All Episodes

229. Public Service Recognition Week 2026

228. The Rising Threats Facing Public Servants

227. FEEA Supports Feds' Fitness and Finances - Sign up for Feds in Motion today

226. Fed to Founder: Legal Must-Knows Before You Launch

225. Merit Protections and Small Business Relationships at Risk? Breaking Down the New Schedule P/C

224. Community, Courage, and Federal Service: Inside Out in National Security's 2026 Work

223. Appropriations in Flux: Shutdown Risks, CRs, and What Feds Need to Know

222. We the Doers: Inside the Push to Fix Government from the Inside Out

221. FEVS Is Paused — Your Voice Doesn't Have to Be: The New 2025 Federal Workforce Survey

220. Final Days of Open Season: How Premiums, Shutdowns & RIFs Affect You

219. Navigating 2026 Open Season: Health Plan Changes Every Fed Should Know

218. Pivoting Parents: How a former Federal Contractor's Layoff led to Purpose

217. Micro Grants and More - Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

216. Transitioning Feds -- Build Your Next Chapter with Former Gov

215. POPVOX Foundation's Departure Dialogues Give Former Feds a Voice

214. Building the Future Workforce: Skills-Based Hiring and GovHR Innovations

213. Are You Missing Out on Better Federal Benefits? Advice from Tammy Flanagan

212. Reinventing Life After Federal Service: Dr. Nola Haynes on Owning the Pivot

211. David Spirk on Scaling What Works and Cutting What Doesn't

210. Inside the EEOC: What Federal Employees Should Know

209. Same Mission, Different Paths: How Appointees and Career Feds Can Work Together

208. The Power of Community for Mission-Driven Leaders in Government and Beyond

207. UMGC Career Expo for Feds

206. Questions Every Fed Should be Asking Right Now

205. Northeastern University Open House for Feds April 2nd 2025

204. Mental Health Break for Feds

202. How American University Supports Federal Employees

203. NobleReach - Yes, There's Still Great Talent Interested in Government Work

201. Creating Organic Federal Employee Networks with Iron Butterfly Media

200. New Year Fed Finance Chat -- TSP Limits; Social Security Fairness Act Passes (CSRS employees/retirees)

199. Federal Employee Rights, Schedule F and DOGE - An Attorney's Perspective

198. WAEPA - Insurance AND FREE Financial Planning Support

197. Vet S.O.S. - Support for Military Members Transitioning to Civilian Federal Service

196. What is NARFE?

195. Open Season Help is Here - Use this Calculator

194. Performance Management Doesn't Have to Be Horrible - A Convo with Virginia Blaser

193. Different Generations In the Federal Workforce

192. Supporting Feds in Need in North Carolina - Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund

191. Hatch Act + GovExec's Sean Michael Newhouse

190. Workplace Promise Institute - Whistleblowers United

189. Data Driven Talent Management with Kris Saling

188. Black Professionals in international Affairs - Professional Organization Spotlight

187. Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - What you Need To Know

186. What is the Merit Systems Protection Board?

185. ClearanceJobs - Connect 2024 Conference Oct 3

184. What I learned from my successful SES application

183. FedFam brings you savings on hotel stays

182. Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association's Federal Executive Forum

