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Drew Friedman

Drew Friedman is Federal News Network’s reporter covering workforce, pay and benefits. She previously worked as a producer for the program Government Matters at WJLA-TV, covering the business of the federal government. Drew graduated from the University of Virginia in 2018 with a B.A. in media studies.

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

Workforce

TSP board increases call center staff, but still ‘nowhere near where we need to be’

TSP

What the House appropriations bill means for a federal pay raise

Congress

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is reflected in the glasses of FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell as they talk Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn., before leaving for a tour of flood damage. Heavy rains over the weekend caused flooding in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Administrator Criswell taking ‘deep dive’ analysis for FEMA’s future staffing model

Hiring/Retention

Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to be Office of Personnel Management Director, appears before a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

For OPM’s Ahuja, ‘strong human capital leadership’ crucial to federal workforce reform

Workforce

Under infrastructure law, federal firefighters to see increase in pay

Pay

MSPB making ‘good headway’ through case backlog, acting chairwoman Harris says

Workforce

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‘We don’t always have the right answer:’ Why agency leaders should be more transparent

Federal Report