Podcasts about federal pay

"I'll be the judge of that!" Karen discusses the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and common misconceptions regarding employee compensation, specifically regarding meal periods and overtime. She emphasizes the importance of employers correctly classifying employees as exempt or non-exempt, and the potential financial consequences of misclassification. She also clarifies that employers are not required to provide meal periods, but if they do, they must pay employees for that time. Contrary to popular belief, employees are entitled to be compensated for all hours worked during a work week, including on-call time, training, and travel time. The Job Judge also answers the question of whether employees should be required to share a hotel room when traveling for work. The Job Judge Podcast is a podcast for anyone who works. This is not legal advice! Engaging and informative, it's a must-listen/watch for any manager, business owner, HR professional, or anyone who works. Relying on three decades of experience as an employment law attorney and HR Executive, Karen Michael uses real case studies in the news and navigates through the legal landmines and workplace dysfunction that we know is probably happening right now in your organization.

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The Biden administration has opened the bid for next year's federal pay raise. And it may not be met with a whole lot of enthusiasm. If enacted, feds would receive a 2% raise in 2025. It's well below what feds received this year. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joined the Federal Drive with more details from the budget request. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Joe Biden finalized a 5.2% federal pay raise for many civilian employees for 2024. But it's important to note the 5.2% figure is only an average. The actual numbers federal employees will see in their paychecks next year depend on where they work, thanks to locality pay. Biden's alternative pay plan called for a 4.7% across-the-board raise that all feds on the General Schedule receive, plus an average of a 0.5% locality-based adjustment. The 0.5% part of the raise is what accounts for the differences in pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Most federal employees are inching toward what will likely be a 5.2% pay raise in 2024. But even that big of a boost won't be enough to offset the growing wage gap between the federal and private sectors of the nationwide workforce, according to the Federal Salary Council. Over the last year, federal employees earned on average 27.54% less in wages than their private sector counterparts. The Federal Salary Council, composed of federal and labor leaders, reported the updated number in a public meeting Tuesday. It's more than a 3% increase in the pay disparity since the council's previous report of a 24.09% wage gap during 2022. The percentage-based pay gap has remained in the low- and mid-twenties for several years, and has stayed consistently above 20% since March 2007, the Federal Salary Council working group noted in its latest report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly 33,000 federal employees are almost set to receive a little more in their paychecks starting in 2024, thanks to new proposed rules from the Office of Personnel Management to establish four new locality pay areas. Many federal unions and organizations have lauded OPM's proposal, but at the same time, federal manager advocacy groups said these relatively small tweaks to locality pay are only the tip of the iceberg. “Creating new locality pay zones when systemic compensation issues holistically undermine the government's competitive posture is akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” Senior Executives Association President Marcus Hill said in a July 7 letter to the President's Pay Agent. “It is not enough.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A more “challenging landscape” on Capitol Hill, now with a partisan divide between the White House and Congress, has propelled the National Treasury Employees Union, for one, to become even more vocal on its latest set of legislative priorities. At the top of the federal union's list of concerns is securing a sizeable pay raise for federal employees next year. Although the 4.6% raise in 2023 was the largest in about 20 years, NTEU National President Tony Reardon said the boost didn't align with the original expectation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got the Chump Line! We've got Brandon cuts! Then, Howie talks about the accusations that Trump administration employees dealt with "unsafe working conditions." Huh? Oh yeah, because the possibility of thee young people contracting a cold is a "risk." Tune in for Howie's take on the federal pay raise for the "important" employees.

Thousands of federal employees will likely see bigger paychecks starting in 2024. The president's pay agent approved four new pay locality areas that were recommended by the Federal Salary Council. And, once again, the pay agent is calling for “major legislative reforms” to the federal pay system. Joining the Federal Drive with the details, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.

With inflation affecting all Americans, issues affecting pay and benefits are a key concern at the top of current and retired federal civil servants' minds. The Social Security Administration recently announced the highest cost of living adjustment in decades, affecting millions of federal retirees and the pay increase for current federal employees remains a point of concern for the 2 million plus public servants in the federal government. As part of Government Executive Media Group's State of the Federal Workforce event recently, I spoke to financial planner Dallen Haws and retired fed and financial planner Abraham Grungold about the ways that federal pay and benefits are changing. In today's #MoneyMonday episode, you'll hear part of a conversation about what federal employees need to know about the TSP, retirement and other pay and benefits issues.    *** Follow GovExec on Twitter! https://twitter.com/govexec

Federal employees' wages are falling further behind those in the private sector, according to new data from the Federal Salary Council.The council reported that in 2022, federal workers earned 24.09% less in wages alone than their private sector counterparts. In 2021, the pay gap by the same measurement was 22.47%. In comparison, the Biden administration's federal pay raise request is 4.6% for next year, composed of a 4.1% overall increase and a 0.5% pay locality increase. The National Treasury Employees Union, in light of the council's report, reemphasized its push for an even larger federal pay increase in 2023.

