Tom Temin
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How open or closed will the Trump administration be? How the next president treats the performance dashboards will be instructive.
December 28, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump has laid out numerous goals for the first few months of his administration. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, talked with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what the incoming administration needs to do to strengthen the Office of Management and Budget as the focal point of missions that cut across agencies.
December 28, 2016 -
The 114th Congress left a lot of unfinished business. Besides straightening out budget priorities with the new Trump administration, the 115th will have a lot of policy changes to deal with. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings provides a look ahead on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 28, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants a fresh plan for securing the nation's networks and other critical infrastructure. He'll face a challenge also faced by the Obama administration — the need for people trained in cybersecurity. The University of Maryland Baltimore County has been turning out such people. Federal Drive with Tom Temin speaks with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Professor Anupam Joshi, chairman of the computer science department there.
December 28, 2016 -
Information technology and how the government buys it is an $85 billion a year tab for the federal government. Plus it's something every agency deals with. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a look ahead at what 2017 and the Trump administration will bring to these two crucial activities.
December 28, 2016 -
Navy documents retrieved by the Washington Post reveal that the branch's criminal division had been trying since 2006 to find evidence of corruption on defense contractor Leonard Francis.
December 28, 2016 -
The General Services Administration seems to be making it tougher for certain contractors to do business with the government. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Group, tells Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin what new stipulations GSA is implementing that may leave some companies out to dry.
December 27, 2016 -
One thing unlikely to change under the new administration is the continued use of the latest information technologies to improve the citizen experience and government operations. IDC Government Insights has published a list of 10 trends that will affect digital government. Shawn McCarthy, IDCGI director of research, shares the highlights on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 27, 2016 -
2016 was a busy year for agency oversight. Congress wanted to know about potholes and detours on the road to DATA Act implementation and demanded answers and accountability from departments with "toxic work cultures." Federal News Radio's Meredith Somers tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the progress agencies made toward their 2016 goals and the challenges they’ll face in 2017.
December 27, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Office of Personnel Management unveiled a new rule that says USPS and the Treasury Department can work together to determine what percentage postal workers should pay into retirement systems.
December 27, 2016 -
Social Security may be a third rail, but it's time for the politicians to step right on it.
December 26, 2016 -
The U.S. intelligence community is reportedly prepared to release an estimate on how many Americans are being monitored through online surveillance tools.
December 26, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the American Federal of Government Employees and the TSA workers they represent agree to a new CBA after months of negotiations.
December 23, 2016 -
With six months to go before the deadline set by Congress, agencies have a lot of work to do in regards to implementing the Data Act. That's according to two studios (study 1, study 2) from the Government Accountability Office. Paula Rascona GAO's director of financial management and assurance issues, talked about the DATA Act deadline on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 22, 2016 -
The defense budget is constantly going through ups and downs. Congress is still trying to figure out the numbers for 2017. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how this year wrapped up and what’s in store for next year.
December 22, 2016