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In the Defense budget debate, $38 billion is on the line. It could end up in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget, or it could end up in the base budget, and it could get cut. If the money stays, one place or another, most of it would go to operations and maintenance programs. Cameron Leuthy, a senior budget analyst with Bloomberg Government, tells In Depth with Francis Rose who could win big in the budget stakes.
June 04, 2015 -
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The Agriculture Department said it saved more than $1 billion over the last three years by acting more like one organization, instead of a collection of many bureau fiefdoms. Equal in importance to the savings, the Blueprint for Stronger Service initiative sparked a culture change among USDA employees. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tells Executive Editor Jason Miller how the savings kept USDA going, despite budget and mission stresses.
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Two senior Veterans Affairs officials in the Philadelphia office are suspended. The move comes after an audit found they charged subordinates money to attend a work-related party featuring psychic readings. Both are on the VA payroll while an internal review determines any disciplinary action. Cheri Cannon is a partner at the law firm Tully Rinckey. In this week\'s Legal Loop, she joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on this case.
June 04, 2015 -
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It\'s been 17 years since President Bill Clinton issued the executive order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal civilian workforce. Today, gay and lesbian feds say they are still fighting for equality. Members of the Foreign Service who seek assignment in countries where homosexuality is illegal are often denied visas for their spouses. \"Transgender exclusion\" prevents some employees from receiving certain health benefits from their federal plans. Selim Ariturk is president of GLIFAA, the association for LGBT employees in Foreign Affairs Agencies. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on Pride Month — and all the work that\'s still left to do.
June 04, 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, Defense spending, already causing open warfare in the House, is turning the Senate into a battleground, experts tell a Senate panel that for inspectors general to have independent oversight, you have to have an inspector general in the first place and a fresh injection of science and technology will help rev up the State Department, according to a new study from the National Academies.
June 04, 2015 -
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Commentary: No metric can really capture the essence of any object or program, or the people\'s dedication to it, says Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
June 04, 2015 -
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Collaboration between the Homeland Security Department\'s Science and Technology Directorate and its industrial base is still a work in progress. S&T Undersecretary Reginald Brothers outlines six main priorities for his directorate in September. But some industry groups say S&T needs to create more incentives so vendors get involved. Marc Pearl is the president and CEO of the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council. He testified recently before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about some of the goals within S&T, and the challenges that remain.
June 03, 2015 -
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The Social Security Administration\'s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review finds a way to tackle an overwhelming backlog of disability appeals cases. The data-driven training program from the agency\'s Office of Appellate Operations helps officers with the critical thinking skills they need to decide cases more efficiently. Administrative Law Judges now earn better results on 35 out of 84 performance metrics. Teresa Pfender, an appeals officer at SSA\'s Office of Appellate Operations, is now on detail as a senior policy advisor to the Social Security Advisory Board. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose about leading ODAR\'s training program, which won a W. Edwards Deming Award for the second time.
June 03, 2015 -
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A recent cyber breach leaves the Internal Revenue Service with more questions than answers about its online authentication system. But the IRS knows the data systems it built decades ago aren\'t useful any more. Visitors to the agency\'s Get Transcript portal are easy targets, because hackers already knew the answers to many of the knowledge based authentication questions they answered to enter the portal. Jeremy Grant, an identity management consultant and former senior executive advisor for identity management at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about what lessons government learn about identity management.
June 03, 2015 -
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The F-35 fighter jet takes part in a major military exercise this week, and the Defense Department wants to buy about 450 F-35s in three years -- starting in 2018. DOD says it sees some progress with the program. Defense Undersecretary for Acquisition Frank Kendall says the program is performing better and costs will stay down. Richard Aboulafia, vice president for analysis at the Teal Group, tells In Depth with Francis Rose where the program stands now, and whether confidence from DOD is improving.
June 03, 2015 -
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The problem of research laboratories mistakenly receiving shipments with live samples of Anthrax is much worse than the Pentagon first thought. Dozens of labs in the U.S. and three other countries are suspected of having received the vials - and defense officials say that number is likely to grow in the coming days. More from Federal News Radio DoD Reporter Jared Serbu.
June 03, 2015 -
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The Pentagon\'s cyber teams have a new standard now, thanks to the work of the Marine Corps\' first National Cyber Protection Team. The 81 CPT built cyberspace training, technology and mission planning toolkits. The team has a group of experts who can respond to cyber incidents and analyze vulnerable networks across any government agency. The 81 CPT wins a Government Information Security Leadership Award from ISC(2). Capt. Robert Johnston is the team leader of the 81 Cyber Protection Team. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about some of the innovative cyber techniques that the team is developing.
June 03, 2015 -
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Randy Miskanic, the Postal Service\'s acting chief information officer, said over the next six months 225,000 letter carriers and other employees will be using hand-held devices to collect and review data in real-time to help them make better decisions.
June 03, 2015 Sotera Defense Systems President and CEO Deb Alderson sat with the Women of Washington radio show to discuss her career in defense, both inside the government and as a contractor.
June 03, 2015
