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Tom Temin
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The Defense Department has taken a lot of heat in recent years from industry critics who charge its procurement officials have been putting too much weight on low prices and not enough on quality.
December 06, 2016 -
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With only a few days left before the current continuing resolution expires, it's back. The threat of a government shutdown. It's likely Congress will avoid that with another CR, but no one knows for how long. David Hawkings, senior editor of Roll Call, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer insight on whether they'll inch it along week by week or extend it until May.
December 06, 2016 -
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Suppose, after inauguration, President Donald Trump did impose a federal hiring freeze, easier firing and no more union work during regular hours. What might that effect be after 100 days? For one perspective, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turn to Bob Tobias, professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University.
December 06, 2016 -
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The Agriculture Department has a program to get more veterinarians to rural areas. Dr. Gary Sherman, national program leader for veterinary science at USDA's National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment program.
December 06, 2016 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
