Tom Temin
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Wave after wave of reform of the security clearance backlog system has crashed on bureaucratic rocks. Now government agencies and companies with a need for cleared people are awaiting the launch of the National Background Investigation Bureau. David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take on NBIB.
January 16, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Congressional Budget Office provides new analysis on how much spending by the Defense Department for Operations and Maintenance has starkly risen since 2000.
January 16, 2017 -
The Defense Department is adopting a new reporting system to ensure program and project cost data is more efficient for both the department and for industry partners.
January 15, 2017 -
Many of us might give in to a persistent disease like brain cancer. Especially after a series of surgeries failed to cure it. But not BethAnn Telford. This Government Publishing Office employee soon departs for Antarctica, where she plans to run the first of seven marathons in seven days, each on a different continent. Telford shares her story on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 13, 2017 -
Defense legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama in December will reverse decades-old mistake of tax withholding from veterans with combat-related disabilities.
January 13, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Federal Acquisition Regulation council publishes 5 final rules, one which bans contractors stopping employees from speaking out with confidentiality agreements.
January 13, 2017 -
When it comes to poor morale and employee engagement, the Securities and Exchange Commission is on the mend. But the Government Accountability Office found SEC management still has to fix a lack of cross-divisional collaboration and a lack of training for its specialized staff. Mike Clements, acting director of financial markets and community investments at the GAO, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 12, 2017 -
Data analytics is one technique with the potential to help managers deal with their workforce concerns. Joe Abusamra, vice president at the talent management firm Acendre, shares some of the findings on the company's list of Human Capital trends to watch for in 2017 with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 12, 2017 -
Last week, the National Labor Relations Board adopted a ruling by one of its administrative law judges, which ordered the Postal Service to discontinue its relationship with the office supplies chain Staples. Members of the American Postal Workers Union were pleased with the decision. APWU President Mark Dimondstein tells Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin just what the conclusion of this legal dispute means for its members.
January 12, 2017 -
Don't rule out the consumer domain as a potential source of enterprise technology. A robotic fish finder holds its own with the Navy's unmanned technology.
January 12, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Transportation Department has a new council made of industry experts to provide guidance on self-driving cars.
January 12, 2017 -
With 85 percent of agencies using smart identity cards to log onto computer networks, they’re starting to look ahead to the next phase of identity management: controlling who gets access to what information, and when.
January 11, 2017 -
Lots of federal managers have asked how they help manage through the upcoming presidential transition. Some tried-and-true basics for taking care of people can certainly help. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director of the Partnership for Public Service, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 11, 2017 -
Tech savvy college students may have the answers for solving the Pentagon's biggest problems, but they don't how the Defense acquisition regulations work. That can be a problem itself. Chris Taylor is former Defense contractor CEO and adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his Hacking for Defense class.
January 11, 2017 -
According to cybersecurity firm TrapX, cyber attacks on health care organizations rose 39 percent last year with 93 major incidents. And a big way in is through unprotected medical device. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asks Anthony James, vice president of marketing at TRAPX Security, how vulnerable is the Veterans Affairs Department or TRICARE?
January 11, 2017