Tom Temin
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It's called Kestrel, but it's not a falcon catching mice. It's the newest Energy Department supercomputer. Kestrel just arrived at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.
May 01, 2023 -
The House is in recess this week, but the Senate will hear more budget testimony and deal with judicial nominees. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the outlook from Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.
May 01, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Newly introduced legislation would give FEHB participants more coverage for some assisted reproductive treatments. Two deadly helicopter crashes lead the Army to hold an aviation-safety stand down. And GAO gets a new CIO next week.
May 01, 2023 -
No one can predict when disaster will occur. But organizations, whether government or private, can control how well they respond. It is all about risk mitigation and resilience.
April 28, 2023 -
Senior executives say they are OK with the latest White House return-to-the-office guidance. The Office of Management and Budget issued the guidance a couple of weeks ago.
April 28, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Wire fraud and filing a false tax return land a former Brigadier General in prison for a year. Two soldiers win a prize for inventing a solution for fixing mold issues in Army barracks. And agencies can now make 10-year appointments for STEM-related jobs.
April 28, 2023 -
White House seeks refreshed policy for who works where, but makes if awfully complicated to carry out.
April 27, 2023 -
Among the uglier mass human-rights violations going on in the world today, is forced labor imposed on the Uyghur minority by China. Congress, in the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, gave U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the job of gathering and publicizing where this forced labor exists in the worldwide industrial supply chains.
April 27, 2023 -
In 2020, Congress repealed something known as the Survivor Benefit Plan - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation offset. Better known as the Widow's Tax, it disappeared after a three-year phase-out ending earlier his year.
April 27, 2023 -
It varies with the stock market, but about 1% of Thrift Savings Plans have more than a million dollars in them. Most so-called TSP millionaires have been working for decades.
April 27, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A no-show job and 31 government-paid trips to Orlando, leave an Army contracting officer to plead guilty to conspiracy and 10 counts of theft. Sens. Braun and Ernst revive a bill to withhold the salaries of feds who don't pay their taxes. And the Air Force unveils a new strategy to fill nearly 2,000 job openings for pilots.
April 27, 2023 -
Bad things can happen when contractors fail to include their subs in negotiations with the government. The Air Force decided to redo its approach to a small construction contract. It drove up costs.
April 26, 2023 -
Throughout the pandemic, citizens might have suspected that components of the Health and Human Services Department weren't quite coordinated. Now the Government Accountability Office has put HHS leadership and coordination of public health emergencies on the list of at-risk federal programs.
April 26, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: With robberies against postal workers at epidemic levels, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durban implores the Justice Department to aggressively prosecute. NASA continues to struggle attempting to keep up with diversity in federal workforce. And the VA sets its sights on finding permanent housing for 38,000 homeless veterans.
April 26, 2023 -
The biannual list of high risk federal programs, published last week by the Government Accountability Office, is both promising and discouraging.
April 25, 2023