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Federal senior executives are often well known in their agencies, but toil in obscurity as far as the public's concerned. My next guest is a physician, senior executive and the deputy under secretary for health at the Veterans Health Administration. Now he's among this year's Senior Executives Association's people of the year. As part of our ongoing series of these S E A'ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Federal senior executives are often well known in their agencies, but toil in obscurity as far as the public's concerned. My next guest is a physician, senior executive and the deputy under secretary for health at the Veterans Health Administration. Now he's among this year's Senior Executives Association's people of the year. As part of our ongoing series of these S E A'ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We've been interviewing a series of award winners of the Senior Executives Association. My next guest is this year's lifetime achievement award recipient. He works in one of those obscure but crucial areas. The associate administrator of the Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration William Schoonover joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We've been interviewing a series of award winners of the Senior Executives Association. My next guest is this year's lifetime achievement award recipient. He works in one of those obscure but crucial areas. The associate administrator of the Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration William Schoonover joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Career senior executives interact the most closely with political appointees. They're often the buffer between appointees and the civil service. For what senior executives might be thinking of the incoming and unorthodox Trump administration, we turn to the president of the Senior Executives Association, Marcus Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Career senior executives interact the most closely with political appointees. They're often the buffer between appointees and the civil service. For what senior executives might be thinking of the incoming and unorthodox Trump administration, we turn to the president of the Senior Executives Association, Marcus Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Each year the Senior Executives Association highlights some of the top members. This year, the senior executive of the year has been named. She's the assistant administration for domestic aviation operations at the Transportation Security Administration Michal Rottman who joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Each year the Senior Executives Association highlights some of the top members. This year, the senior executive of the year has been named. She's the assistant administration for domestic aviation operations at the Transportation Security Administration Michal Rottman who joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After more than 30 years at the National Institutes of Health, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin's guest has been recognized by the Senior Executives Association with the 2023 Spirit of Excellence award for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Tom talks with National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke executive officer Maryann Sofranko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After more than 30 years at the National Institutes of Health, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin's guest has been recognized by the Senior Executives Association with the 2023 Spirit of Excellence award for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Tom talks with National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke executive officer Maryann Sofranko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Recently, the Senior Executives Association announced the winners of its annual awards program. Among this year's winners was Avie Snow. Now retired, Snow spent several years as a financial manager for the Coast Guard, the Homeland Security Department, and ending at Veterans Affairs. Federal Drive Executive Producer Eric White got the chance to speak with Avie to learn more about her career path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Recently, the Senior Executives Association announced the winners of its annual awards program. Among this year's winners was Avie Snow. Now retired, Snow spent several years as a financial manager for the Coast Guard, the Homeland Security Department, and ending at Veterans Affairs. Federal Drive Executive Producer Eric White got the chance to speak with Avie to learn more about her career path. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Americans probably interact with employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) more than those of any other agency. Behind that workforce are people you don't see as much. One of them has been honored with the Outstanding Senior Executive Professional of the Year award from the Senior Executives Association. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Jennifer Ellison, TSA's Deputy Chief Counsel and former assistant chief counsel for employment, civil rights and labor policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Americans probably interact with employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) more than those of any other agency. Behind that workforce are people you don't see as much. One of them has been honored with the Outstanding Senior Executive Professional of the Year award from the Senior Executives Association. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Jennifer Ellison, TSA's Deputy Chief Counsel and former assistant chief counsel for employment, civil rights and labor policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The higher the ranks of the federal workforce, the less diversity. That been the case for decades in the Senior Executive Service. It's gotten a little more diverse in more recent years. But federal associations have ideas for how to widen representation in the government's top ranks. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more from Tyra Dent, president of the African American Federal Executive Association, and Marcus Hill, president of the Senior Executives Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
(6/23/23) - In today's Federal Newscast: The House Armed Services Committee sends an $874 billion defense bill to the House floor. The GAO says the military health care system still needs to complete Congressionally-mandated reforms. And the Senior Executives Association has a new president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
(6/23/23) - In today's Federal Newscast: The House Armed Services Committee sends an $874 billion defense bill to the House floor. The GAO says the military health care system still needs to complete Congressionally-mandated reforms. And the Senior Executives Association has a new president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Senior executives say they are okay with the latest White House return-to-the-office guidance. The Office of Management and Budget issued the guidance a couple of weeks ago. It emphasizes what it calls organizational health, and calls for a lot of data gathering. For one perspective, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the Chairman of the Senior Executives Association, Marcus Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Senior executives say they are okay with the latest White House return-to-the-office guidance. The Office of Management and Budget issued the guidance a couple of weeks ago. It emphasizes what it calls organizational health, and calls for a lot of data gathering. For one perspective, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the Chairman of the Senior Executives Association, Marcus Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In a workforce of about two million, the federal government has only about 8,000 members in the senior executive service. A small number, but crucial, they are the main buffers and translators between the political appointees and the rank-and-file who actually do the work of government. Now the Senior Executives Association has a new board chairman. He retired last year as senior executive advisor to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. Federal Drive host has a chance to talk with Marcus Hill.
