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Tom Temin
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The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. In today’s Top Federal Headlines, the Defense Department has issued a directive outlining stipulations for those who…
November 22, 2016 -
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The Defense Department recently deployed systems to let banks and other lenders instantly check potential borrowers' military status at the same time as they’re checking their credit record.
November 21, 2016 -
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The Veterans Affairs Department's Million Veteran Program has collected blood from more than half a million veterans. It's now the largest genomic database in the world. MVP hit the halfway mark in August, and is on track to hit its goal of 1 million veterans ahead of schedule. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar, MVP's program director, gave Federal News Radio's Lauren Larson a look at the program, how the data is managed and what she and her team hope to gain from the research.
November 21, 2016 -
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A perfect solution for cybersecurity is elusive because the threats always change. But the network itself remains an important focus for cyber efforts. John Kindervag, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, shares some of the latest strategies for mitigating network threats on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 21, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Justice Department's inspector general says DOJ's unique retirement benefits could create a major staffing shortage in the next few years.
November 21, 2016 -
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When Rear Adm. Matt Winter, outgoing Chief of Naval Research, looks back on his career at the Office of Naval Research, the thing he is most proud of is working with "the best and brightest scientists in the world."
November 21, 2016 -
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Ted Davies was named the Executive of the Year for companies up to $75 million as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
November 18, 2016 -
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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. Frank Rusco, director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the Government Accountability Office, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that Interior still has trouble knowing for sure whether the measures are effective.
November 18, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, Gregory Touhill, the nation's first U.S. Chief Information Security Officer lays out what his office will be focusing on.
November 18, 2016 -
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Everybody take a deep breath. The Plum Book has 4,000 jobs. It always takes months to make a dent.
November 18, 2016 -
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When it comes to making contract awards, agencies need to be precise about the date and time. That's because the law imposes deadlines on bid protests and the clock starts ticking the moment the award is made. That basic premise of procurement law was reaffirmed recently when an agency tried to backdate an award by one day. Attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 17, 2016 -
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Many members of the armed forces and their families are stationed in remote areas or otherwise might not be able to obtain the one decoration that best marks the upcoming holiday season. Dick Darling, chairman of Trees for Troops and the Christmas Spirit Foundation, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how his organization is helping.
November 17, 2016 -
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The National Academy of Public Administration released a detailed study that showed the Veterans Benefits Administration has improved disability claims backlogs, but that's only the beginning. John Kamensky, chairman of the academy's VBA panel, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
November 17, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, the White House has responds to a petition to stop a new policy for how sailors will be recognized within the Navy.
November 17, 2016
