Summary: For decades, federal human resources systems were like Frankenstein monster's disparate pieces and parts pulled together to create a working model. Hook up the electrodes, yell, "It's alive," and hope for the best. But that's changing under a new effort from the Unified Shared Services Management Office led by the Office of Personnel Management. That's the big topic in the weekly feature, the Reporters Notebook, from executive editor Jason Miller. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
