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The Western states are experiencing an historic drought. But a strong El Niño is building in the Pacific. Forecast models predict a strong event. That raises several questions. Will the rain bring relief or devasting floods and mudslides? Will it come at all? How soon can the government predict the effects of this year's storm so agencies and citizens can prepare? For answers, we turn to Mike Halpert, Deputy Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center in College Park. He spoke with Tom Temin on the Federal Drive for an inside look at El Niño forecasting.
July 28, 2015 -
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The White House is giving agencies three years to process all their invoices electronically through a shared service provider. The Office of Management and Budget released details for how you should make that happen as part of the President’s second term management agenda. Dave Mader is the Controller and Acting Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget. He tells Executive Editor Jason Miller about the new electronic invoicing requirement.
July 28, 2015 -
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Members of GSA's Alliant team join host Mark Amtower to discuss the program, Alliant 2, GSA Schedule 70 and more. July 27, 2015
July 27, 2015 -
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Congress has just this work week left until it adjourns for a month-long recess. The to-do list is long. And the Senate has barely finished work on 12 appropriations bills. House Speaker John Boehner says the Congress will have to settle for a continuing resolution this year to avoid a government shutdown in the fall. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, writes the Hawkings Here blog. He's keeping an eye on the congressional calendar and tells In Depth with Francis Rose that there just aren't enough days left before the fiscal year ends.
July 27, 2015 -
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The Internal Revenue Service has holes that look like Swiss cheese all throughout its business operations. Appropriations at the IRS are down nearly 7 percent over the last four fiscal years. And Congress won't likely pass an appropriations bill that comes close to the $13 billion President Barack Obama requested for the IR-S in fiscal 2016. Staff at the agency's Human Capital Office, Office of Chief Counsel, and Small Business -Self Employed Division has already been cut by 16 to 30 percent. Jay McTigue is director of tax issues for the Government Accountability Office's strategic issues team. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how years of budget cuts are affecting the IRS.
July 27, 2015 -
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The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected an amendment that would give the Office of Personnel Management an extra $37 million to make IT upgrades sooner rather than later. Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) offered the amendment. She said OPM needs to fix its IT infrastructure immediately and described the amendment as "emergency funding". Zal Azmi is president and chief operating officer for IMTAS Technologies and former chief information officer at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that agencies need to rethink cybersecurity entirely.
July 27, 2015 -
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For now, former Deputy OMB Director Beth Cobert is in charge at the Office of Personnel Management. She is already talking to congressional leaders about the way forward for OPM and she's making a good first impression on them. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) is the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that the outreach from Cobert is rather uncommon.
July 27, 2015 -
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Three federal contractors lost an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals. The DC Circuit upheld a statute banning any one person who enters a federal contract from contributing to a political campaign or party from the time negotiations start to the end of the contract. The contractors argue the decision violates First Amendment and equal protection rights. Nick Townsend is counsel for Arnold and Porter's national security and public policy practices. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that the decision leaves a few too many unanswered questions for federal contractors.
July 27, 2015 What is the mission of GSA’s FEDSIM? What are its strategic priorities? How does FEDSIM work with federal agencies? Join host Michael Keegan and he explores these questions and more with Chris Hamm, Director, Federal Systems Integration & Management Center (FEDSIM).
July 27, 2015The Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) has gone gold. The comment period for FITARA implementation guidance ended, and the next fiscal year is approaching. Now agencies, especially chief information officers, have to set about working the plan. Van Hitch is a senior adviser at Deloitte Consulting and former CIO of the Justice Department. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with some advice in getting right with FITARA.
July 27, 2015The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has had only partial success stopping fraudulent doctors and suppliers from signing up to receive payments. Billions of dollars are at stake. That's according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Two of CMS' screening procedures work well, but GAO found major weaknesses in two others. Seto Bagdoyan is director of the Forensic Audits and Investigative Service at GAO. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the report.
July 27, 2015Can senior federal officials simply disappear? Judging from some recent departures of high-profile executives, you'd think so. Former Interior Business Center director Joe Ward joins the ever-growing list of senior executives who have moved or changed jobs or have been put on leave with little transparency from their agency. In his biweekly feature, "Inside the Reporter’s Notebook," executive editor Jason Miller writes about why the uncertainty of the whereabouts of Ward, and others like him, are part of a growing problem in government. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
July 27, 2015Dennis Wharton of National Association of Broadcasters discusses how chips in smartphones can make local radio stations available to users.
July 25, 2015-
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The commander of US Cyber Command says he wants to create an effective early warning system for cyberspace – potentially ringing alarm bells when foreign adversaries are preparing attacks on government, or even private networks. But to do it, he says he needs more voluntary sharing of cyber threat information between the federal government and commercial companies. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu.
July 24, 2015
