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  • Wade Najjum, the assistant inspector general for program evaluation at EPA, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the recent EPA IG report and what\'s next.

    October 05, 2011
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.

    October 05, 2011
  • The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and GSA are working on a directory of Federal Supply Schedule blanket purchase agreements. The database would help fix one of the \"biggest blind spots\" in federal acquisition today, said Dan Gordon, OFPP administrator. OFPP\'s memo to require business cases for multiple-award contracts received praise for its direct and specific requirements.

    October 05, 2011
  • Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he wants to give the struggling Postal Service more flexibility to act like a private business, including the ability to force retirement-eligible employees to step down. Meanwhile, the Postal Regulatory Commission worries the Postal Service is losing sight of its public mission.

    October 05, 2011
  • The Government Accountability Office found the Coast Guard cannot meet its most recent acquisition objectives to recapitalize its aging boats and airplanes. The audit agency told Congress Tuesday the service hasn\'t properly aligned its ambitions with its expected budgets. The Coast Guard contends the GAO findings are out of date.

    October 05, 2011
  • Kirit Amin stepped down suddenly after four years as the CIO of the Bureau of Consular Affairs to take a 120-day reassignment with the State Department CIO. He decried \"cronyism and nepotism\" at the State Department and said the bureau has entered into bad contracts. \"The duplication and waste in government is phenomenal, and I was not going to put up with that crap nor will I put up with contractors who will rip off the government,\" Amin told Federal News Radio.

    October 05, 2011
  • The Thanksgiving turkeys delivered to the White House may have a much happier holiday than many federal workers, who could be getting a very big dose of bad news, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    October 05, 2011
  • Richard Cheng, lead of the Agile Center of Excellence at Excella, joins host John Gilroy to talk about developing software in today\'s rapidly changing technology environment. October 4, 2011

    October 04, 2011
  • Host Roger Waldron will talk about the MAS program with Caroly Alston, general counsel for the Washington Management Group. October 4, 2011

    October 04, 2011
  • The chairman of the House intelligence committee says U.S. firms are afraid to come forward because they fear their computers would be the targets of even more attacks.

    October 04, 2011
  • John Stanton, House reporter at Roll Call, talks about whether some lawmakers\' hope for no more CRs is really a possibility.

    October 04, 2011
  • In the Hollywood blockbuster Moneyball, Oakland A\'s general manager Billy Beane develops a new method of evaluating players and assessing overall team strengths that help dramatically improve his team.

    October 04, 2011
  • Molly Wilkinson, a 22-year federal employee, will take her first job in the private sector as head of government affairs for Regions Bank. She worked as the Republican general counsel for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for the last two years.

    October 04, 2011
  • Eric Rosenbach is named as the new leader for cyber policy and Tony Montemarano takes on a new role at DISA.

    October 04, 2011