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Imagine living in a New Jersey neighborhood literally surrounded by highways, railways, a gigantic airport, factories and an incinerator. It seemed like everyone had asthma. Motivated citizens got together with the Environmental Protection Agency to help get a handle on the local air quality. Marie O'Shea, region two liaison to EPA's office of research and development, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the creation of an environmental toolbox and how it was used.
March 31, 2016 -
The Joint Service Provider is creating massive savings, but still has roadblocks to get through.
March 31, 2016 -
The Tonawanda Coke story helped move citizen science from the realm of mere data gathering to the power to change things. Pat Sheridan, the Environmental Protection Agency's region two citizen science coordinator, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the famous case the stinky factory and the people of Tonawanda, New York.
March 31, 2016 -
DoD's number-two official points to Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center as the first operational example of the Pentagon's "third offset" strategy.
March 31, 2016 -
Congress' first round of report cards on agencies' progress with the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act is only the beginning. Agencies can expect more reports from the Government Accountability Office this year, plus a few changes to way they're graded and evaluated on FITARA implementation.
March 30, 2016 -
VA Deputy CIO for Architecture, Strategy and Design Paul Tibbits said his agency wants to do more with cloud technology, but it needs a clearer message from private industry on what the technology can do for the agency.
March 30, 2016 -
Carolyn Colvin, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about My Social Security — something the agency launched in 2013 to move more people to managing their accounts online.
March 30, 2016 -
Deb Szaro, regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how citizens' observations need to become more accurate if they're to be used to affect regulations or public policy.
March 30, 2016
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