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Two fellows in the Presidential Innovation Fellows program are leveraging technology and crowdsourcing to make disaster response faster and more efficient in order to help save lives. Federal News Radio's Web Editor Shefali Kapadia has taken an in-depth look at the fellows program as part of a special report, Solving Our Nation's Toughest Challenges: The Presidential Innovation Fellows. She joined Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp to discuss her special report and the individual projects making a difference.
April 02, 2014 -
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Today's General Schedule system is a "relic of a bygone era," according to a new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton. It says the government needs to be more attuned to the private sector. At least one federal union is criticizing the plan. Ron Sanders, vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, discussed the details of the report with Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp.
April 02, 2014 -
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The U.S. government wants to offload old military equipment in Afghanistan and nearby countries so it doesn't have to pack it up and take it home. Pentagon officials say selling 800 mine-resistant armored vehicles, for example, could make hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and save $500 million in shipping. For more on the ins and outs of selling military hardware, Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp spoke with Kevin Brancato, a defense analyst for Bloomberg Government.
April 02, 2014 -
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The third round of selections for the Presidential Innovation Fellows program is about to start. Federal News Radio Web editor Shefali Kapadia goes inside the Fellows program in her special report this week: Solving Our Nation's Toughest Challenges: The Presidential Innovation Fellows. Kapadia says the program is a unique bridge between the public and private sectors.
April 02, 2014 -
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A public affairs program for international students is helping the Pentagon meet its strategic defense goals. The Defense Information School is helping students from six different countries develop military communications strategies that are unique to their home countries. DoD says it's part of an overall military-to-military engagement plan. Col. Jeremy Martin, commandant of the Defense Information School, and one of his students, Capt. Rebecca Callas in the El Savladoran Air Force, were guests on In Depth with Francis Rose for Pentagon Solutions.
April 02, 2014 -
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As the military's nuclear force suffers from a widespread cheating scandal, leaders promise to crack down on ethics. Not just for the rank-and-file but also for their commanders. CACI International Chairman Jack London has written a new book, "Character: The Ultimate Success Factor." In it, he reflects on the ethics lessons his company learned from being implicated in one of the biggest scandals of the Iraq War.
April 02, 2014 -
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The Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, NTEU asks Congress to restore full mass transit benefits for feds, and Secret Service Director Julia Pierson says she won't tolerate misbehavior by agents.
April 02, 2014 -
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Federal News Radio's survey of agency chief human capital officers and deputy CHCOs finds that employee engagement and supervisor training are among the most common ways they are improving the morale of the workforce. NASA CHCO Jeri Buchholz said training of these supervisors is key to making agencies run more smoothly.
April 02, 2014 -
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Author David Linthicum discusses cloud computing and the challenges that agencies and businesses face as they make the transition to the cloud. April 1, 2014
April 01, 2014 -
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David Ramirez, general manager of the Federal Solutions business unit at the L-3 National Security Solutions group, will discuss innovation and what agencies are looking for in terms of services and technologies. April 1, 2014
April 01, 2014 -
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"Executive branch Swiss cheese" is what Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee calls leadership vacancies at your agency. He and ranking member, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), are looking for ways to plug up the employment gaps at your agency. Max Stier, president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for Public Service, testified before the committee at a hearing called Management Matters: Creating a 21st Century Government. He has a list of recommendations for Congress to follow as it plans a way to modernize your agency's workforce.
April 01, 2014 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs says it's reached a tipping point in its ongoing effort to eliminate its backlog of disability claims. The department says the backlog is 40 percent smaller than it was a year ago. But VA observers say there are several problems with the way VA is measuring success. Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu reports. Read Jared's related article.
April 01, 2014 -
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Changes are coming to the way your agency manages Multiple Award Schedule. Suggestions come from the General Services Administration Inspector General. Larry Allen, vice president of Allen Federal Business Partners and co-author of "The Week Ahead" newsletter, joins In Depth with Francis Rose.
April 01, 2014 -
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A bigger pay raise for federal employees is on Congress' agenda. But so are some cuts to some of your most important benefits. Jessica Klement, Legislative Director of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, talks to In Depth with Francis Rose.
April 01, 2014
