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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 Veterans Affairs Department launches five challenges, records management is something agencies have to be told to do and the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction finds there\'s still a chance to leave that country with a functioning civil airspace system.
May 18, 2015 -
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In the pantheon of major memorials in Washington, there\'s a big one missing: World War I. The centennial celebration of the end of the Great War is less than three years away. But the WWI Centennial Commission opens a design competition later this week. It\'s looking for a plan to fit well in D.C.\'s Pershing Park. Edwin Fountain, the vice chair of the Centennial Commission, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the competition.
May 18, 2015 -
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Commentary: Career federal (and other public) employees have a property interest in their jobs. It\'s a major distinction with the private sector. It\'s a long established fact. But when\'s the last time you heard it stated, asks Federal Drive host Tom Temin.
May 18, 2015 -
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Twila Brase of the Citizens\' Council for Health Freedom discusses the changes that are being made in the way doctors are reimbursed for services and whether a national data base of medical information can be protected against hacking.
May 16, 2015 -
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Molly O\'Neill of CGI Federal and Simon Szykman of Attain count down the week\'s top federal stories with Francis Rose on Federal News Countdown.
May 15, 2015 -
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Some longtime federal employees in the Federal Employees Retirement System have access to the FERS Supplement. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, tells In Depth with Francis Rose when you should use it and why your FERS supplement is different from your Social Security benefits.
May 15, 2015 -
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter looks to Silicon Valley for help with its new cyber strategy. But Carter doesn\'t have too much time to get the partnership off the ground before the Obama administration leaves and another one takes its place. Steve Grundman, George Lund fellow at the Atlantic Council and former deputy defense undersecretary for industrial affairs and installations, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why Carter should focus on the wins he can earn now.
May 15, 2015 -
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Larry Sweet, the NASA chief information officer, said he\'s not mandating the use of enterprise services such as the I3P contract, but rather is making the case by ensuring mission needs are met and the commodity IT is affordable.
May 15, 2015 -
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The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to overhaul the military\'s compensation system, shifting it slightly away from a defined benefit structure. The committee would also add a government-matched investment plan similar to a 401k. As Federal News Radio\'s Jared Serbu reports, the vote puts both the House and Senate on the same page. But the White House is still studying the issue.
May 15, 2015 -
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President Obama is planning a one percent pay raise for federal employees next year. So don\'t go out and put a down payment on that new Lexus just yet. One percent? The House Progressive Caucus says phooey. It\'s proposing a 4 percent raise, and has garnered support of a few other members. Wishful thinking or a real possibility? Managing Editor Julia Ziegler joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to shares some of your thoughts.
May 15, 2015 -
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The Navy Department isn\'t making as much progress on data center consolidation and moving to the cloud as the brass want it to. So it\'s moving both initiatives, consolidation and cloud under a new owner, and training some big guns on those who are standing in the way. Federal News Radio\'s executive editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on how the Navy wants to kick-start its data center and cloud efforts.
May 15, 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,
May 15, 2015 -
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Inspectors General exist to ferret out waste, fraud and abuse. They save and recover money for the government. But how do your measure the effectiveness of the IGs themselves? Researchers at the Brookings Institution think they\'ve found a way to figure out the return on investment agencies get from their inspectors general. John Hudak is a fellow at Brookings, and co-authored the research report. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the findings and the methodology behind them.
May 15, 2015 -
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The Defense Department wants to build tighter connections with Silicon Valley, as part of a new technology offset strategy. In fact, Defense Secretary Ash Carter unveiled the plan in Silicon Valley, at Stanford University. Homeland Security announces also plans to establish a Silicon Valley satellite office. The move west isn\'t a bad idea, but local venture capitalist Jonathan Aberman argues, the government might be overlooking innovation talent right in its own back yard. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain why.
May 15, 2015