In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees are seeing a growing gap in salary compared with the private sector.

The Postal Service, like nearly every federal entity, has strict legal limits on how much executives can get paid. There are a few exceptions though. Each year the Postal Office of Inspector General does and audit to make sure the agency stays in compliance. Here with this year's findings, the deputy assistant inspector general for finance and pricing, Alan MacMullin.

Civilian federal employees are one step closer to a 4.6% across-the-board pay raise in 2023, and for the first time since at least 2014, are inching toward a lift of the pay freeze for political appointees in the Senior Executive Service. Senate appropriators on the Financial Services and General Government subcommittee aligned with the White House's federal pay raise request on July 28, after releasing the fiscal 2023 financial services and general government draft spending bill.

In today's Federal Newscast, a federal appeals court is hearing arguments today over whether federal employees who worked without pay during government shutdowns are owed extra money.

In today's Federal Newscast: A federal pay raise appears to be on the horizon, but remains up in the air. Inflation might mean more money for the DoD and nuclear maintenance . And an $11 billion contract award survives a protest.

In today's Federal Newscast: A federal pay raise appears to be on the horizon, but remains up in the air. Inflation might mean more money for the DoD and nuclear maintenance . And an $11 billion contract award survives a protest.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a new overtime policy aimed at ensuring employees are compensated for extra work. It follows a major settlement over unpaid overtime claims dating back to 2015. Current and former FEMA employees could be eligible for payment. For more, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joined the Federal Drive to discuss.

In today's Federal Newscast, Members of Congress are pushing for a higher pay raise than the White House asked for in 2023.

The White House's 2023 budget proposal includes a big pay raise for employees at the Transportation Security Administration. It's part of a long-running effort by unions and some members of Congress to secure better pay for TSA's frontline workforce. For more, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, FedScoop's Dave Nyczepir breaks down what he sees in the new White House budget request. The new Federal IT Dashboard from the General Services Administration is up and running. Dave Powner, executive director of the Center for Data-Driven Policy at MITRE and former director of IT Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses what's important about the newest iteration of the dashboard. Federal employees would get a 4.6% pay raise in the budget proposal the White House released Monday. Tony Reardon, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, discusses why he thinks the 4.6% number is a good starting point but expresses his desire for a higher average pay raise for federal employees. He also touches on return to office plans across government and the future workplace. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

In today's Federal Newscast, some federal workers may be getting a pay raise due to rising levels of inflation.

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin interviewed two federal professional union interviews, both concerning the Justice Department. In fresh complaints from assistant U.S. attorneys, they said the Justice Department salary system means they earn less than other government attorneys who work under the regular GS-system. They say it hurts recruitment and retention. For more, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the vice president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam Hanna.

Senate Democrats are out with nine new appropriations bills for 2022. Yes, the fiscal year started three weeks ago. But Congress isn't anywhere close to finishing the necessary work of funding federal agencies for the 2022. The bills from Senate Democrats would increase civilian spending by 13% and defense spending by another 5%. The Senate drafts are also silent on a pay raise for federal employees. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain the path forward for these bills and next year's pay raise.

After round one back in April, the Biden administration is out with a more detailed budget request for next year. This time the president is detailing his plans for every single agency, the federal workforce, and yes, a 2022 pay raise. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive with the details.

Funding technology modernization in government Casey Coleman, Senior Vice President of Global Government Solutions at Salesforce, discusses outdated IT legislation, the need for modernization and the Technology Modernization Fund Russia’s Poseidon unmanned stealth torpedo Christopher Ford, Senior Advisor for Geopolitical Policy and Strategy at MITRE, discusses a Russian weapon threatening American coastal cities and its relation to Russia’s strategy OPM to issue new guidance for locality pay Jeff Pon, former Director of the Office of Personnel Management, discusses telework, the new work environment and reevaluation of pay classification structures

Budget season is fast-approaching. And that usually means federal employees are thinking about what next year's paycheck might look like. Federal News Network has learned the Biden administration is eyeing a 2.7% pay raise for civilian federal employees. Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to explain what we might see from the new administration.

