Tom Temin
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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 -
Agencies wanting to improve customer service should hire front-line people who are good at customer service. No mystery there. But to support those people, you really need to have a much deeper orientation toward good service delivery. Mallory Barg Bulman, director of research at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with advice for how to do that.
November 30, 2016 -
The Obama administration came in with a definite innovation agenda. You see it in countless ways, including the high interest in all things Silicon Valley. What might the innovation landscape look like under the Trump administration? Jonathan Aberman, chairman of venture capital firm Amplifier Ventures and of the non-profit Tandem NSI, shares his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin
November 30, 2016 -
Outsourcing could make a big comeback under the Trump administration. But would it be a good idea? Not in the opinion of Donald Cohen, the founder and executive director of California think tank In the Public Interest. It looked at several privatization efforts at the state and local level, from Iowa Medicaid to school district bus services and found they worsen inequality. Cohen shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 30, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Office of Personnel Management releases new tools for agencies to use to build up their cyber workforce.
November 30, 2016 -
Term limits yes or no, dealing with Cuba now that Castro is dead, and getting the continuation of the continuing resolution out the door. Congress has a big agenda when it reconvenes and not much time to complete it. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas outlook.
November 29, 2016 -
Six years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion, the Interior Department agencies responsible for overseeing the oil and gas industry have made progress of their own. They've taken several measures to make sure they can hire and retain the people they need to carry out the oversight function. But Interior still has trouble knowing for sure whether the measures are effective. Frank Rusco, director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 29, 2016 -
Better relations with Cuba might conjure up images of new travel destinations and great rum. For the Health and Human Services department, it means an opportunity for partnership on public health topics. In fact, a memorandum of understanding between HHS and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health means the two countries are doing just that. Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, the assistant HSS secretary for global affairs, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on how the cooperative relationship will work.
November 29, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Federal Acquisition Council clarifies what kind of communication federal acquisition officials can have with industry.
November 29, 2016 -
At first blush a cooperative agreement between HHS and its Cuban counterpart seems absurd, given the shambling condition of Cuba's medical system.
November 29, 2016 -
Reports about the job security of NSA director Adm. Mike Rogers has several members of Congress up in arms.
November 28, 2016 -
All the signs are pointing to a continuing resolution lasting until March 31. That's half of fiscal 2017. So maybe contractors should consider reworking their plans so they have a half-fiscal-year strategy to start April 1. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with one view of what that might look like.
November 28, 2016