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In a letter to shareholders recently, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon noted the challenges of the past few years and encouraged the government to serve Americans better and to take a stronger leadership role. The Biden Management Agenda has some focus on these issues, among other management goals.

Robert Shea is a National Managing Principal for Public Policy, Grant Thornton, a National Academy of Public Administration fellow and one of the hosts of the Fed Heads podcast. He previously served for six years as the associate director for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and as senior management counsel for the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. He's also the author of a post headlined "Biden's Management Agenda is the Answer to One CEO's Plea for Better Government." He joined the podcast to discuss his post and the Biden-Harris Presidential Management Agenda.

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April is Financial Literacy Month, coinciding with the mid-month deadline to file one's taxes. These things give Americans an opportunity to look at our finances and take stock of where we are and what financial habits – good and bad – that we have.

Jason Howell is an adjunct faculty member within the Finance and Accounting Areas in the School of Business at George Mason University. He's also a Certified Financial Planning professional and the author of the book JOY of Financial Planning: 7 Strategies for Transforming your Finances and Reclaiming your American Dream. As part of our #MoneyMonday series, he joined the podcast to discuss financial literacy.

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After two years of most of its offices being closed to the public due to COVID-19, the Social Security Administration reopened most of its traditional worksites recently. Employee groups have reported mixed results and rocky reopenings at the offices. Other agencies have different agreements with their workers and the roller coaster nature of the coronavirus case numbers may complicate other federal employees returning to offices.

John P. Mahoney is an employment attorney and a former administrative judge. He has represented federal employees, unions, employee associations, contractors and agencies in cases involving federal employment law. He joined the podcast to talk about the state of returning to offices and what it means for federal employees.

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Retirement security is an important issue for Americans of all ages and things might get easier for Americans looking to save for retirement soon. The bill will even affect the TSP, the popular retirement plan open to federal employees.

GovExec senior reporter Erich Wagner covers the federal workforce. He joined the podcast to discuss the annual leave exception and other stories that he has been covering.

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According to an unpublished watchdog report obtained by the Project on Government Oversight recently, more than 10,000 employees at law enforcement components of the Department of Homeland Security say they have experienced sexual harassment or sexual misconduct. The report shows a damaging law enforcement and management culture at one of the biggest federal government agencies.

Adam Zagorin is a senior journalist with the Project on Government Oversight. He joined the show to discuss the report and the culture at DHS.

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Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, predominantly in the Western United States, cover nearly 250 million acres or about 10% of the land in the U.S. But, conserving public lands depends on the White House empowering federal employees at the land management agencies.

Chandra Rosenthal serves as the Rocky Mountain Office Director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. She's also the author of a post headlined "The Success of Biden's America the Beautiful Plan Hinges on Empowering Federal Employees." She joined the podcast to discuss how the administration can empower feds in the pursuit of land management and conservation.

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Just over two years ago, Congress passed the CARES Act, which established the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to coordinate and support oversight of pandemic relief programs and spending, which is now over $5 trillion.

As part of her reporting around the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 oversight, Courtney Bublé spoke to Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general and the chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. In this episode, you'll hear their conversation.

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April 18 is the deadline to file taxes, and millions of Americans each year fail to file their taxes each year, according to the IRS. But, if you have or are pursuing a security clearance, this could be a pretty big – and easily avoidable – problem.

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 "Want to Get Or Keep Your Security Clearance? File Your Taxes." As part of our #MoneyMonday series, she joined the show to discuss her post and how tax issues can affect security clearances.

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The office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery was created with the passage of 2020's CARES Act. A few months later, Brian P. Miller was confirmed to lead the office and has since overeen the United States Department of the Treasury's implementation of the CARES Act.

As part of her reporting around the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 oversight, Courtney Bublé spoke to Miller about his time in the office and oversight of CARES Act money. In this episode, you'll hear their conversation.

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GovExec Daily hosted Stephen Mathai-Davis to break down everything you need to know before Monday's fiing date. The event took place on Thursday, April 14.

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