The professional civil service are the ones consistent and reliable application of the law and regulations throughout the federal government. Political interference – particularly through personnel rules like the scuttled Schedule F classification – can interfere with that fair application of rules. This week, multiple organizations representing thousands of feds lent their support to the Preventing a Patronage System Act, which brings forward rules prohibiting federal employee reclassification from the competitive to the excepted service. The Senior Executives Association, the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, and the Professional Managers Association all sent letters to Congress showing unified support for the bill, which passed the House on Thursday. Chad Hooper is Executive Director of the Professional Managers Association. He joined the podcast to discuss the Preventing a Patronage System Act and the civil service. *** Follow GovExec on Twitter! https://twitter.com/govexec
Some big changes are underway at the nonprofit group that represents the federal government's career executives. The Senior Executives Association hired Gregory Brooks to fill a new executive director role. Brooks and a new team of contractors will manager SEA's day-to-day operations. Meanwhile, Bob Corsi, who's served as the association's president for the past two years, is stepping down. Corsi joined Jared Serbu on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about those changes.
On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the State Department's Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy has officially launched. The Office of Management and Budget is close to releasing the results from the second of its Pulse Surveys to get a sense of employee sentiment faster than it can from the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. At a recent event from the Senior Executives Association and Qualtrics, General Services Administration Chief Human Capital Officer Traci DiMartini, Small Business Administration CHCO Elias Hernandez and Air Force's Chief Experience Officer Colt Whittal discuss the employee pulse approach, how agencies will use the results to improve workforce satisfaction and what the future workplace will look like to make employees feel safe. 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.
The Senior Executives Association, which represents the government's highest ranking career officials, is especially glad the Merit Systems Protection Board has a quorum of two members. The Senate confirmed them a couple of weeks ago, ending five years without a quorum. The Association's director of policy and outreach, Jason Briefel told the Federal Drive more.
The Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Debra Roth, a partner at Shaw, Bransford and Roth. She's a long time specialist in taking federal managers' cases to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Her firm also supports the Senior Executives Association. Roth explained why the Senate has failed to vote on the three nominees before it and also a bit of history about the board.
The Senior Executives Association has launched a first-ever awards program for its members, federal senior executives. The thinking is, the Presidential Rank Awards program is fine as far as it goes. But it leaves many worthy people unrecognized. Joining the Federal Drive with more on the program, SEA President Bob Corsi.
With a significant increase in remote work, relocation and mobility may never look the same again. A panel of guests from BGRS – a global relocation company and mobility thought leader. BGRS teamed up with Senior Executives Association earlier this year to produce a report looking at how the pandemic has impacted relocation and talent management strategies. On this week's show, they are filling you in on the report's findings, comparing the U.S. government approach to the private sector and governments around the world, and looking ahead to the future of talent mobility in the post-pandemic world. Joining host Jason Briefel from BGRS is Eliane Savard, Vice President and General Manager, Company Security Officer for the Government of Canada; Jessica Larsen, Senior Manager for Mobility Experience Solutions; and Amber Tucker Vice President for Government Client Services. The show airs live on Friday, September 17th, 2021 at 11:00 am ET on Federal News Network. You can stream the show online anytime via the Federal News Network app and listen to the FEDtalk podcast on PodcastOne and Apple Podcasts. FEDtalk is a live talk show produced by Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., a federal employment law firm. Bringing you the insider's perspective from leaders in the federal community since 1993. FEDtalk is sponsored by the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). The FLTCIP is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, insured by John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company, under a group long term care insurance policy, and administered by Long Term Care Partners, LLC (doing business as FedPoint).
Jason Briefel is a partner (non-attorney) at Shaw Bransford & Roth, where he serves as Director of the government affairs practice. As SBR’s Director of Government and Public Affairs he provides legislative and organizational representation to clients of the firm’s government affairs practice, including serving as Director of Policy & Outreach of the Senior Executives Association. Mr. Briefel serves as Editor-in-Chief of the FEDmanager and FEDagent e-report newsletters, and is a regular host of FEDtalk on Federal News Network. He discussed what he includes in the newsletters and FEDtalk that you should know as a fed.
