Tom Temin

  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general will review President Trump's Executive Order calling for increased vetting of foreign visitors.

    February 03, 2017
  • On the surface, two last minute rules passed by the Obama administration require  government agencies to come clean on late payments to subcontractors and privacy training for contractor employees. But what does that mean? Speaking on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Joe Petrillo, attorney at Petrillo and Powell, provides some answers.

    February 02, 2017
  • Lynne Bernabei, a partner with the D.C. law firm of Bernabei and Kabat, said Yates' firing and Trump administration distaste of State Department dissent channel will give federal employees a lot to think about.

    February 02, 2017
  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, an attorney for the IRS' Office of Professional Responsibility is arrested for conspiring to sell methamphetamines, and was even seen consuming the drug.

    February 02, 2017
  • Everybody likes a smaller, more efficient government with better services from its agencies and the habit of hiring the best possible people. Throw in a hiring freeze and a reduction through attrition and you end up with a nearly unsolvable equation. Margo Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the effects the freeze may have on the ability to ensure quality service.

    February 01, 2017
  • The Justice Department, like a few others, has one or two really big agencies and a lot of small ones. So a big challenge for DoJ Chief Information Officer Joseph Klimavicz is keeping everyone happy and well-equipped while balancing the priorities. Klimavicz describes on Federal Drive with Tom Temin how he is aiming to bring agility into the way his organization delivers IT services.

    February 01, 2017
  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, members of House and Senate committees who oversee federal contracting want to get rid of a rule passed in the final months of the Obama administration.

    February 01, 2017
  • The Transportation Security Administration has long been working with outdated IT security protocols and equipment. In response, the Homeland Security Inspector General has said the agency is making progress to ensure its IT infrastructure is more stable and secure. Sondra McCauley, DHS assistant Inspector General for IT Audits, explains the updates with Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    February 01, 2017
  • Regulation and deregulation have been a ceaseless process at least since the Carter administration.

    February 01, 2017
  • The Defense Department has been trying to get a clear sense from the White House about what it wants and does not want in the overseas contingency operations (OCO) budget. But the last administration's budget office left those decisions for the new administration. So now what?

    January 31, 2017
  • The Border Patrol apprehends a lot of people coming into the United States illegally, but not all who cross are the same. There is an elaborate process for screening each offender and ensuring the consequences fit the crime, so to speak. Rebecca Gambler, director of Homeland Security and Justice issues at GAO, questions the Border Patrol system on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    January 31, 2017
  • When Donald Trump, as president-elect, went after the intelligence community on its reports of alleged Russian election hacking, one could say it surprised the establishment. Daniel Benjamin, a former State Department employee and scholar at Dartmouth College, argues on Federal Drive with Tom Temin that it may have sabotaged the Trump Administration's ability to conduct foreign policy.

    January 31, 2017
  • On Capitol Hill this week, it's business-not-as-usual. Immigration, the border wall, confirmation of President Trump's appointees - they've got plenty to do, but no clear way to do it. Joining the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with what to expect in the short term, Roll Call senior editor David Hawkings.

    January 31, 2017
  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, President Trump lays out who he would like to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with another critical leadership post in DHS.

    January 31, 2017