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Tom Temin
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Regulation and deregulation have been a ceaseless process at least since the Carter administration.
February 01, 2017 -
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The Defense Department has been trying to get a clear sense from the White House about what it wants and does not want in the overseas contingency operations (OCO) budget. But the last administration's budget office left those decisions for the new administration. So now what?
January 31, 2017 -
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The Border Patrol apprehends a lot of people coming into the United States illegally, but not all who cross are the same. There is an elaborate process for screening each offender and ensuring the consequences fit the crime, so to speak. Rebecca Gambler, director of Homeland Security and Justice issues at GAO, questions the Border Patrol system on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 31, 2017 -
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When Donald Trump, as president-elect, went after the intelligence community on its reports of alleged Russian election hacking, one could say it surprised the establishment. Daniel Benjamin, a former State Department employee and scholar at Dartmouth College, argues on Federal Drive with Tom Temin that it may have sabotaged the Trump Administration's ability to conduct foreign policy.
January 31, 2017 -
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On Capitol Hill this week, it's business-not-as-usual. Immigration, the border wall, confirmation of President Trump's appointees - they've got plenty to do, but no clear way to do it. Joining the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with what to expect in the short term, Roll Call senior editor David Hawkings.
January 31, 2017 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, President Trump lays out who he would like to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with another critical leadership post in DHS.
January 31, 2017 -
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Some powerful members of Congress have wondered aloud whether more federal agencies should be moved out of Washington. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says that would put them closer to the people they regulate. Bob Tobias, professor in the key executive leadership program at American University, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that's not such a good idea.
January 30, 2017 -
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The new Trump administration has thrown off policies on immigration, border control, trade, federal employment, the environment and oil and gas transport. But we've seen nothing on information technology, on which the government spends more than $80 billion a year. Dave Wennergren, executive vice president for operations and technology at the Professional Services Council, shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 30, 2017 -
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It's only been orbiting the earth since about Thanksgiving, but the new GOES-16 satellite, operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is proving its worth in the data and imagery it produces. Joseph Pica, director of the office of observations at the National Weather Service, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a progress report.
January 30, 2017 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, President Donald Trump revises the attendance at the National Security and Homeland Security Councils.
January 30, 2017 -
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Amy Schafer, a research associate at the Center for a New American Security, says the Budget Control Act is putting Marine Corps aviators' lives in danger. They've experienced a spike in training accidents. Schafer tells Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin how budget constraints affect Marine pilots.
January 27, 2017 -
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As the saying goes, elections matter. That's proving true once again on the nation's border with Mexico. Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, the union representing agents of Customs and Border Protection, shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 27, 2017 -
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Between last Labor Day and New Year's eve alone, 60 people were caught crossing the Mexican border — every hour.
January 27, 2017 -
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If money is the oxygen of federal programs, then the incoming Trump administration will have to unblock some of the tubing. Data analysis by Govini shows hundreds of billions of dollars in expiring contracts. But billions more are already obligated. Matt Hummer, Govini's director of analytics, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the question of what the new administration can accomplish might depend of how much funding it can get reprogrammed.
January 27, 2017