In today's Federal Newscast, a new survey by ClearanceJobs.com and the DHI Group found the average salary among people with security clearances increase.

In today's Federal Newscast, Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) is making another push to give federal employees a raise next year.

In today's Federal Newscast, the RAND Corporation finds that the private sector pays more … but federal agencies offer other benefits to its scientists.

It was down to the wire. But the president managed to squeeze in an executive order before 20-20 ended, giving federal employees a small pay bump for 2021. It's an across-the-board raise of 1%, with no locality pay adjustments. The Office of Personnel Management has new guidance describing the details of the 2021 pay raise. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joins me now to explain some of the nuances, and where things stand with that payroll tax deferral.

House appropriators are choosing to stay quiet on a federal pay raise for civilian employees next year. A key 20-21 appropriations draft made no mention of federal pay. The president already proposed a one percent across the board raise for federal employees next year. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to walk us through what's next for federal pay, and what other priorities House appropriators are eyeing.

Many people investing for retirement know that it is risky, dangerous and stupid to try to time the market. To guess when stocks are high and sell them then guess again when they are at the bottom when they become bargains. Then repeat as necessary until your bank account is overflowing or all your hair has fallen out. Whichever comes first. Opponents of the by-low-sell-high, repeat-as-necessary system include Warren Buffet, many Americans’ favorite billionaire and the late John Bogle, founder of Vanguard. Both said they couldn’t do it and they never met anyone who could. Still, lots of people — now with the ‘help’ of apps — think they can. So are you one of the lucky/gifted few who can read the markets when guys like Buffet and Bogle couldn’t. Take a test. In fact you’ve already taken it according to D.C. area financial planner Arthur Stein. He’s a former congressional economist who now advises clients — many of them current or former feds including some self-made millionaires — how to grow their TSP accounts and other investments. Art Stein is my guest today on our Your Turn radio show. He says the recent ups and downs of the stock market, after a record long 11 year bull market, have already tested TSP investors like you. So how would you do in the Am I A Market Timer Test?

In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS will no longer be giving employees 10-25% pay increase for going into the office during the coronavirus pandemic.

In today's Federal Newscast, the Chief Information Officers Council says government needs a new pay and personnel system to better recruit and compensate the future federal IT workforce.

In today's Federal Newscast, the Republican Study Committee want to overhaul federal employee pay, performance awards and hiring systems.

In today's Federal Newscast, the House Homeland Security Committee passed the Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act. The bill would move screeners at the Transportation Security Administration under the General Schedule, a move that would likely mean a pay raise.

Following President Trump's executive order confirming federal employee pay raises, the average employee will receive a 3.1% pay raise.  Now, we all know what often happens when we get a raise. The first few paychecks are really exciting and the extra pay feels like a nice bump. Then, we adjust to the higher amount by expanding our spending and after a couple of months we don't even remember getting a pay raise.    Now, it doesn't have to be this way. A pay raise is a great time to up our savings without even feeling it. It can be as easy as contributing your raise to your TSP every pay period. Once you set it up, you don't even have to think about it. On top of that, you don't even have to spend less because you were already used to the amount you were receiving every two weeks.  This may seem like a small change but it can make a big difference come retirement. Let's say you make $80,000 a year and with a 3% raise you'd make $82,400. If you took the extra $200 a month and invested it in your TSP. Over the course of your career (let's say 20 years with a 8% return) that one change would add over 100k to your TSP balance. Now think what would happen if you put more of your pay raises in the TSP? The effects are powerful. Now answer this question. When is the best time to contribute more to your TSP? Answer: 20 Years ago. Second Best Answer: Right Now. Don't let what you've done or didn't do get you down. Start investing more today to make tomorrow incredible.

Paychecks for federal employees may look a little larger next year. Congress has agreed to a 3.1% pay raise for civilian federal employees. The raise is part of two major spending bills that are supposed to fund all of government through the end of fiscal 2020. Which also means a shutdown won't occur. Congress is under some tight pressure, though, to get everything done. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest details.

