On September 21, 2021, the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) announced the GEO Group (GEO) and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) settled a six-month contract extension to keep the Western Region Detention Facility (WRDF) open.

Last week on the FEDtalk podcast, host Jason Briefel was joined by Jessica Klement, the Staff Vice President, Policy and Programs at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE); Randy Erwin, the National President of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE); and Chad Hooper, the Executive Director of the Professional Managers Association (PMA).