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A tight budget is forcing the Army to cut its ranks by at least 70,000 people over the next five years. The Army also has to let go of some weapons programs to keep its spending levels down. Those plans could come at the cost of military readiness.
April 01, 2014 -
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Telework and a strong technology infrastructure could be the best way to find and keep talented employees at your agency. That's according to a Federal News Radio survey of chief human capital officers across the federal government. Jeri Buchholz, NASA's chief human capital officer, joined Federal News Radio's Jason Miller and Francis Rose to discuss the results of the survey and NASA's new culture strategy to tackle those challenges. Read Jason's related article and view the full survey results.
April 01, 2014 -
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Better disaster response could save lives. A streamlined buying process could save time and money for the government. The public and private sectors are working together to find solutions to these challenges. It's all part of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program. Federal News Radio's Web editor Shefali Kapadia has taken an in-depth look at the fellows program.
April 01, 2014 -
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FedRAMP cloud security standards aren't enough for the Defense Department. A new policy details more requirements for vendors. Federal News Radio's executive editor Jason Miller writes about DoD's cloud security requirements in Inside the Reporter's Notebook.
April 01, 2014 -
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President Barack Obama aims to stop the National Security Agency from collecting bulk telephone metadata. Instead, he wants phone companies to store the data and make it available to the NSA with a judge's permission. He's asked Congress for a legislative fix to NSA surveillance within 90 days. The whole program expires next year, so there's pressure to do something. Julian Hattem, staff writer for The Hill newspaper, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp what the prospects are for a new law now.
April 01, 2014 -
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The Veterans Affairs Department promises to be "digital by default." The new initiative seeks to provide better and faster service to veterans. The department is hiring experts from outside the government to build the technology to streamline offerings. Marina Martin, VA's chief technology officer, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp the effort goes beyond simply tackling the persistent backlog of disability claims.
April 01, 2014 -
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The Agriculture Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development are at loggerheads over a computer application called Web Based Supply Chain Management system. USAID quit using it shortly after it rolled out in 2011. Agriculture officials say they've fixed the problems. They say the information USAID is tracking outside the system isn't always accurate. Thomas Melito, director of International Affairs and Trade Issues at the Government Accountability Office, looked into this spat and shared what he found with Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp.
April 01, 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, DoD tries to sell off excess equipment to Afghanistan and Forest Service employees warn of toxic morale at the agency.
April 01, 2014 -
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Hewlett Packard social media guru Christina Morrison will discuss how to create a social media strategy for your agency or business. March 31, 2014
March 31, 2014 -
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The cave outside Boyers, Pa., is well known inside gederal government service. That huge Washington Post story last weekend isn't news to anyone inside the federal space. Several attempts to fix the system wound up dead on arrival. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, writes the system at Boyers isn't likely to change any time soon.
March 31, 2014 -
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A lack of standards is undermining a push for better electronic health records at the Health and Human Services Department. Linda Kohn, director of Health Care Issues at the Government Accountability Office, told In Depth with Francis Rose she is investigating how recent changes to the EHR strategy might expose program issues the department can fix later on.
March 31, 2014 -
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Another effort to quantify morale at your is underway. The ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), tells the Government Accountability Office to look at a number of factors that might affect employee morale. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says he's seen it all before.
March 31, 2014 -
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The Defense Department isn't satisfied with the cloud security standards under the FedRAMP program. A new policy details additional requirements for vendors. Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller writes about DoD's cloud security requirements in his biweekly features, Inside the Reporter's Notebook.
March 31, 2014 -
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The Littoral Combat Ship program is in turmoil as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sets up a task force to look at alternatives to the LCS. That task force's recommendations could include a modified LCS system, an alternative system or continuing with the LCS as-is. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, chairman of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, heard from leaders across the Navy and Marine Corps. In our Congressional Spotlight, he explains his concerns about the LCS.
March 31, 2014
