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The intelligence community and private industry are pooling their efforts to fight rising threats to national cybersecurity.
August 26, 2015On this week’s edition of On DoD, we take a look at the Army’s current downsizing plan, which will take the service down to 450,000 active duty soldiers by 2017, its smallest size since before…
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Debra Katz, founding law partner at Katz, Marshall, and Banks, shared her view on whistleblowers within the government with Women of Washington hosts Gigi Schumm and Aileen Black.
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One of the biggest worries for service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan was the risk of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Most of the TBIs reported during the conflict in Iraq are the result of improvised explosive devices. And the symptoms can be devastating — ranging from headaches and exhaustion all the way to seizures. Marine Corps Maj. Steve Taylor joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain how the military branches are combating TBIs. One major avenue for help is the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.
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The National Treasury Employees Union has a new president. Colleen Kelley stepped down after 16 years at the helm. Tony Reardon, formerly the union's national executive vice president, stepped into the top job. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on his new role.
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The United States is battling the Islamic State on two fields. The physical one where the Air Force is dropping bombs, and the Internet, where the battle is for minds. The Islamic State is using the mainstream sites Twitter and YouTube to recruit jihadists and build support for its cause. The U.S. and its allies, meanwhile, seem to lag behind. What's the U.S. doing to combat the Islamic State's online presence? And what should it be doing? James K. Glassman is a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some advice on how the U.S. can better respond.
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The NSA's adviser on equality says workforce diversity is improving as the agency attempts to balance its mission with the men and women hired to help it succeed.
August 26, 2015 Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, joins host Mike Causey to discuss how career federal executives are impacted by lame duck presidential administrations. She will also give her thoughts on a recent report based on an employee job survey conducted last year by the Office of Personnel Management. August 26, 2015
August 25, 2015-
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The Defense Department asks Congress for permission to reprogram more than 100 million dollars to contribute to the governmentwide collection to pay for data breach services. DoD is by far the largest agency sending money to the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller is here to tell us about DoD’s request and what other agencies should take from it.
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The Air Force says the continuing resolution that’s becoming increasingly likely for the 2016 budget cycle would halt progress on dozens of weapons programs, and probably force it to cancel plans to build its military workforce in key areas. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu.
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The Acquisition Gateway at the General Services Administration is the culmination of a series of initiatives the administration and the agency have been focused on for a long time. Category management and hallways are just two of the initiatives rolled into the Acquisition Gateway. Laura Stanton is acting assistant commissioner for the Office of Strategy Management at the General Services Administration. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose the idea for the Acquisition Gateway sprung from talking to acquisition professionals in government.
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Agencies have 13 guidelines to help them deliver projects on time and on budget under the U.S. Digital Services Playbook. The fourth play in the book suggests agencies use an agile incremental approach to develop new projects and software. Jordan Sims is director of organization relations and programs at the Project Management Institute. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that project managers who use an agile approach are twice as likely to have success with new initiatives as those who don't.
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More federal agencies are swapping private offices for open floor plans as the White House pushes its Freeze the Footprint policy. Many federal employees aren't thrilled. Nadine Vogel is CEO of Springboard Consulting. It advises agencies and companies on accommodating employees with disabilities. She tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp what some employees are telling her.
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is aimed at reducing power plant emissions and protecting those downwind of the facilities from the nitrogen and sulfur fumes they generate. Stephanie Hogan is the acting team leader for interstate transport of air pollution in the EPA's Office of General Counsel, and one of the people responsible for enforcing that rule. For her work, she was named one of the 33 finalists for this year's Service to America Medals. She joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain more about her efforts, and the process for actually policing air pollution.
August 25, 2015
