Tom Temin

  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Justice Department announces Chris Cornell, the man who plotted to attack Capitol Hill police and workers during the 2015 State of the Union Address, will serve 30 years in prison.

    December 06, 2016
  • Day-to-day, USPS is working just fine. But eventually, it's going to need actual people to populate its Board of Governors.

    December 06, 2016
  • The Defense Health Agency is still a nascent organization, but its task is enormous. Its purpose is to join together the military services’ medical commands. Section 702 of the 2017 defense authorization bill adds even more responsibility by putting military treatment facilities under DHA’s umbrella. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione speaks with DHA Director Vice Adm. Raquel Bono on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the agency’s future and the challenges it’s facing currently.

    December 05, 2016
  • Congress is getting ready to vote on a defense authorization bill for 2017. The conference report, seeking to reconcile the Senate and House versions, has lots of stuff of interest to contractors. Alan Chvotkin, counsel and executive vice president of the Professional Services Council, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.

    December 05, 2016
  • Federal agencies work under a policy requiring them to disclose cyber flaws to vendors. Except sometimes they don't. Jason Healy, senior research scholar and cyber conflict expert at Columbia University, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the disclosure loopholes and the harm they can cause.

    December 05, 2016
  • Legislation in 2008 put the government-backed secondary mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship by a new agency. Eight years later, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is still conserving Fannie and Freddie. Now the Government Accountability Office is urging Congress to force everyone to clarify their goals here so a lingering situation can get off the dime. For more, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Lawrance Evans Jr., director of financial markets and community investment issues at GAO.

    December 05, 2016
  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, Congress sends a bill to the President that supporters say will help the federal government run major projects more efficiently.

    December 05, 2016
  • Like Donald Trump's Boeing 757, the General Service Administration's multiple award schedule flies on and on. Even after so many shiny new vehicles have come onto the scene. Now the GSA is working to revitalize the contracts. Julia Coon, a consultant with the CentreLaw Group, discusses some of the more important changes on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    December 02, 2016
  • If you're a senior executive, the transition can be a lot to deal with. Ira Goldstein, a long-time federal executive, Deloitte consultant and most recently, author of a new book, the Federal Management Playbook, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer some practical advice for dealing with new policies and political appointees.

    December 02, 2016
  • The House Oversight Committee investigated reports of sexual harassment and misconduct within the Agriculture Department. Employee advocates testified on Capitol Hill that the U.S. Forest Service is not doing enough to prevent harassment, protect victims, and punish perpetrators. Federal News Radio’s Meredith Somers shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    December 02, 2016
  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, two Senators want to know how the General Services Administration plans on avoiding conflicts in its lease with now President-elect Donald Trump for the Old Post Office building.

    December 02, 2016
  • Feet cold? Put on a hat. If anything, we're entering a golden age for federal HR.

    December 01, 2016
  • Companies often challenge contract awards when the people being proposed by the winner don't meet the qualifications the agency set forth in the first place. That's what happened with one services contractor. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the agency's response made things even more drawn out.

    December 01, 2016
  • In today's Top Federal Headlines, a group of Senators hope to make the Presidential Innovation Fellows program a permanent one.

    December 01, 2016