The arrival of a new presidential administration that actively supports reversing previous cuts to the civil service prompts consideration for the future of public sector employment. In this episode of SHRM’s All Things Work podcast, host Tony Lee speaks with Jason Briefel, director of policy and outreach for the Senior Executives Association, a professional association for the federal workforce’s senior executives. They consider new approaches to public sector talent acquisition aimed at making government employment opportunities more attractive to candidates.Follow All Things Work on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit us online to learn more about the show and stream all of our episodes. And, be sure to rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice.Keep up with SHRM by visiting the website and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.
Federal employees, like the rest of the country, have had a challenging year. FEDtalk is here to look at the year in review through the lens of some federal employee associations. This week, join host Tony Vergnetti for a discussion on how COVID-19 changed the landscape for federal employee associations and a look ahead on what 2021 may hold. The discussion will feature Abe Brown from the Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association, Dr. Vivian Chen from the Asian American Government Executives Network, and Jason Briefel of the Senior Executives Association to hear their perspective on the year and what’s in store for feds in 2021. The show airs live on Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:00 am ET on Federal News Network. You can stream the show online anytime via the Federal News Network app and listen to the FEDtalk podcast on PodcastOne and Apple Podcasts. FEDtalk is a live talk show produced by Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., a federal employment law firm. Bringing you the insider’s perspective from leaders in the federal community since 1993. FEDtalk is sponsored by the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). The FLTCIP is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, insured by John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company, under a group long term care insurance policy, and administered by Long Term Care Partners, LLC (doing business as FedPoint).
Federal employees, like the rest of the country, have had a challenging year. FEDtalk is here to look at the year in review through the lens of some federal employee associations. This week, join host Tony Vergnetti for a discussion on how COVID-19 changed the landscape for federal employee associations and a look ahead on what 2021 may hold. The discussion will feature Abe Brown from the Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association, Dr. Vivian Chen from the Asian American Government Executives Network, and Jason Briefel of the Senior Executives Association to hear their perspective on the year and what’s in store for feds in 2021. The show airs live on Friday, December 18, 2020 at 11:00 am ET on Federal News Network. You can stream the show online anytime via the Federal News Network app and listen to the FEDtalk podcast on PodcastOne and Apple Podcasts. FEDtalk is a live talk show produced by Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C., a federal employment law firm. Bringing you the insider’s perspective from leaders in the federal community since 1993. FEDtalk is sponsored by the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP). The FLTCIP is sponsored by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, insured by John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company, under a group long term care insurance policy, and administered by Long Term Care Partners, LLC (doing business as FedPoint).
In today's Federal Newscast, senior executives and federal managers have some harsh criticism for the Office of Management and Budget's recent directive on race training.
The good-government groups pushing out a series of recommendations to Congress and the administration on the future of the federal workforce. They say federal human capital needs some serious attention. The latest comes from familiar faces and organizations, including the Senior Executives Association. Some recommendations on federal hiring and recruitment you've heard before. But now they're suggesting an overhaul to the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to walk us through the recommendations.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senior Executives Association is urging the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to take action this year on hiring reforms and other recommendations to modernize the federal workforce.
Does systemic racism exist within the senior executive ranks of the federal government. A statement from the Senior Executives Association points out, the non-SES portion of the federal workforce is 18% black, but the SES is less than 11% black. Now the association has pledged to do something. Joining me with more, SEA vice chair Margaret Williams.
Amanda Bennett, Director of Voice of America, details how her organization started preparing for the coronavirus months ago and has implemented widespread telework Government Matters Terry Gerton, President and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, and Bill Valdez, President of the Senior Executives Association, discuss what they think about new public service recommendations from the National Commission on National, Military, and Public Service Workforce Matters Ari Schwartz, Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services at Venable, explains what can be done to improve teleworking while maintaining strong cybersecurity Security Matters
Preparing the structure of the Space Force Kaitlyn Johnson, Associate Director of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, discusses the Space Force organizational chart, and the new branch’s plan for their first few years. Structuring leadership at the Defense Department Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, discusses possible changes to management leadership at the Pentagon, and the future of the CMO position. Ensuring data security and individual privacy Terry Gerton, President & CEO of NAPA, and Jason Briefel, executive director of the Senior Executives Association, discuss efforts to ensure government data security, and how agencies can work to maintain privacy of the citizens they serve.
Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, details a new plan to make rehiring former federal employees easier, and the need for standardized flexible hiring authorities. Eric Crusius, partner at Holland & Knight, discusses important contracting takeaways from the NDAA and the government’s continuing efforts to build an e-commerce infrastructure. Billy Mitchell, Editor in Chief at FedScoop, and Carten Cordell, Staff Reporter at the Washington Business Journal, discuss IT contracts at the Pentagon, and give an update on DEOS and JEDI.
The Senior Executives Association recognized 137 high-performing federal career managers this week with Presidential Rank Awards. The winners steered groundbreaking research made new discoveries modernized their agencies' IT systems, and managed their colleagues during the longest government shutdown in US history. But characteristic of the Senior Executive Service, the award winners didn't take much time to pat themselves on the back, or to think about themselves. They're thinking about the future instead. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko had more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Host Debra Roth will sit down with Joan Melanson from Long Term Care Partners, Bill Valdez from the Senior Executives Association, and Terry Gerton from the National Academy of Public Administration to discuss their partnerships to improve public service.
Host Debra Roth will sit down with Joan Melanson from Long Term Care Partners, Bill Valdez from the Senior Executives Association, and Terry Gerton from the National Academy of Public Administration to discuss their partnerships to improve public service.
Terry Gerton, President & CEO of NAPA and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association detail a list of grand challenges facing public administrators, and why they must be tackled soon. Ari Schwartz, managing director of cybersecurity services at Venable, discusses the battle between the tech sector and government over encryption, and why it’s important to move the debate forward. Thomas Ross, president of the Volcker Alliance, details upskilling efforts for federal employees, and his hopes for the pilot program in Kansas City.
Terry Gerton, president & CEO of NAPA, and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss what the budget deal means for federal leaders, and how having it will impact planning for the next fiscal year. Ray Bjorklund, president of BirchGrove Consulting, discusses how the partial government shutdown is impacting year-end spending at the affected agencies. USPTO Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe outlines the agency’s IT priorities, and how they’re helping employees and stakeholders at the agency.
What is the Senior Executives Association? How does it seek to build a leadership pipeline for U.S. federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan from the 2019 ASPA Annual Conference as he explores these questions and more with Bill Valdez, President, Senior Executives Association. Listen to the podcast.
Terry Gerton, president & CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association detail their perspectives on the OPM reorganization, and what it means for federal managers. Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, discusses Congress’s reaction to the Space Force, and how the House and Senate differ in their approaches to the concept. Othmane Benafan, materials research engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center, discusses his work on shape-memory alloys, and how it could make aircraft more efficient.
What is the Senior Executives Association? How does it seek to build a leadership pipeline for U.S. federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan from the 2019 ASPA Annual Conference as he explores these questions and more with Bill Valdez, President, Senior Executives Association.
Michelle Sparrow-Walker, director of the Systems and Integration Office at the Department of State, and Mark Busby, chief technology officer at the National Archives, discuss cloud migration, and how they’re looking to implement shared services for cloud at their agencies. Gregory Wilshusen, director of Information Security Issues at GAO, discusses the upcoming deadline for federal cybersecurity workforce compliance, and how agencies are having issues with it. Terry Gerton, president & CEO of NAPA, and Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, discuss the impact the President’s Management Agenda will have on federal employees in its second year.
Federal spending today is up five times from what it was back in 1960. But the number of people that are supposed to manage and oversee that money has stayed about the same over the past 50 years. Now the Senior Executives Association has painted a grim picture: Today's federal workforce is too stressed, overworked and ill-prepared to handle the next major emergency. Greg Treverton, one of the report's authors, is a former chairman of the National Intelligence Council who now teaches at the University of Southern California. He spoke with Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, about how the role of the average federal employee has evolved over the past 50 years.
Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, and Terry Gerton, president & CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, discuss what the shutdown means for morale and other workforce issues across the federal government Chris Cummiskey, former acting Homeland Security undersecretary and CEO of Cummiskey Strategic Solutions, outlines why DHS is holding contract deadlines for the time being, and why it’s important to have “predictability.” Bobbie Stempfley, former chief information officer of the Defense Information Systems Agency and managing director of the CERT division at the Software Engineering Institute, discusses how artificial intelligence and automation can improve government cybersecurity.
As the federal partial shutdown drags on, much of the attention is on union employees and lower-paid people. They tend to be hardest hit financially. But it's not easy for federal senior executives, either. For some perspective, Bill Valdez, a retired member of the Senior Executive Service and president of the Senior Executives Association, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Federal Newscast, an alliance of 30 federal employee organizations are urging the President to end the partial government shutdown.
