Tom Temin
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Rear Adm. Mat Winter, the chief of naval research, is packing up knick-knacks. This week is Winter's final one on the job. He’s leaving the post on Friday to take a leadership position in the Pentagon’s F-35 program office. Before departing, he spent a few minutes with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about his two years as the leader of the Office of the Naval Research, which, by the way, turned 70-years old this year.
November 16, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Government Accountability Office says agencies are only getting partial or no access to information they need to help stop improper payments.
November 15, 2016 -
Few career feds, level-headed as they tend to be, are heading for the doors just because Donald Trump will be president.
November 15, 2016 -
When he takes office in a couple of months, President-elect Donald Trump won't be the only newbie to the federal government. So will a fair number of members of the House and Senate. They will also have new jobs to learn before they get to take part in oversight of your agency. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain with how they get educated fast.
November 15, 2016 -
A lot of the national attention has been focused on the surprising outcome of last week's presidential race. The Trump win also seemed to help keep Republicans in control of the House and Senate. D.C. attorney Steve Ryan, a long-time legislative observer, shares the tally of Capitol Hill on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 15, 2016 -
Just when you thought things were calming down, the General Services Administration goes and reorganizes the Federal Acquisition Service. It sounds complicated and it's directed at something contractors already distrust. Namely, category management. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, for more.
November 14, 2016 -
When the Obama administration transfers 12 terabytes of data to the National Archives and Records Administration, it'll underscore the importance of federal records and records management. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Rob Efrus of Efrus Federal Advisors, for some insight.
November 14, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, a new app from the Government Accountability Office lays out the agency's recommendation to transition officials and Congress.
November 14, 2016 -
Winning is one thing. Now President-elect Donald Trump must prove he can govern. That means working through and with dozens of federal agencies and millions of federal employees. Donald Kettl, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on that task at hand.
November 14, 2016 -
Presuming you won't be fired, you may nevertheless have trepidation about whomever will come into your agency as leadership after inauguration.
November 11, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Veterans Affairs Department and Social Security are merging systems to create an automated claims process.
November 11, 2016 -
No one ever said program management was easy. Especially in aerospace and defense. If it was, the Defense Department wouldn't be dealing with persistent cost and schedule overruns decade after decade. But a new analysis by Deloitte finds that the rate of cost overruns has declined a lot. Robin Lineberger, a Deloitte Consulting principal, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
November 10, 2016 -
The Peace Corps has made a lot of progress in recent years boosting the numbers of people who sign up. Yet it has persistent problems with internal operations and in training and safety of its far flung volunteers. Peace Corps Inspector General Kathy Buller joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the latest annual IG report detailing these issues.
November 10, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the incoming Trump administration displays how it plans to keep the country updated on its ongoing transition into power.
November 10, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Homeland Security Department's Inspector General identifies reasons why it's three largest law enforcement agencies are having trouble fully staffing themselves.
November 09, 2016