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Tom Temin
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In today's Federal Newscast, analysis of how the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program has matured over the last 5 years.
June 28, 2017 -
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The Defense Information Systems Agency is hard at work on the next generation of mobile, secure computing for the Defense Department. And it's up to some heavy contracting activity.
June 27, 2017 -
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The Senate is in a large debate over its health care insurance bill unveiled Friday, June 23. It's an important debate, according to David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the upcoming week on the Hill and the likelihood the bill will pass as quickly as majority leader Mitch McConnell wants.
June 27, 2017 -
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Since 2010, the Improper Payment Elimination Reporting Act has required inspectors general to tell whether their agencies are doing what they're supposed to in order to reduce debt by error. But the Government Accountability Office has found a few flaws in the IG reports. Beryl Davis, director of financial management and assurance at GAO, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to elaborate.
June 27, 2017 -
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Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates once said that for too many Americans, military service is something for others to do — but a trend has been building ever since institution of the all-volunteer force. Enlistees come from a shrinking number of locations, and more and more come from families from which someone else has served. James Winnefeld, a Navy Admiral and former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss problems this may cause and some possible solutions.
June 27, 2017 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of starting to rebuild its science advisory boards.
June 27, 2017 -
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Decline in congressional support agency staff over time leaves legislators with less capacity to make informed decisions.
June 26, 2017 -
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Since 1951, the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services — the armed services, that is — has forwarded its annual research findings to the Defense Secretary. This year the committee has sent up fourteen recommendations.
June 26, 2017 -
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The General Services Administration has a lot of vacancies in its acquisition pantheon. And there's no administrator yet - or even an appointment. In a situation like this, contractors need a strategy. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to give some tips.
June 26, 2017 -
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Federal agencies trying to fend of the cybersecurity threat are about as not always effective, as breaches and losses are common. In fact, according to research by Thales E-Security and 451 Research, one third of agencies experienced a data breach just in the last year. Wayne Lewandowski, vice president of federal at Thales, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the numbers.
June 26, 2017 -
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Industry and academia alike regularly come up with new applications for radio technology, and they often need an experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission. Now the FCC has launched a new and simplified way for filing applications for new experiments. Julie Knapp, chief engineer of the FCC, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the process in detail.
June 26, 2017 -
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In today's Federal Newscast, two members of the House introduce legislation to apply limits to using lowest-price technically acceptable to civilian agencies.
June 26, 2017 -
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The idea of an Amazon-like market is the latest iteration of a durable idea, namely getting the government to buy commercial items in a commercial way.
June 23, 2017 -
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Imagine cheating taxpayers out of millions and millions of dollars, and at the same time, deliberately misdiagnosing hundreds of patients just for the purpose of stealing. Unfortunately such people are out there. But there's one less now, thanks to the efforts of Bryan Drake. Drake is a special agent on the FBI Doctor Fata investigative team and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss his process.
June 23, 2017
