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Tom Temin
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The government has made progress in the last 15 years, but it's nowhere near a fully digital model.
October 26, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, a judge in Texas has blocked part of the White House's labor effort requiring contractors to report violations of labor and employment laws.
October 26, 2016 -
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When ISC², a non-profit focused on cybersecurity education and certification, conducted a survey of chief information security officers for federal agencies, it found three major concerns that permeated the results.
October 25, 2016 -
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The Pentagon says its new Silicon Valley-based technology outreach office is seeing some early successes in rapid acquisition. It handled its first dozen procurements in an average time of 60 days. But most of the money it spent went to established companies, not garage-style startups.
October 25, 2016 -
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Congress, at least some members, are getting nervous as the election approaches. Could there be another October surprise to send the election careening this way or that? Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for a two week look out.
October 25, 2016 -
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The Agriculture Department is aiming to create an online database of nutritional data for all the packaged food. It's called the New Open Data Partnership for Public Health. Dr. Pamela Starke-Reed, deputy administrator for Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality at the Agricultural Research Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
October 25, 2016 -
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In two significant studies, the Justice Department's inspector general found the FBI does an accurate job stopping gun sales to the ineligible. But why do such people often get guns? The IG also found the Drug Enforcement Administration still has serious problems policing use of informants. IG Michael Horowitz shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
October 25, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, we get an update from the Defense Department on what defense companies are doing to implement insider threat programs.
October 25, 2016 -
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The Obama administration appointed a permanent chief information security officer, underscoring the importance of cybersecurity. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked Dan Waddell, ISC Squared's North American managing director, about a detailed list of suggested priorities for the federal CISO Greg Touhill the non-profit put together.
October 24, 2016 -
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How good is the Homeland Security Department's own cybersecurity? The DHS inspector general took a look as called for by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. Sondra McCauley, assistant inspector general for IT audits, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with all the findings.
October 24, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, members of the California National Guard are told they should have never received their reenlistment bonuses and they now need to pay the money back...or else.
October 24, 2016 -
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The DOT driverless policy isn't vehicle regulation. That is yet to come. But it has produced controversy.
October 24, 2016 -
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Even when the U.S. coastline dodged what could have been a much worse disaster, 22 people died when Hurricane Matthew brushed by. A decade after Katrina and a century after Galveston, Texas, the United States is still bad at disaster recovery, especially when it comes to housing. That's according to Zack Rosenburg, the founder of non-profit SBP, who started his quest for better disaster planning after helping out in Saint Bernard parish in 2006. He joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
October 21, 2016 -
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The federal government spends about as much on public relations and advertising as it does on cell phone services - $1 billion a year. Plus, the number of public affairs employees shot up during the Obama administration. But the Government Accountability Office, which put together the figures, made no recommendations on this category of spend. Federal News Radio's Eric White discussed these findings with Heather Krause, acting director of strategic issues at the GAO.
October 21, 2016
