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NASA has joined the relief effort in Nepal, which was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake several weeks ago. Using satellite data, NASA is compiling maps that show areas with the most movement and the most damage. It\'s information the Nepalese would have no other way to get on their own. Frank Webb is the deputy manager of the Earth System Science Formulation Office in NASA\'s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. On the Federal Drive, he told Federal News Radio\'s Shefali Kapadia more about the relief efforts.
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A new piece of legislation would help ensure a smoother transition between presidential administrations. The bill would put a senior-level, White House-led interagency transition council in place at least six months before Election Day to help with the move. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He\'s also one of the bill\'s two sponsors, along with Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.). Johnson joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain how he perceives the transition process today.
May 11, 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, new rules from the National Archives and Records Administration seek to bring some order to how agencies handle controlled, unclassified information, Attorney General Loretta Lynch moves forward on plans to investigate the police department in Baltimore and the Postal Service loses $1.5 billion in the first three months of this year.
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Evan Lesser, founder and director for ClearanceJobs.com, will discuss the challenges that agencies are facing in filling jobs that require a security clearance. May 8, 2015
May 08, 2015 -
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Tony Vergnetti, hosts a roundtable discuss of Police Week 2015 and the upcoming Women in Federal Law Enforcement leadership training. May 8, 2015
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Dave McClure, the chief strategist at the Veris Group, and Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and chairman of the Industry Advisory Council, count down the week\'s top stories with Francis Rose.
May 08, 2015 -
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Now the hard work really begins for agencies to make their spending data more transparent. The Office of Management and Budget issues new guidance and other tools to begin the implementation of the Data Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act). Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller writes about the new policy in his bi-weekly feature, Inside the Reporter\'s Notebook. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what agencies have to do over the next two years.
May 08, 2015 -
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The Defense Department is worried about an impending shortage of engineers across a lot of its technical professions. But when it comes to its acquisition programs, the shortage is already here. As Federal News Radio\'s Jared Serbu reports, the Pentagon\'s top science official says too few of the department\'s program managers have engineering programs, and it\'s one reason programs fail.
May 08, 2015 -
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Federal employees get a \"thank you\" and an apology from President Barack Obama during Public Service Recognition Week. He admits sequestration, budget cuts and hiring freezes haven\'t made things easier for federal employees. Tom Shoop, editor in chief at Government Executive magazine, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about PSRW and the President\'s proclamation.
May 08, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget\'s guidance for fiscal 2017 is out. The administration tells agencies to show how they\'ll make 5 percent cuts in their budgets. Scott Quehl, a senior principal at Accenture Federal Services and former chief financial officer at the Commerce Department, tells In Depth with Francis Rose what the budget guidance means and how agencies use it.
May 08, 2015 -
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Chad Sheridan, the chief information officer of the Risk Management Agency, said after some initial bumps in the road, the agency is releasing new capabilities faster and on time.
May 08, 2015 -
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The Veterans Affairs Department is reconsidering how it can use cloud computing services. Three years after deciding this new approach to technology delivery wasn\'t for the agency, VA is having second thoughts. Federal News Radio\'s executive editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more details on where VA is heading.
May 08, 2015 -
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Summer is approaching, and that means it\'ll soon be peak moving season for thousands of military families. For the average military family, a permanent change in station occurs every two to three years — 2 1/2 times more frequently than civilian families. Maggie Hahn is the Military Affairs Relationship Director for the United States Automobile Association\'s Military Advocacy Group. She joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some advice for military families headed to a new home.
May 08, 2015
