Agency in Focus
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General recently undertook a reorganization that changed the way the department looks at risk, conducts audits and handles whistleblower retaliation cases.
November 10, 2017 -
FEMA started rolling together contracts in support of disasters before they happen so they don't waste valuable response time negotiating.
November 03, 2017 -
Rather than having each agency consider what it needs in a vacuum, DHS is thinking about introducing new technologies and integrating systems to streamline workflows across multiple agencies.
October 27, 2017 -
High retention rates and fleet upgrades are allowing the service to accomplish its mission to new degrees.
October 20, 2017 -
Janet Napolitano, former DHS secretary, discussed both daily and incidental challenges faced by the leader of the department.
October 13, 2017 -
The Energy Department and nuclear power industry are designing new programs to develop smaller, more cost efficient nuclear reactors.
August 29, 2017 -
The Energy Department is lending some supercomputing capacity to the VA for a genetic coding and analysis program that could change how post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat injuries are treated.
August 25, 2017 -
The Energy Department awarded contracts to six companies for research and development into overcoming obstacles that so far have prevented exascale computers from being built.
August 21, 2017 -
The Department of Energy faces distinct challenges in securing an energy infrastructure that largely consists of equipment designed before the internet was a consideration, much less hacking and cybersecurity. But it also has some unique resources to draw on in accomplishing this mission.
August 04, 2017 -
The Veterans Choice Act provides VA with the opportunity to redefine what its role will be in 10 years.
March 17, 2017 -
Joe Klimavicz, Justice Department chief information officer, is moving DoJ to a Microsoft 365 cloud-based solution to ensure its various components can communicate effectively.
February 03, 2017 -
Feds have been here before. Bill Clinton cut the federal workforce by approximately 300,000. George W. Bush favored outsourcing as much agency work as possible.
December 14, 2016 -
Even though there's a big and mysterious transition about to take place, and Congress is nowhere near a final budget for 2017, the day-to-day business has to go on somehow. David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 23, 2016 -
When Rear Adm. Matt Winter, outgoing Chief of Naval Research, looks back on his career at the Office of Naval Research, the thing he is most proud of is working with "the best and brightest scientists in the world."
November 21, 2016 -
Retired Navy Cmdr. Jim Feldkamp doesn’t think the Navy is thinking enough outside the box when it comes to equipping its new Littoral Combat Ship, designed to be extremely flexible in the missions it can perform, for some of those roles.
November 11, 2016