Jessica Klement, staff vice president for advocacy at NARFE, discusses the possibilities for federal employee pay raises for 2020, and the odds of each passing. Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses the rationale behind bid protests and why “suing your customer” might be the right option. Mav Turner, vice president for product management at SolarWinds and Tom Kennedy, vice president of federal for Rubrik, discuss the Air Force’s cloud purchasing plans, and why it’s a sign of things to come.

In today's Federal Newscast, the Trump administration reveals more specifics about its proposed 2.6% raise for civilian employees.

President Donald Trump delivered a big surprise to federal employees late Friday. He announced plans to implement a 2.6% pay raise for civilian federal employees next year, when almost everyone was expecting another pay freeze. Federal employee unions welcomed the news over the weekend. But they're still not quite satisfied. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to break down the big announcement and explain what comes next.

On this episode, we'll discuss COLA's and Diet COLA's (cost of living adjustments) and other myths about federal pay raises for workers and retirees. And later, we'll tackle a listener email question about being forced into an early retirement.

Three members of the Federal Salary Council quietly made a case for some serious changes to the federal pay system. They suggest a variety of options to change the way government compares federal pay to the private sector and uses the comparisons to compensate federal employees. Not all members of the council though agree with the recommendations. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive to explain what the members are recommending and the next steps forward.

The House is racing to finish appropriations work before it leaves town for the July Fourth holiday. It's finished 10 out of 12 appropriations bills so far, and the latest bill is probably one many federal employees might care about the most. It's the financial services and general government bill, which it includes a pay raise for fiscal 2020. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about what provisions made it through, and to break down the ever-evolving saga at the Office of Personnel Management.

House appropriators are proposing a 3.1% pay raise for civilian employees in 2020. That's quite a departure from the president's proposed pay freeze for federal employees next year. The raise is just one of several provisions that are part of a new draft bill from the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko and Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about tidbits they found.

It's been more than a month but the 2019 pay raise is finally official. Some federal employees and members of Congress said the wait was too long. The Trump administration said it was further evidence that the federal pay system needs a good overhaul. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to break down some nuances of the 2019 raise, and what the prospects for a pay raise look like in 2020.

The president's 2020 budget request is out and it's a mixed bag of old and new proposals. On one hand, it includes a historic number of spending cuts mostly at civilian agencies. On the other hand, the White House has made the same familiar proposals to cut federal employee retirement and health benefits. Federal News Network's Executive Editor Jason Miller and Reporter Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to break down the details of the president's new request.

In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union is asking the Office of Personnel Management when federal employees can expect to see the 1.9 percent pay raise recently signed into law.

Last week the president ended the suspense and signed a spending package into law that officially avoided another government shutdown and finally secures 2019 funding for all of government. For feds, the bill also means they'll get a 1.9 percent pay raise for the rest of this year. But there are all kinds of details packed into the new spending deal. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some of the facts that matter most to feds.

In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Democrats have brought forth a companion to a new bill from House Democratic leaders, which calls for giving civilian federal employees a 2.6 percent pay raise.

Government shutdowns typically start and end with confusion. This most recent 35-day shutdown doubled down on that. Federal employees want to know when they're getting paid and what's happening with their annual leave. In the meantime, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is thinking about whether it can change its own procedures to better help participants handle the financial hardships that come with a long-running government shutdown. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss.

As Coast Guard members finally collect their back pay from the five-week shutdown the question is, how are they doing financially and emotionally? Few people are as close to the joys and sorrows of uniformed military service members than the chief petty officers. Former master chief petty officer Charles Bowen has some ideas, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss.

The longest government shutdown in US history is over. The Office of Management and Budget made it official late Friday night. Notice came after President Donald Trump signed a three-week continuing resolution into law, giving lawmakers and the White House three weeks to negotiate a border security deal. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about federal employees as they go back to work and when some can expect to get paid.

In today's Federal Newscast, along with bonuses, the Transportation Security Administration says it can legally pay employees who worked the first day of the shutdown.

In today's Federal Newscast, a bill introduced by Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) would authorize congressional payroll administrators to dock pay for members of Congress for as long as a government shutdown continues.

In today's Federal Newscast, a review by the Center for American Progress looks at how much money federal workers could lose during the partial government shutdown.

In today's Federal Newscast, incoming House leadership unveils its new rules package without including rule which lets Congress reduce the number of employees an agency can have.

