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Fewer than 70 percent of retirement claims are processed in less than 60 days at the Office of Personnel Management, and estimating just how much you'll get in retirement benefits can take a long time. Tammy Flanagan is the Senior Benefits Director for the National Institute of Transition Planning. She says it's smart to have an idea about what your benefits will look like long before leaving. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the eight most common reasons why your retirement estimate might be inaccurate.
July 24, 2015 -
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The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel says Inspectors General must get permission from their agencies before getting certain documents like grand jury, wiretap and credit information. But Inspectors General say they need independent access to information to do their jobs. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is asking for Congress' help now by pushing for a bill that would give IGs that access. Brian Miller is the managing director at Navigant and former inspector general at the General Services Administration. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about some of the contradictions he sees with this OLC opinion.
July 24, 2015 -
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Aileen Black, host of Women of Washington, counts down the week’s top federal stories with Francis Rose.
July 24, 2015 We've all heard the complaints and lived with the consequences. The congressional budget process is broken and needs drastic overhaul. The Bipartisan Policy Center has some suggestions for doing just that. Dr. Alice Rivlin is a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brooking Institution, and a former director of both the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget. She co-authored the report with former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), and joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss it.
July 24, 2015A Pentagon investigation finds DoD has been dangerously shipping live samples of anthrax to research facilities for the past 12 years. The review found the samples went to at least 86 separate labs in several countries. While there’s no evidence anyone was actually sickened by the bacteria, investigators found systemic flaws in the government’s management of the world’s deadliest biological agents. Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu has the details. Read Jared's related story.
July 24, 2015The General Services Administration has been working to combine eight contractor databases into a single system. Officials now say it will take at least another two years to complete. But, GSA has already been working on the System for Award Management since 2010. Not surprisingly, that timetable is leaving some on Capitol Hill frustrated. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with the latest on SAM and how the slow-moving program could impact Denise Turner Roth’s promotion to agency administrator.
July 24, 2015Federal managers have to keep lots of plates spinning. They're asked to maintain and improve ongoing programs and Congress is constantly adding new ones. The occasional high-profile failures, such as the launch of Healthcare.gov, show how tough the job can be. But the National Academy of Public Administration has some new ideas for improving that. Dan Chenok is the executive director of the IBM Center for The Business of Government and one of the report's authors. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more.
July 24, 2015Evan Lesser, founder and director of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how federal workers with security clearances have been impacted by the OPM cyber breach. He will also talk about the state of the clearance job market. July 24, 2015
July 23, 2015-
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A Pentagon investigation found DoD has been inadvertently shipping live samples of Anthrax to research facilities for at least a decade. The review found the samples went to at least 86 separate laboratories, and while there’s no evidence anyone was actually sickened by the deadly bacteria, there are inherent flaws in the way DoD manages its biological agents program. Federal News Radio’s DoD Reporter Jared Serbu has the details.
July 23, 2015 -
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The breaches of the Office of Personnel Management's networks underscore how vulnerable the government is to hackers. Every federal employee can strengthen or weaken the government's cybersecurity. Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp asked two experts to share some tips for being safe online during a training conference hosted by Gov Loop. The first voice you'll hear is Kristina Dorville, the Homeland Security Department’s branch chief for cyber education and awareness. We'll also hear from Celia Paulsen, an IT security specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
July 23, 2015 -
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The House Homeland Security Committee passed the Countering Violent Extremism Act. The bill creates a "Combating Violent Extremism" office within Homeland Security to focus on its international and domestic terrorism programs. Erroll Southers is the director of Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies at the University of Southern California and a former assistant secretary of the Transportation Security Administration. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that countering violent extremism is important — but the committee should also think about the impacts of homegrown violence.
July 23, 2015 -
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The Defense Department wants to change some of its personnel policies for the first time in decades. Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Brad Carson is working on series of recommendations as part of the Pentagon's Force of the Future initiative. Those recommendations are due to Defense Secretary Ash Carter by Aug. 19. Ron Sanders is the vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton and former chief human capital officer for the Office of the Director for National Intelligence. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about a war gaming exercise he participated in and what the future of the defense workforce might look like.
July 23, 2015 -
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services claims its Fraud Prevention System did its job last year, saving $454 million in improper and fraudulent payments to medical providers. But the Inspector General at Health and Human Services, CMS' parent department, isn't so sure. It says a more realistic estimate is about one third of that, or closer to $133 million. Richard Navarro is the audit manager in Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain this discrepancy.
July 23, 2015 -
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Keeping up with changes in federal procurement regulations takes some attention. New rules for small procurement thresholds and a tightening down on the use of sole source awards are among the most significant changes recently. They're ones you should know about. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo and Powell, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to help sort it all out.
July 23, 2015
