Senior executives earn top honors for research, new discoveries — and managing the shutdown




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: The Senior Executives Association recognized 137 high-performing federal career managers this week with Presidential Rank Awards. The winners steered groundbreaking research made new discoveries modernized their agencies' IT systems, and managed their colleagues during the longest government shutdown in US history. But characteristic of the Senior Executive Service, the award winners didn't take much time to pat themselves on the back, or to think about themselves. They're thinking about the future instead. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko had more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.