Eye On Washington with Jessica Klement

About Eye On Washington with Jessica Klement

While the day-to-day work of federal employees is determined by their agencies, key decisions on federal pay, return to office policies, budgets, retirement and health benefits – and more – are made at government-wide levels by OPM, OMB, and/or politically-motivated legislators and administrations. With multiple actors and complex policies, it’s often difficult for even the savviest of federal employees and retirees to make heads from tails. Join longtime federal community advocate Jessica Klement and her guests as they cut through the noise and provide you with the information you need to understand how emerging policies will affect you – or not – and make informed decisions about your future.

Publisher

Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

Category

government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Sept 2023

Latest episode

4 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Aug 2025

   A mid year review of the top issues affecting federal workers

   On this month’s episode of Eye on Washington, Steve Lenkart, with the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) and John Hatton, with the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), join host Jessica Klement to review the first half of 2025 and discuss what’s in store for the federal community for the rest of year. Federal employees and retirees escaped reconciliation bill, but will they fare as well the rest of the year? Tune in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2. 

   6 May 2025

   The reorganization of the federal government

   On this episode of Eye on Washington, host Jessica Klement welcomes Rob Shriver, the managing director of Civil Service Strong at Democracy Forward.

3. 

   1 Apr 2025

   The latest in RIFs & return to work mandates

   On this month’s episode of Eye on Washington, Federal News Network reporter Drew Friedman once again joins host Jessica Klement. As the federal workforce deals with near-constant uncertainty, Friedman has her finger on the pulse of the changes and provided an overview of the latest in RIFs, return to office mandates, collective bargaining agreements and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

770,866

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

22

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

67