Tom Temin

Diplomacy takes more than diplomats, it also takes data

For the second year, the State Department has recognized employees who enable better use of data in the art of diplomacy. Data for diplomacy is both an…

Big Data

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At Veterans Affairs, a new career path for a crucial health profession

Veterans Affairs

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla., escorts a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif., following an aerial refueling mission, May 16, 2013, off the coast of northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo, Sr./RELEASED)

Sometimes the defense-industrial complex looks like a tug-of-war

Agency Oversight

AI will save time during the hiring process, but companies must be aware of potential bias within the algorithms

Artificial Intelligence

Now that the debt ceiling debate has been settled, it’s back to business as usual for contractors, right?

Congress

One federal research entity celebrates its 75th anniversary

Agency Oversight

ICE acting director announces his retirement

Federal Newscast

Autonomous vehicles may soon be making their way to the front lines

Defense

Customs and Border Protection ponders how worldwide trade affects the climate

Agency Oversight

What does the latest debt ceiling deal mean for federal agencies?

Congress

TikTok banned again, this time for federal contractors

Federal Newscast

How about evidence-based policy making not just for you, but for Congress?

A bipartisan resolution aims to bring more evidence-based policy making to Congress. It would establish a commission to, in the words of the sponsors,…

Congress

Meet a guy who’s been keeping things running on Capitol Hill for 50 years.

Few people can boast 50 years of federal service. But Federal Drive host Tom Temin’s guest started as a page in Congress in 1972 and he never left. He…

People

Houston leads nation in dogs biting letter carriers

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast: It’s a mixed-bag in May for the Thrift Savings Plan. President Biden picks an Air Force Lt. Gen. to lead the Defense Intelligence Agency. And Houston leads the nation in dogs biting letter carriers.