Tom Temin
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Don't waste too much time looking back at a weird 2022. Too much is possible in 2023.
December 30, 2022 -
Members of the military special forces can do extraordinary things. But eventually they muster out, with little preparation for work in the private sector. That's where the Tampa, Florida based STAR network comes in.
December 29, 2022 -
Veterans Affairs has never been a static organization. In recent years, legislation has added external practitioners to augment health care available in VA's own facilities.
December 29, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has new guidance for federal agencies that need to reduce privacy risks in giant sets of data.
December 29, 2022 -
A series of challenges in the new year, hosted by the Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate, will help measure the accuracy of tools meant to test the validity of someone's identity. The sessions will challenge industry to deliver secure, accurate, and easy-to-use remote identity validation technologies.
December 28, 2022 -
Maybe it's lack of leadership. Or lack of attention. But the Justice Department has failed on a critical congressional mandate, that's according to the Government Accountability Office. Justice has been required to update a national strategy to deal with exploitation of children every two years.
December 28, 2022 -
The omnibus budget package is a lot more than a bill to fund government operations. Congress stuffed its five thousand pages with tax and business provisions. Some have real impact.
December 28, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Bureau of Prisons will have to overhaul its outdated security systems under legislation the president signed yesterday.
December 28, 2022 -
Taming the sometimes chaotic cloud computing arrangements and learning to love artificial intelligence, those are among the technology trends for 2023 identified by thinkers at Deloitte.
December 27, 2022 -
A late 19th century law called the Chinese Exclusion Act put a 10-year ban on Chinese laborers immigrating to the United States. Subsequent laws limited Chinese immigration until Congress condemned the Exclusion Act in 2012.
December 27, 2022 -
Earmarks, appropriations as favors to individual members of Congress, have made a big comeback. More than 7,000 worth billions in the latest deal. The Federal Drive got details from Bloomberg Government Congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick.
December 27, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new telework agreement for one agency gives its employees more flexibility.
December 27, 2022 -
From chemical safety to data security, the Environmental Protection Agency has a range of management and performance challenges in 2023. The list was developed, as legally required, by EPA's office of inspector general.
December 23, 2022 -
During the worst of the pandemic, Florida officials were able to speed test results to resident thanks to automation. The Florida Department of Health signed up Healthy Together, a provider of online disease management software.
December 23, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The DHS Inspector General finds Homeland Security not too secure on revoking former employees' credentials. A new bill calls for NOAA to breakaway from the Commerce Department. And after a two-year wait, federal guidance on the ethical use of AI is MIA.
December 23, 2022