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The Office of Personnel Management has heard the complaints loud and clear about the customer service from Winvale and CSID, the companies providing credit monitoring services to federal employees after the 4 million person data breach. OPM director Katherine Archuleta tells Senators she is doing everything she can to ensure current and former federal employees are getting responses to their questions about the breach. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss just how OPM is improving the performance of its contractors.
June 24, 2015-
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Agencies have awarded more than $12 billion dollars in energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) since 1995. Many contractors on ESPCs have reported overall savings. But a new report from the Government Accountability Office says those numbers may be a tad overstated. Frank Rusco is the director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the GAO. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss what auditors found.
June 24, 2015 The Agriculture Department is trying lots of ways to develop its next generation workforce. One bureau has set up partnerships with schools in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia to let high school students intern as crop inspectors. Lorenzo A. Tribbett is the director of the Specialty Crop Inspection Division at USDA. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain more about the program and its impact so far.
June 24, 2015-
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Aaron Cornfeld, group vice president, Pre-sales Engineering, Public Sector, Healthcare and Higher Education at Oracle, joins host John Gilroy to discuss products the company is developing that could be of interest to IT professionals in the federal government. June 23, 2015
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First responders will soon have access to a new tool for locating survivors of natural disasters. The portable technology detects the heart beats of people and animals buried in rubble. John Price is the program manager of the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. He helped develop this technology, and was named one of 33 finalists for this year\'s Service to America medals. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on his project.
June 23, 2015 -
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The multiple-award-contract (MAC) vehicle has been a favorite for many years because it offers agencies a group of pre-approved vendors competing for task orders and can speed up acquisition. But a Bloomberg analysis of the latest contract data shows a shift away from MACs and toward single-award contracts, which has implications for both government and contractors. Paul Murphy is a senior data analyst at Bloomberg Government. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this new trend.
June 23, 2015 -
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She\'s a self-described health data geek with an entrepreneurial touch. Now, she\'s the new Chief Technology Officer at Health and Human Services. Susannah Fox took over from Bryan Sivak, who stepped down in April. She\'s now been on the job for about a month. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to further discuss her new role.
June 23, 2015 -
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The Office of Personnel Management\'s contract for credit monitoring services has come under scrutiny lately. OPM closed the bidding process after only 36 hours, which led several procurement experts to question whether the agency steered the contract toward Winvale. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has started looking into the contract, sending a letter to OPM Director Katherine Archuleta last week seeking answers about both the rationale for the contract award, as well as the performance of Winvale and its subcontractor CSID. Sen. Warner joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain what he wants to know and why he\'s so upset.
June 23, 2015 -
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The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today\'s news, the outside edges of the OPM data breach are still unclear, but the numbers keep growing, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger will become the new leader of the TSA and the Army has reprimanded a two-star general for poor judgment and creating a perception of favoritism.
June 23, 2015