Thanks to the work of three organizations, there's new light on how to accomplish shared services, something the government has been working at for decades. They've found something simple but profound, which is that including the voice of the customer is vital to ensuring shared services are successful. John Marshall is the founder and CEO of the Shared Services Leadership Coalition, and Terry Gerton is the president National Academy of Public Administration. They told Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller about why the end user is so important, and shared other findings they'll release at Thursday's Senior Executives Association annual conference. Hear the conversation on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Thanks to the work of three organizations, there's new light on how to accomplishing shared services ... something the government has been working at for decades. They've found something simple but profound: Including the voice of the customer is vital to ensuring shared services are successful. John Marshall is the founder and CEO of the Shared Services Leadership Coalition and Terry Gerton is the president National Academy of Public Administration. They tell executive editor Jason Miller about why the end user is so important and other findings they'll released at tomorrow's Senior Executives Association annual conference.
The 40th anniversary of the Civil Service Reform Act has a lot of good government groups thinking about change. Many of them say it's time to reform the 1978 reform, including the Senior Executives Association. SEA gathered a group of former senior executives and think tanks with a wide variety of ideologies to review how they might modernize the civil service. Jeff Salmon, a member of the Senior Executives Association and co-chair of the organization's civil service modernization committee, and Adam White, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and a law professor at George Mason University, spoke with Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. They said there's more agreement on civil service modernization than people might think.
The 40th anniversary of the Civil Service Reform Act has a lot of good government groups thinking about change. Many of them say it's time to reform the 1978 reform, including the Senior Executives Association. SEA gathered a group of former senior executives and think tanks with a wide variety of ideologies to review how they might modernize the civil service. Jeff Salmon, a member of the Senior Executives Association and co-chair of the organization's civil service modernization committee, and Adam White, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and a law professor at George Mason University, spoke with Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. They said there's more agreement on civil service modernization than people might think.
Few people feel the whiplash of policy changes and oversight enthusiasms more than career federal executives. With the return of divided government, their world could get more difficult as the two parties struggle for dominance. Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for his take.
The Carter administration’s Civil Service Reform Act is turning 40 this Saturday. So how is the 40-year old reform working out in an era of draining the bureaucratic swamp?
In today's Federal Newscast, the SEA wants its members to think about their roles in leadership positions, and play an active part in quickly stopping harassment at their agencies.
The 40th anniversary of the civil service system is coming up. Along with that, the Senior Executive Service was also created in 1978 as part of the Civil Service Reform Act. With age comes a need for an upgrade, so three major federal workforce groups are coming together to propose changes to the SES. The coalition includes the Volcker Alliance, the Senior Executives Association, and the Partnership for Public Service, where Margot Conrad is the director for federal workplace programs. Federal News Radio's Eric White spoke with Conrad on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to find out what the group had in mind for reforming the SES.
Many say the thin red line between partisan politicians of both parties and the career civil service is the 9,100 members of the career Senior Executive Service. The SES came out of the Carter administration’s effort to revamp the civil service and make top executives more mobile — and responsive — to their political bosses. Some SES members belong to the Senior Executives Association which generally works closely with federal professional groups, unions and retiree organizations such as the National Active Retired and Federal Employees Association to protect federal benefits which have been under attack for more than a decade. That includes everything from pay freezes under Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, to major cuts in the Federal Employee Retirement System. SEA president Bill Valdez is my guest on this episode of Your Turn, a radio show (Wednesday's at 10 a.m. EST) streaming on Federal News Radio or at 1500 AM in the D.C. area.
On this week’s FEDtalk, host Ben Carnes will be joined by Senior Executives Association (SEA) President Bill Valdez and Federal Times’ Jessie Bur to discuss current challenges (as well as current opportunities) facing federal leaders.
On this week’s FEDtalk, host Ben Carnes will be joined by Senior Executives Association (SEA) President Bill Valdez and Federal Times’ Jessie Bur to discuss current challenges (as well as current opportunities) facing federal leaders.
The Senior Executives Association recognized about 300 federal career leaders with Presidential Rank Awards. But even the winners of one of the highest honors in the federal civil service have more to learn. Navigating hurricane season, combatting veterans homelessness and tackling cybercrime aren't their biggest challenges. Instead, recruiting, retaining and inspiring the next generation of senior executives is proving to be more complicated. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin all about it.