181. Federal Human Capital Conference April 15-17, 2024 - For Feds Only!

180. Change Management in Government

179. Join Now! Membership for Feds

178. Shared Services Leadership Coalition

177. FEHB Open Season - THE TOOL YOU NEED - 20% Off!

176. Humans of Public Service - Nominate a Coworker

174. Shutdown Resources, News Sources and Discounts

173. Shutdown Countdown?

172. University of Maryland Global Campus - Programs for You

171. Public Service Motivation and Belonging with Doug Wilson

170. Federally Employed Women (FEW) National Training Event - Register Today!

169. How to Request Telework the Smart Way & Latest Exec Order on Remote Work

168. Pay Compression: How it Hurts You & the Public (and What You Can Do About It)

167. Debt Ceiling Chaos - What to Do, What to Watch

166. Building Bridges to Solve Big Problems

165. The Rodel Federal Executive Fellowship

164. So You're Under Investigation - Here's What To Do First

163. Take Your #$%^!# Leave

162. ADHD: Superpower and Challenge for Feds

161. Feds in Motion Challenge - Join the FedUpward Community Team

160. Inspiring Workplaces - Join Me on March 16th!

159. Mindful Fed

158. Looking to Upskill? Northeastern University's NEW DMV Campus

157. Short Term Disability Insurance For Feds

156. What is Federal Executive Institute?

155. You NEED this Tool For Open Season - AND get a discount code only for you

154. So What Exactly Is AI and How Can Govvies Use It?

153. You're the Manager and it's Return to the Office Time

152. Considering an EEO or IG Complaint? Start Here

151. How to Hack Your Bureaucracy

150. When You're The FIRST Person to Hold a Big Gov Job

149. How to Get the Skills You Actually Need

148. Federal Training Academy

147. Defending Civil Servants: - How the PMA Does it

146. TSP - Crying into Our Statements

145. Federal Executive Boards and What They Can Do For You

143. Government Matters - Reporting on the Business of Government

142. What Makes a Good Staff Officer, Chief of Staff, Fed?

141. Problem Employee 101: Conduct Unbecoming

140. Federal Executive Institute and Alumni Association

139. Presidential Management Fellows Program 101

138. Why You Should Conduct Stay Interviews

137. Better Training Options for Govvies

136. What Govvies Need to Know About Cyber

135. Learn about Executive Women in Government

134. FedCon 2022 - Are You Going?

133. Fight Discrimination Against Asian American Feds

132. Tips for New Supervisors

131. What I Learned From My Failed SES Application

130. A Vision Without Resources is Just a Hallucination

129. Mid or Early Career & Got Retirement Questions? Dallen Haws Has Answers

128. Free Resources to Bolster Feds' Mental and Physical Health

127. Internships and IPAs ... not the beer

126. Professional Organization Spotlight: Young Government Leaders

125. Half off Tuition for Feds AND THEIR FAMILIES

124. Life Insurance for Feds in the Time of COVID

123. Employee Engagement: Going Beyond the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

122. Please, no porn on your gov computer - an interview with a Dept CIO

121. Get More from your Mentor/Mentee Relationship

120. Rekindling Mid-Career Motivation

119. How Do You Deal With Uncivilized Civil Servants

118. For Your Benefit: This Tool Calculates Your Best FEHB Fit

117. What a Chief Learning Officer Does; Advice on Development Plans

116. Are You Part of the Federal Family (FedFam)? 22K Are

115. Setting Boundaries

114. It's All in the Details - How to Find Detail Assignments

113. Salmon in the Microwave? Dealing with Cubicle Life Conundrums

112. What You Need to Know about the Vaccine Mandate Executive Order

111. COVID + Afgh. + 9/11 Anniversary = Languishing

110. Pulling Up As We Climb

109. Here's Why You Need A Coach, Feds

108. Think Congress Should Run More Efficiently? This team is trying to make it happen.

107. Supporting Coworkers with PTSD

106. Why You Should Care about the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey

104. FEGLI - term or whole insurance?

103. Get Up and Fight

102. Nominate your fave SES for the Roger W. Jones Award by August 6

101. A Class on Job Classification

100. Speaking Your Truth and Innovating as a Fed

99. Can my manager ask me THAT when I return to the office?

98. How Feds Can Maintain Mental Health and Support Others

97. Where do you go for Talent Development Tools?

96. Gov Affairs Leader + FEDmanager and FEDagent Editor Jason Briefel

95. Yes, Civil Service Rules Suck

94. Meet the founders of Mosaic - The Muslim Federal Employee Association

93. Fantastic Fed Spotlight: Mary Gibert of GSA

92. Fantastic Fed Spotlight: Mary Frances Matthews of the VA

91. Fantastic Fed Spotlight: Ken Graham from the National Hurricane Center

90. Succession Planning (I Bet You're Not) - Get Started Here

89. You Gotta Fight for Your Right(s)

88. Tips for Leading Remote Teams

87. Performance Management and the Santos vs NASA Ruling

86. View from a Government Executive insider, Ross Gianfortune

85. Advice from a federal recruiter

84. The proud, the FEW - Federally Employed Women

83. Network with Senior Executives and Work on Government's Big Challenges

82. #NatSecGirlSquad - Professional organization spotlight

81. Fed with college-aged kids looking for scholarships? Headed back to school yourself?

80. 3 Paths to Your 1st Gov Job (and what to tell gov job seekers)

