IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/26/2022 – 7News/WJLA announced today Gerald Foley will be joining the Government Matters team as Managing Director, overseeing all facets of Government Matters’ Federal Market platforms. His start date will be Monday, January 31. Foley joins Government Matters from Sightline Media Group where he led Defense News and its other federal government brands […]
8/4/2021 – 7News/WJLA-TV announced today that Government Matters, the only program devoted to the business of government, has hired Mimi Geerges as the new host.
7News/WJLA-TV Announces Search for Host of “Government Matters” IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/14/2021 – 7News/WJLA announced today that Government Matters, the only program devoted to the business of government, will be welcoming a new host in third quarter 2021. The program, in its 8th year, continues to evolve to serve this important, niche public sector audience. The […]
1.8 million Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants now use the Roth option, meaning they pay taxes up front. Assets are up 64% since the start of the program. Kim Weaver, Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, said participation in Roth contributions has greatly increased since the Blended Retirement System started […]
The Office of Personnel Management is working on new guidance on locality pay. Remote work and the pandemic could make the agency rethink who gets paid what to work where. Former Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon said the federal government should update its way of determining employee pay to catch up with the […]
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has nominated Government Matters founding leader John Meyer to be this year’s Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man of the Year. Please click here to read about John’s remarkable story of surviving leukemia and help our team raise money to find a cure for blood cancer. Watch a video about John’s […]
Larry Allen, President of Allen Federal Business Partners, explains Best In Class contracts, issues surrounding them and possible solutions
