. She joined the podcast to discuss the results of the report.

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Federal employees have a lot of options for their financial future, including around the Thrift Saving Plan. That is why it is so crucial to have a great tax strategy in retirement to make sure you can minimize your taxes as much as possible.

Dallen Haws is a financial planner and host of the "Plan Your Federal Benefits" YouTube channel as well as a podcast at PlanYourFederalBenefits.com. He is also the author of the book Building Wealth in The TSP: Your Road Map to Financial Freedom as a FERS Employee . As part of GovExec Daily's #MoneyMonday series, he joined the podcast to talk about Roth TSP options and the benefits feds may see from them.

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Being a federal worker means that it's sometimes hard to know where the boundary lines are in what you can and cannot do regarding activism that touches politics. Social media and in-person protests, in particular, can become thorny. With the leaked Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade, feds may be wondering where the boundaries lie.

Lindy Kyzer is the editor of ClearanceJobs.com, a former Defense Department employee and a GovExec contributor. She has a post on our site right now headlined "Can Feds Comment on Roe v. Wade?" She joined the podcast to discuss her post and the Hatch Act.

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Earlier this week, Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja encouraged people to apply for the thousands of jobs authorized by the bipartisan infrastructure law signed by President Biden last year. In February, Ahuja announced the creation of a Schedule A hiring authority to bring on climate scientists, engineers and clean water engineers, among other posts.

Recently, GovExec correspondent and frequent GovExec Daily guest Erich Wagner interviewed Ahuja about hiring authorities and the federal workforce. In this episode, he spoke with Ahuja about how she sees the work her agency is doing in connection to the bipartisan infrastructure law and federal human capital.

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The Biden administration has prioritized the government customer experience as a cornerstone of its management agenda. Agencies will have to digest information and data as part of these goals going forward.

Merav Yuravlivker is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Data Society, a provider of industry-tailored data scientist training programs to organizations and government agencies. She joined the show to discuss data, customer service and the future of government technology.

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On Friday, President Joe Biden met with inspectors general, as well as leadership from the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee and others to discuss oversight of federal programs. The meeting came the same day that the White House released guidance on oversight for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law passed late last year.

GovExec correspondent Courtney Bublé covered the Biden meeting with IGs on Friday. She joined the show to talk about oversight of the infrastructure bill and of oversight in the Biden administration.

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A law passed by the New York City Council and slated to go into effect late this year requires employers to include the minimum and maximum starting salary for any advertised job, promotion or transfer opportunity. Advocates say that the law will help shrink wage gaps affecting historically disadvantaged people by way of increased salary transparency.

Peter J. Glennon is a longtime business and employment litigation attorney at the Rochester-based Glennon Law Firm PC. As part of our #MoneyMonday series, he joined the show to discuss the New York law and the nationwide salary negotiation implications of the law.

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Cities like Evanston, Illinois are devising programs to provide forms of reparations to African Americans impacted by systematic racism, but implementing these programs has proven difficult and controversial. GovExec Editor at Large Tom Shoop joined the show to discuss a story he wrote for Route 50 headlined "Cities Pick up Pace on Reparations Efforts, and Controversy Follows."

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has been a controversial public figure since his elevation to the post in June 2020. His operational changes slowed mail delivery in conjunction with staff time lost during the pandemic, coinciding with a historic increase in voting by mail during a controversial election involving Donald Trump, a close ally of Dejoy.

GovExec Senior Correspondent Eric Katz covers the Postal Service and sat down with DeJoy earlier this month. He joined the podcast to discuss the Postmaster General.

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The Biden administration has made diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility goals part of its Presidential management agenda, including releasing guidance for agencies to emphasize DEIA goals at agencies and in acquisition Francine Katsoudas is Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer of Cisco. In this role, she oversees critical functions that instill Cisco's conscious culture and contributes to the company's overall performance. She joined the show to discuss diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.

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