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Sexual misconduct, bribery and cheating are popping up on the Defense Department's ethics radar screen. A lack of accountability because of unclear guidance is one possible cause, according to the Government Accountability Office. Brenda Farrell, GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, fills in the details on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 08, 2015 -
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An echo of the Great Society program of President Lyndon Johnson occurs the week. Housing and Urban Development marks 50 years as a standalone, cabinet-level department. Federal Drive host Tom Temin sat down with Secretary Julian Castro. He was confirmed just over a year ago. Before that he was mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He describes how HUD people view their mission and how he wants to improve the department as a place to work.
September 08, 2015 -
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Taxpayers pay for two Veterans Affairs Departments, says Federal Drive host Tom Temin. There's the good VA, which reduces its backlog of disability claims. The bad VA continues to struggle with management problems.
September 07, 2015 -
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Congress returns after its August recess needing to complete 12 spending bills, deal with a looming fiscal deadline, and focus on cybersecurity and DoD issues.
September 07, 2015 -
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Only eight weeks into the job, David Shulkin is rethinking health care goals within the Veterans Affairs Department
September 04, 2015 -
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In lieu of a government shutdown, a continuing resolution can be an improvement opportunity for agency leaders and transition officers.
September 02, 2015 -
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The Office of Personnel Management and Department of Defense have awarded a $133 million contract to help protect the personal information of people impacted by the cyber breach.
September 01, 2015 -
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Agencies have until the end of 2016 to store all email records electronically — and until 2019 to store all electronic records in their original formats. Most agencies tell the National Archives and Records Administration they'll meet those deadlines. But the line between what's considered a federal record and what's not is getting blurry. Jason R. Baron is of counsel at Drinker Biddle and former director of litigation at NARA. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about some best practices federal employees can use at a time when Tweets, texts and even Snapchats are often government records.
August 31, 2015 -
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The Defense Department needs a 21st century security network that can handle a growing number of sophisticated threats. The Pentagon has already put a lot of work and resources into the Host-Based Security System. It's part of DoD's first coordinated departmentwide security system. Dan Goure is vice president of the Lexington Institute. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about a six-step strategy the Pentagon should pursue to build off the system it already has.
August 31, 2015 -
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A picture of President Barack Obama's contributions after he leaves office is starting to get a little clearer. The New York Times reports Obama is asking business and tech executives for ideas on how to make government work better. Tom Shoop is editor in chief of Government Executive magazine. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that Herbert Hoover's legacy might be a good indication of what Obama's post-presidential role will look like.
August 28, 2015 -
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The Pentagon has proposed base closures for the past four years, and Congress keeps saying no. Among the most costly defense activities is maintaining some 1,000 bases, camps and airfields around the world. How did DoD wind up with so many bases overseas in the first place? David Vine is an associate professor of anthropology at American University and author of "Base Nation: How Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World." He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some insight into how the military could rationalize some of this real estate.
August 28, 2015 -
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Saturday marks the ten-year anniversary of the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Louisiana. The Pentagon says in the decade since then, it’s made several changes that are intended to get Defense Department resources to local disaster zones within hours instead of days. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter, Jared Serbu.
August 27, 2015 -
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Budgeteers are putting their own stake in the federal community. They have at least 148,000 participants across more than 180 agencies. Members of the budget community created their own online collaboration tool to share ideas documents and data with each other. And other federal communities are joining the MAX Federal Community now too. John Kamensky is a senior research fellow for the IBM Center for the Business of Government. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how the Max Fedeal Community works.
August 27, 2015 -
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Perception isn't reality for bid protests in the federal government. Some perceptions — like there are more protests than ever — are more chatter than they are real. Ralph White is managing associate general counsel for procurement law at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose the idea that there are more protests than ever isn't supported by the numbers.
August 27, 2015