Few groups have received as much study in recent years as the senior executive service. The latest survey by the Senior Executives Association shows a lot of devotion to their agencies' missions but also worry about the workforces they lead. SEA President Bill Valdez shares his thoughts on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Senior Executive Service ought to be an aspiration for anyone going into a federal career. But SESers themselves have doubts about talent retention and their own leadership qualities. David Dye, director of federal human capital services at Deloitte, shares latest research by Deloitte and the Senior Executives Association on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Recruitment and retention challenges are big ones for the government trying to maintain continuity. Fresh research by Deloitte and the Senior Executives Association shows many federal executives feel don't trust the systems in place to develop and keep talent. To discuss highlights and how agencies can better invest in senior leadership, Federal News Radio's Eric White speaks with Margot Conrad, director of Education and Outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senior Executives Association releases a new Strategic Direction which lays out how it will prepare for the federal workforce of the 21st Century.
Brian Hawkins was told he wasn't smart enough to work as a hospital payroll technician. Urged by a mindset instilled by his family “You can do, you must do and you will do" and driven to change the medical system that treated his grandfather poorly Brian persisted to eventually to become the Director of the DC Veteran Affairs Medical Center. You’ll hear just how much Brian’s parents (and children) have taught him about leadership all throughout this interview. Brian believes that only by engaging employees is it possible to provide the excellent care the patients and their families deserve. The Hawk Eye program he initiated at DCVAMC empowers employees at all levels to actively observe customer service and immediately advocate for the patient if the service is sub-par. Employees also report their observations to Brian and his team and thanks to this program, numerous changes have been made at DCVAMC to better service the patients. One change resulting from this effort was a complete $900k redesign of the hospital atrium to make female veterans and employees more comfortable. Brian’s interview is filled with stories, examples and tips for creating engagement, diversity and excellence in any organization! What You'll Learn Tips and strategies to create a culture of excellence and diversity in any organization How employee engagement (or lack thereof) drastically impacts customer service Why it’s important to cultivate a strong organizational culture that that transcends whoever occupies the leader chair How Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy described in Team of Rivals has shaped Brian’s leadership approach Ways in which Brian’s perspective as a leader was shaped by his parents and being a parent Why it’s better to not reference the holidays as a new podcaster if you’re planning to launch the said podcast in the New year – yes, this interview was recorded Christmas week as will become quite evident when you listen ;) This and so much more you’ll enjoy hearing about in this episode of Leadership Insights! Links & Resources DC VA Medical Center – Brian’s organization Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin – book Brian referenced in the interview Giovanni’s – fabulous Italian restaurant in DC for our local listeners’ enjoyment About Brian Hawkins Brian A. Hawkins was appointed Medical Center Director, Washington DC VA Medical Center September 25, 2011. With more than 2,200 employees, over 90,000 Veterans enrolled for care and a budget of more than $450 million dollars, Mr. Hawkins leads one of the largest and highly visible medical centers in the nation. In addition to the main hospital, Mr. Hawkins is responsible for the Community Resource and Referral Center for Homeless and At-risk Veterans (CRRC) and five community based outpatient clinics in Washington, DC; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and Greenbelt, Camp Springs and Charlotte Hall, Maryland. Brian began his career at Chicago's Hines VA Medical Center as a Clerk/Typist. His career demonstrates continuous advancement through leadership positions which include; Medical Center Director at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Associate Director and Chief Operating Officer of the VA Maryland Healthcare System and Associate Director and Site Manager for the Perry Point VA Medical Center. He has also held positions of authority at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Atlanta VA Medical Center and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Brian holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences from Southern Illinois University and a Master of Health Administration from Governors State University. His unique leadership style was recognized by Veterans Health Administration (VHA) naming him 2012 "Communications Visionary of the Year". He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Senior Executives Association, and the American Pilot and Aircraft Owners Association and has been an Adjunct Professor at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. A Veteran himself, Mr. Hawkins served eight years in the Illinois Army National Guard.
Host Jason Briefel is joined by Jessica Klement, legislative director of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association; Jenny Mattingley, legislative director of the Senior Executives Association; and Maureen Gilman, legislative director of the National Treasury Employees Union for a legislative roundtable discussion on the new congress, DHS funding, the federal employee pay raise and more.
Host Jason Briefel is joined by Jessica Klement, legislative director of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association; Jenny Mattingley, legislative director of the Senior Executives Association; and Maureen Gilman, legislative director of the National Treasury Employees Union for a legislative roundtable discussion on the new congress, DHS funding, the federal employee pay raise and more.
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