79. How Can We Help Legislative Branch Feds? Capitol Strong.

78. Blacks in Government (B(G) - Professional Organization Spotlight

77. African American Federal Employee Association (AAFEA)

76. Everyday I'm {Side} Hustlin' - Fed With a Side Gig?

74. You Say You Want a Revolution?

73. Telework Works. Now Can We Keep Doing It?

72. What I'm Thinking About on January 6th

71. How To Make 2021 Suck Less than 2020 - Start Here

70. Let's Do Lunch - Lunch Breaks in the Federal Government

69. Don't be THAT Manager - Technically Proficient, But Can't Lead

68. Give Yourself the Gift of HELP - Free Tutoring for Kids of Feds + Parent Support

67. Don't Be Dumb - Here Are the TSP Basics You Should Revisit EVERY Year & What's New for 2021

66. So What Are Think Tanks and How Can Feds Use Their Products?

65. Need Help with your Fed Gov Career? Feeling Stuck?

62. The Mechanics of Blowing the Whistle - What You Need To Know

61. What REALLY Happens to You When You Blow the Whistle

60. Master Your Health insurance Choices - Open Season Starts Nov 9th

59. A Story of Unity - REAL Conversations about Diversity and Inclusion

58. Election Introspection for Feds

FedUpward Episode 56: Work Smarter, Not Harder - CBO and CRS

FedUpward Episode 55: Tracking Congressional Activity? You Need This Tool

FedUpward Episode 54: How to be an Ally for LBGTQ Feds

FedUpward Episode 53: How To Read a USAJOBS Vacancy Announcement

FedUpward Episode 52: The Oscars of Federal Service

FedUpward Podcast Episode 51: Parental Leave Benefits

FedUpward Episode 50: With RBG in mind - Leadership Council for Women in National Security

FedUpward Episode 49: Benefit Basics - Payroll Tax Deferral, TSP, Retirement

FedUpward Episode 48: Mission is Possible - Starting your National Security Sector Career

FedUpward Episode 47: What's in a Good Statement of Work?

FedUpward Episode 46: Support to Fed Parents

FedUpward Episode 45: How to Write a Good Speech for your Boss

FedUpward Episode 44: Need More Innovation in Your Fed Team?

FedUpward Episode 43: Combatting Toxic Leadership, Finding Mentors

FedUpward Episode 42: GS Thinking About SES? Here are the downsides.

FedUpward Episode 41: Contract Basics Nobody Taught You

FedUpward Episode 40: Feds and childcare during COVID-19 and beyond

FedUpward Episode 39: National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service and What It Means to You

FedUpward Episode 38: Federal Education and Assistance Fund

FedUpward Episode 37: How can fed agencies recruit and support diverse talent?

FedUpward Episode 36: What makes a GOOD gov social media post?

FedUpward Ep 35: Helping the Next Gen of Feds

FedUpward Episode 34: What is WAEPA?

FedUpward Ep 33: What's the Vacancy Act and Why Should You Care?

FedUpward Ep 32: The Importance of networking ... even in government

FedUpward Ep 31 Is a Credit Union for Feds right for you?

FedUpward Ep 30 Resume Writing for SES Jobs

FedUpward Ep 29 Resume Writing for GS Jobs

FedUpward Ep 28 Feds Can Protest - Keep These Issues in Mind If You Do

FedUpward Episode 27 How to approach hard conversations at work NOW

FedUpward Ep 26 Do you need professional liability insurance?

FedUpward Ep 25 National Academy of Public Administration

FedUpward Ep 24 What professional organizations can do for you

FedUpward Ep 23 Using LinkedIn with Jena Viviano

FedUpward Ep 22 Leota thanks you for your service