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The recent collapse of three banks has brought up questions about the environment and where government's role is within the financial industry. Since 2008, the issue of overseeing the financial industry has evolved, but an incident in 2018 may shed some light on the questions that come up about our current situation.

Tom Shoop is editor at large and the former executive vice president and editor in chief at GovExec Media. He is also the author of a post in his "That Time" series headlined "That Time Federal Bank Examiners Were Told to Play Nice." He joined the podcast to talk about the financial environment from just a few years ago.

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Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management outlined some goals and initiatives federal employees can see from FEHB plans coming next year. Included in the carrier call letter are some added fertility benefits.

Kevin Moss is a senior editor with Consumers' Checkbook. Checkbook's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees is available now. He's also a GovExec contributor and his latest post on our site is headlined "Feds Can Expect to See Improved Fertility Coverage from FEHB Plans in 2024." He joined the podcast to discuss fertility coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

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The tension between politics and governance is an all-too-common part of the lives of federal employees. But, the Trump presidency mainstreamed terms like "drain the swamp" and "Deep State," putting the federal bureaucracy into the spotlight. In any discussion of the role of civil service during the Trump presidency, neutral competence and expertise in public service need to be examined.

Stuart Shapiro is the Interim Dean at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public at Policy Rutgers University. He's the author of the book Trump and the Bureaucrats: The Fate of Neutral Competence. He joined the podcast to discuss the book and the role of the professional civil service.

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According to a new study in Personnel Review, organizations that have strategic and effective HR and IT departments are better set up for success when shifting to remote work. As the new American work-life normal becomes clearer, effective telework becomes more important to organizations.

On Wednesday's podcast, GovExec Daily's Adam Butler and Ross Gianfortune discussed what makes effective telework and what has changed about remote work since 2020.

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While women make up half the population, women are underrepresented in leadership roles at large organizations. According to research, women face challenges when leading teams that men do not, including many stereotypes about leadership style. But, as social mores change, traits often associated with femininity like empathy may become more a part of leadership.

Dr. Nicole Price is the author of Spark the Heart, Engineering Empathy In Your Organization, which will be released in April. She also is the CEO of Lively Paradox, a professional coaching business that focuses on practicing empathy in leadership. She joined the podcast to discuss how traits associated with women can help shape organizations and leadership.

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A security clearance is a key part of many jobs in the federal government and in the federal contracting world. Not only does it give someone access, but it also can help a job seeker's financial prospects.

Lindy Kyzer is the editor of ClearanceJobs.com, a former Defense Department employee and a GovExec contributor. Her latest GovExec post is headlined "National Security Compensation Sees a Significant Increase." She joined the podcast to discuss compensation and security clearances.

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The challenges to building a talent pipeline in government are not new, but they remain a huge part of human capital management in the public sector. Though its opportunities for career development and relative security separate public service from the private sector, government continues to struggle to cultivate young leadership. Building a talent pipeline will be crucial for the federal government to continue to modernize and serve the public mission.

As part of Government Executive Media Group's Workforce Summit event recently, GovExec Daily's Adam Butler spoke to Michelle Amante, Vice President, Federal Workforce Programs, Partnership for Public Service. In this episode, you'll hear part of their conversation about building a talent pipeline.

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Systemic racism continues to be a part of American society, particularly in the workplace. Measuring inequality with better data will produce better analysis of – and solutions to – inequalities in systems like education, economic development and human capital.

Temilola Afolabi works with the Center for Open Data Enterprise. She has a post on our site headlined "Needed: More and Better Data for a More Equitable Federal Workforce." She joined the podcast to discuss data equity.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the U.S., prisons and jails were hit particularly hard. Not only were staff members getting sick, but the nature of incarceration meant that social distancing and mitigation efforts were ineffective. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the agency is also facing a staffing shortage, putting extra pressure on the BOP.

GovExec's Courtney Bublé recently visited FCI Cumberland, a federal facility in Maryland that houses more than one thousand people. She joined the podcast to discuss staffing at the Bureau of Prisons and her trip to FCI Cumberland.

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President Joe Biden released his budget last week and re-emphasized his want for the federal government to become a "model employer" that can compete with the private sector in the race for talent. The budget document contains a series of other workforce and customer service provisions backing up this goal, including a pay raise proposal for federal employees.

GovExec senior reporter Erich Wagner covers the federal workforce. He joined the podcast to discuss the workforce provisions in White House fiscal 2024 budget request released last week.

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