Tom Temin

FILE - The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from a window in the Cannon House Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. Federal regulations run through American life, touching on everything we consume, the air we breathe, the water we drink. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Congress’ own reform committee wraps up its work and now its time to vote

For several years, the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress has been developing ideas for just that: updating a whole branch of government….

Congress

New learning agenda may not be enough to actually improve agency performance

Management

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USDA plants more seeds to grow DEIA efforts

Federal Newscast

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You’re fired! No, you’re not. Hold it, wait a minute…

Federal Report

Will telehealth — which exploded during the pandemic — continue to boom?

Technology

How inflation has hit federal contractors

Defense Industry

FILE - This undated file photo shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. A New Mexico judge has denied a request by dozens of scientists and others at Los Alamos National Laboratory who sought to block a vaccine mandate. Workers risk being fired if they don't comply with the lab's Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, afternoon deadline. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Los Alamos researchers develop a way for 5G to be more useful to the military

Technology

The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

State Department looking to pay college students who speak fluent computer

Federal Newscast

An unprecedented case arises on the status of a union of Park Service employees

Unions

A troublesome rocket engine isn’t the only problem plaguing NASA’s Artemis program

Agency Oversight

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon offers a shred of hope for inflation relief on fixed-price contracts

Acquisition Policy

Found guilty, former HUD inspector general faces up to 80 years in prison for corruption

In today’s Federal Newscast: A former HUD assistant inspector general is found guilty of corruption and now faces up to 80 years in prison. The Defense…

Federal Newscast

Hillary Ingraham of State Department after receiving the Safety, Security and International Affairs medal, along with Holly Herrera and Kiera Berdinner.

Inspiration was on parade at the Sammies

Awardees show how a few people can affect thousands, even millions, in a positive way.

Tom Temin Commentary

Union organizers gain access to contractors working on government projects

Contracting

Contractors working in buildings controlled by the General Services Administration might get buttonholed by a union organizer. That’s allowed now under a rule the GSA just finalized. What do contractor executives think about that? The Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks about that with Stephanie Kostro, the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council.