Tom Temin
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Kyo Dolan, assistant to the special agent in charge of the Secret Service’s Critical Systems Protection Program, talked with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how the agency builds cyber threats into its protection plans.
March 31, 2017 -
Every time there’s been a move to post actual federal contract documents on public websites, the effort’s been derailed, partly because of concerns about protecting contractors’ proprietary information. Sean Moulton manages the open government program at Project on Government Oversight. He tells Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what the feds can learn from how states handle similar information.
March 31, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, IRS leaders say budget cuts have made hiring and hanging on to employees a difficult task.
March 31, 2017 -
The U.S. Copyright Office, which is part of the Library of Congress, is conducting a study to see if current copyright laws do enough to protect the so-called moral rights of attribution and integrity for creators. Federal News Radio's Eric White spoke with acting Register of Copyrights and the Director of the Copyright Office Karyn Temple Claggett on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 30, 2017 -
For the second year in a row, the Equal Employment Opportunity Rights Commission is hosting a series of webinars on various employment discrimination topics. Patricia St. Clair, EEOC’s assistant director for federal sector programs, talked with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the commission’s focus areas for online training in 2017.
March 30, 2017 -
The Trump administration sees the new White House Office of American Innovation to be headed by Jared Kushner as one way to make federal procurement more efficient and responsive. So is erasing a contracting rule established by the Obama administration. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 30, 2017 -
The Strategic Capabilities Office is one of the most lauded organizations in the Defense Department. The office is famous for taking military systems that do one thing and make them do something completely different. Its leader says his office doesn’t have to worry about acquisition requirements like the rest of the Pentagon establishment. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione fills in all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 30, 2017 -
The Air Force's problem lies not in pilot recruitment, but rather retention. Meanwhile, the major airlines are enjoying a financial boom.
March 30, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Justice Department charges a State Department employee with obstructing an official proceeding and making false statements to the FBI.
March 30, 2017 -
Cloud computing has been a part of federal information technology policy for eight years. Yet, agency chief information officers and their tech staffs still say they have challenges in moving stuff out of their own data centers and into clouds. One reason might be they often don't see the benefit. That's according to a new survey by Deloitte. Doug Bourgeois, Deloitte's Federal Cloud leader and managing director, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 29, 2017 -
WikiLeaks has a lot in common with lightning. It can strike anywhere, and doesn't discriminate. When it does, organizations know they've been zapped good. Yet each cybersecurity loss gives or should give some insight in how to improve your defenses. What potential lessons learned from this latest case, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Jeff Pollard, principal cybersecurity analyst at Forrester Research.
March 29, 2017 -
The President's management agenda lays out points of emphasis the President wants agency managers to show progress in. That's sort of a first for Presidential skinny budgets. The idea is receiving praise from good government associations like the Partnership for Public Service. Federal News Radio's Eric White spoke with Margot Conrad, director of Education and Outreach for the Partnership, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 29, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, former representative Steve Stockman and a director from his office are indicted of using charitable funds on his campaign and personal expenses.
March 29, 2017 -
The Labor Department's unemployment insurance program pays out $3.5 billion a year improperly, an error rate of more than 10 percent. Justin Bullock, assistant professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A & M, studied this problem. He shares the results on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 28, 2017 -
If you're lucky or wise, you'll keep adding to your Thrift Savings Plan and it keeps growing. Should you leave it or do you put it to work for you in some other way? Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning, offers some advice for wringing the most out of your TSP on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 28, 2017