Federal employees still face a lot of uncertainty with one month left in 2018. Most of the to-do items affecting feds will fall on Congress. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko discussed three big developments federal employees should watch for before 2018 on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

In today's Federal Newscast, Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) say federal agencies aren't proactively helping employees understand how or if they should pay taxes on moving expenses for their jobs.

The Trump administration will soon review five recommendations for changing the model it uses to make decisions about the federal locality pay program. Those suggestions come from the Federal Salary Council. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss new locality pay areas up for consideration and the results of the council's review.

The Army today evaluates its talent based on a soldier's military occupational specialty and rank. But Army brass know they're missing out on talent they might not know they have. A new pay and personnel system should help the Army tap back into its soldiers' own hidden skills and outside interests. The new Integrated Personnel and Pay System is almost ready for primetime. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko had the story on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

This week on Your Turn,  host Mike Causey will be joined by Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko who brings us up to speed on what has to happen for Congress to approve a 1.9 percent January pay raise for most white collar feds in 2019. Executive Editor Jason Miller also joins to show to discuss Trump administration plans to "re-skill" and "up-skill" what it sees as an aging, tech-challenged workforce and what it might mean for you, your job and your boss.

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President Donald Trump gave word on his official federal pay plans for 2019 and most civilian federal employees won't like the news. He told Congress yesterday that he plans to freeze pay for civilian employees next year. Members of the military are still on track to get a 2.6 percent raise next year. Trump said the country's fiscal situation means agencies need to focus their dollars on recruiting and rewarding the best-performing employees. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain.

All the news to know for Friday, August 31st, 2018! Today, we're talking about a federal pay freeze and Aretha Franklin's funeral. Plus: e-scooters, Harry Potter and Labor Day. Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes. Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.  For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes. Today's episode is brought to you by FabFitFun. Get $10 off your first seasonal subscription box with the coupon code NEWSWORTHY at FabFitFun.com. #fabfitfunpartner 

Earlier this year President Donald Trump proposed a zero pay raise for January 2019. In its place would be a yet-to-come system that would give agencies more flexibility and cash to reward outstanding workers with outstanding raise.

Host Bob Leins welcomes Mike Causey of Federal News Radio. Federal Employees are anxious about the four proposals that the Office of Personnel Management recently sent to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), but were nowhere to be found in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which lawmakers passed Thursday morning with a 351-66 vote, as reported by Federal News Radio.

In today's Federal Newscast, conservative lawmakers have proposed eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal employees, while creating a workforce that can be removed, demoted or suspended “at will.”

In some ways, Washington is like the Emerald City. It's the ultimate seat of power and patronage. Remote leadership appears wrapped in pomp, guarded by well-dressed soldiers. If you're a federal employees out in Munchkin City, the pay and perks might be lower, but there's less bureaucracy too. And you'll probably never lay eyes on the wizard. Federal employment blogger Jeff Neal has been thinking about this, and joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some insight into the tension between Washington and bureaus out in the hustings.

What are the odds of another shutdown either because of man-made political gridlock or because a late March snowstorm ordered up by Mother Nature? Now that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been ousted who’s next? And what’s happening to career employees at the State Department, EPA, Interior and other places who may be deemed as disloyal, or non-team players by their political bosses? What’s going on at the Department of Veterans Affairs? Is it in trouble and can it be saved? Federal News Radio correspondents Nicole Ogrysko, Jory Heckman, Eric White and David Thornton talk about the hottest topics on their beats and what may be ahead for active and retired feds. Your Turn airs live at 10 a.m. EDT at www.federalnewsradio.com or on 1500 AM in the D.C. area.

In today's Federal Newscast from Federal News Radio, the Office of Personnel Management tells agencies they may need to be flexible when applying retroactive pay for federal employees during the most recent government shutdown.

In today's Federal Newscast, unless Congress makes a change in any upcoming spending bills, the pay freeze placed on the Vice President and other senior political appointees will stay in place for this year.

Congress returns this week with a busy agenda. It has just two weeks to come to some sort of budget decision before the current continuing resolution expires Dec. 8. That means federal employees are nervously looking out for the possibility of a government shutdown and their pay raise for 2018. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with the outlook for a federal employee pay raise and other bills she's watching this week.

Federal employees avoided $32 billion in potential cuts to their retirement over 10 years, with last week's House vote. But the latest action from Congress doesn't mean federal employees are out of the clear when it comes to possible changes to their retirement benefits. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) says he's keeping an eye out on the upcoming tax reform bill from House Republicans. More now from Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.