Sammies finalist Emily Banuelos, team manager of the Western Service Area Runway Safety Group at FAA, discusses an automated system to warn ATC of trouble in the skies, and why it’s necessary to prevent some accidents.
Jessica Klement, staff vice president for advocacy at NARFE, explains what concerns employees about the potential OPM-GSA merger, and what might happen under the combined agency.
Michael Rigas, deputy director of the Office of Personnel Management, discusses why OPM is pushing for better employee standards, and how agencies can better reward high-performing workers.
In this extended interview, Sammies finalist William Boyes, environmental health scientist at EPA’s Office of Research and Development, discusses how his work helps to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and make materials safer.
Sammies finalist Leticia Pibida, physicist at the National Institute of Standards & Technology, discusses her work in standardizing hazardous material detectors at border crossings.
Brodi Fontenot, former chief human capital officer at the Transportation Department and CEO of Fontenot Strategic Consulting, discusses a new report on why more senior executives than ever are retiring.
Ricardo Pitts-Wiley, partner at the Federal Practice Group, details what the court ruling for the president’s Twitter account means for federal employees.
