Welcome to the show. The past few days have seen positive developments on several matters affecting federal employees, including health benefits for Postal Service people and gathering support for restoration of Social Security benefits to older federal retirees. I got the rundown from the vice president for policy and programs at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, John Hatton.

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Welcome back to Fed Life here on Federal News Network. The latest rankings of best places to work in the Federal Government. They're compiled each year by the Partnership for Public Service. One problem is that employee satisfaction and engagement scores continue to drop. For commentary on this year's rankings, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman spoke with the Partnership's president, Max Stier.

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