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It took more than five years. But now the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and First Executive Vice President of AFGE National VA Council have a tentative new master collective bargaining agreement. For details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Mary Jean Burke, the First Executive Vice President of AFGE National VA Council.

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The full rankings are out today for the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government. NASA, the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office took the number one spots for large midsize and small agencies on the list, created by the Partnership for Public Service and the Boston Consulting Group. But even for some of the best places to work, employee engagement and satisfaction scores are still on the decline. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman talked about all of this with Max Stier, President & CEO at the Partnership for Public Service.

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The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, known as USERRA, protects service members and veterans from discrimination because of their service. Now the Merit Systems Protection Board has clarified some of the rights under USERRA , as Federal Drive host Tom Temin heard from Tully Rinckey Managing Partner, Dan Meyer.

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The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts keeps the busy system of court dockets running. It has information technology underpinning this work. The Government Accountability Office said the Court lacks a strategic approach to improving its IT staff. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with GAO's Director of Information Technology Acquisition Management, Carol Harris.

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The Agriculture Department is, in many ways, mainly a research agency. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest on this podcast, came up through the ranks to run the 13,000-person Agricultural Research Service. Now she's the USDA's Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics, as well as its Chief Scientist. Chavonda Jacobs-Young also garnered the prestigious Presidential Rank Award late last year.

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When the Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) launched 10 of 28 new satellites last week, it highlighted another victory for the new service. Space Force proved it could execute a speedy, agile procurement process capable of responding to evolving technology, and do it in just 30 months.

The quick turnaround started with solicitations in 2021 and in two-and-a-half years, the satellites went from authority to proceed and then on to launch. The acquisition model follows the Space Force’s plan for a hybrid satellite mix where large and small satellites launch into high and low orbits. The recent launch of the low earth orbit (LEO) satellites met the requirements of being cheaper and faster to produce, with capabilities similar to commercial satellites.

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It’s been almost six years since Maryland Democrat Senator Barbara Mikulski left Congress, but her influence on preventing all public-private competitions in government has not waned.

Starting with the fiscal 2009 appropriations bill and through today, the firebrand 31-year Senate veteran’s disdain for competitions under Circular A-76 remains embedded in all agencies.

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The White House is undertaking major updates to regulatory review policies and guidance in a bid to make the process more equitable and inclusive under a new executive order signed by President Joe Biden today.

The EO issued today follows up on a presidential memorandum Biden signed on his first day in office on “Modernizing Regulatory Review.” The latest directive aims to fold more considerations for underserved communities into the regulatory review process, and make changes to how agencies measure the cost-benefit analysis of their actions.

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