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The Senate packed a lot into its version of the 2016 Defense authorization bill before final passage last week. Among the many provisions was a major shake-up of the DoD acquisition system. DoD reporter Jared Serbu writes about this in his bi-weekly feature, \"Inside the DoD Reporter\'s Notebook.\" He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why this year\'s changes are deeper than the tweaks of recent years.
June 23, 2015 -
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Government Operations subcommittee will get a new chairman. The old one -- Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) -- lost his chairmanship after a vote on a trade bill. David Hawkings is Senior Editor at Roll Call and writes the Hawkings Here blog. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the punishment policy that eliminates a potential ally of Feds in the Republican caucus.
June 22, 2015 -
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Most current and former military chiefs want more say in defense acquisition processes. Service chiefs say requirements and costs of a weapons system project usually change after it goes to the acquisition team. The Government Accountability Office analyzed requirements for all 78 major defense acquisition programs. It says Pentagon service chiefs need to be more involved in the early planning stage before passing the reins onto acquisition experts. Mike Sullivan is the director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what happens once weapon system requirments are handed over to the acquisition process.
June 22, 2015 -
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Shutdown talk is coming back to Congress -- at least from some leaders like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). The reason though is rather arcane. It\'s really about when another budget deal is made to avoid sequestration. Bob Tobias is a professor of Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what he\'s hearing from federal managers and workers about a rumored shutdown.
June 22, 2015 -
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The military is losing faith because of budget impasses. That\'s the judgement of retired Army Gen. Gordon Sullivan, president and CEO at the Association of the U.S. Army. He\'s former Chief of Staff of the Army, and is writing about the problem in The Hill newspaper. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose the problem is due to the lack of budget certainty, and the amount of money the military gets from Congress.
June 22, 2015 -
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The moneyball government concept gets a new boost. The pay for success model works this way: private contractors pay for social services up front, and the government pays them when their work proves to be successful. John Kamensky is senior research fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that pay for success is a change in philosophy from typical discussions on how to cut government costs.
June 22, 2015 -
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This program will provide a progress report on continuous monitoring in government.
June 22, 2015 -
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This program will provide a progress report on Secure Cloud Computing in government.
June 22, 2015 -
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What are DHS’ key Cybersecurity & Communications priorities? What is the mission of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC)? How is DHS building capacity to accelerate the sharing of cyber threats? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more.
June 22, 2015 -
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is joining the growing number of lawmakers questioning the Office of Personnel Management\'s decision to hire Winvale and CSID to provide credit monitoring services. As Federal News Radio first reported, OPM\'s $21 million award to Winvale raises serious concerns among procurement experts. Now Warner and the American Federation of Government Employees want answers — all this coming as feds are reporting crummy customer service. Federal News Radio\'s executive editor Jason Miller joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details on what Warner and AFGE want to know.
June 22, 2015 -
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Even state of the art cyber protection can\'t prevent employee error. The insider threat is at the nucleus of the Coast Guard\'s newly revised cyber security strategy. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to review what else the strategy encompasses and how cyber impacts the Coast Guard.
June 22, 2015 -
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The Defense Information Systems Agency has had a constant mission for decades. Yet the ways it delivers constantly change as communications technologies change. DISA recently released its strategic plan covering the next five years, which spells out the agency\'s operating principles and strategic goals. Tony Montemarano is DISA\'s executive deputy director. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more of what\'s in the plan, and why it starts by pointing out the agency is at \"an operational crossroads.\"
June 22, 2015 -
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Pentagon planners say they need $38 billion more in 2016 than they got in this year\'s budget if the department is to properly provide national defense. But recent reports from the Congressional Research Office and Government Accountability Office paint a different picture. So who\'s in the right? Jacob Marx is a defense analyst for the Project on Government Oversight. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to help sort through these conflicting reports.
June 22, 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 company that OPM hired to provide credit- monitoring for cyber attack victims is coming under scrutiny, the new Pentagon press secretary is a veteran Washington journalist and it\'s been a year since a patient health-care scandal shook up the Veterans Affairs Department - and the problem has only grown worse.
June 22, 2015
