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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have concluded the federal procurement system isn't nearly as competitive as it should or could be. For more on what they looked at and what they found, Federal Drive talked to Karam Kang, one of the project's co-authors
The Government Accountability Office has been regularly reviewing agency COVID response performance. In their latest report, auditors came up with 16 more recommendations. For more, Tom Temin spoke to the GAO's health care team Director Jessica Farb.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon is charging up a plan to electrify some of its vehicles.
A team of 14 auditors, engineers and program analysts found systemic management weaknesses that exposed service members to lead, radon and other hazards in government-owned housing.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has for years operated a plan to help more women and minorities gain access to the patent system and fill the patent gap.
The world of procurement the last week has been dropped into a blender. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got an assessment from federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.
The Office of Inspector General took a detailed look at how employees view the Postal Service as employees. Priscilla Lee is a research analyst with the OIG and talked about the findings on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed rescinding a Trump era rule.
Maria Roat, the deputy federal chief information officer, said four agencies proved chat and calendar sharing capabilities was possible.
Congress is out this week and the regular appropriations continuing resolution hasn't got much longer to go. Is a year long CR in the offing?
The Coast Guard has revised its policy on tattoos. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked about it with the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, Capt. Richter Tipton.
Wellness of the workforce is a big issue for federal executives, especially for people like Border Patrol agents, who deal with stress and danger, overlaid with the pandemic.
In today's Federal Newscast: A federal appeals court is fast-tracking a legal challenge to the president's vaccine mandate for large, private employers. Hundreds of millions of dollars are headed toward IT modernization. The Secretary of State has named two top diplomats to lead efforts to deal with Havana Syndrome.
One authoritative database reports that 4% of all scientific research published last year had to do with COVID. And that produced lots and lots of data. Now the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is trying to find meaning in it.