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The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has had what you might call an excellent year. It’s managed to publish a slew of cybersecurity practice guides, working with industry. Donna Dodson, associate director of the information technology lab and chief cybersecurity adviser at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a review.

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Whether they’re on the football field or the battlefield, the health of people’s heads has become a concern of federal health and safety standards officials. Concussions and traumatic brain injuries are a leading cause of long-term health problems of people in danger of impacts to the head. Advanced materials in head gear can mitigate the danger. That’s why the National Football League, Under Armour, General Electric and the National Institute of Standards and Technology teamed up in for the Head Health Challenge. Dr. Laurie Locasio, director of the materials measurement lab at NIST, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some insight.

The Economic Development Administration has celebrated 50 years in business. Federal Drive with Tom Temin had an exclusive interview with Assistant Commerce Secretary Jay Williams.

The main population count not only takes place every 10 years, it also requires 10 years of planning. For 2020, that job falls to Lisa Blumerman, director of the 2020 count at the Census Bureau. As you might have guessed, the bureau is deep into preparing for 2020. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked Blumerman on Agency of the Month for a status update and a sense of the scope of the mission for which she’s responsible.