Tom Temin
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Veterans Affairs Department doctors are teaming up with those in the Defense Department and the National Cancer Institute to develop new cancer treatments. The program is called Applied Proteogenomics Organizational Learning and Outcomes consortium, or Apollo. It's part of the so-called cancer moonshot initiative. Dr. Michael Kelley, national program director for Oncology at Veterans Affairs, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain what the program is all about.
September 28, 2016 -
When you spend $20 billion of taxpayer money a year, inefficient and unnecessarily complex are not the adjectives you want to hear for how you do it. But that's what the Government Accountability Office has revealed about the Veterans Affairs Department.
September 28, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduce legislation to make it harder for the IRS to seize property from suspected criminals
September 28, 2016 -
When the IRS's major union and its taxpayer advocate agree something is a bad idea, maybe it's time to take another look.
September 28, 2016 -
The possibility of a government shutdown is again up in the air. A week ago, it looked liked a continuing resolution was in the bag. Maybe we thought too fast. With this week's update, and deadline of Friday night, Federal Drive with Tom Temin checks in with David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call.
September 27, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is planting so-called innovation centers all over. First came San Jose, then Boston and now, Austin Texas. Is he overdoing it? Will these DIUXs produce tangible results? And what do they mean for companies in the D.C. region. For some possible answers, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to Jonathan Aberman, chairman of Amplifier Ventures.
September 27, 2016 -
Not many bills pass the House unanimously. But this one did and in the Senate. It would make federal agencies help native American tribes establish the infrastructure they need to support rising tourism. Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) sponsored the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the bill would do.
September 27, 2016 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Government Accountability Office finds the Defense Department still does not have conclusive research on the what effect fumes from burn pits have on those who construct and maintain them.
September 27, 2016 -
By coincidence, yesterday the FBI issued one very clear picture of the United States -- its annual report on crime.
September 27, 2016 -
The Air Force says it’s ready to start training at least some of its enlisted members to fly aircraft. Classes are set to begin next month, and the graduates would be the first enlisted pilots in the Air Force’s 69-year history.
September 26, 2016 -
Imagine the new National Museum of African American History and Culture closing just a week after its gala opening!
September 26, 2016 -
Government by continuing resolution is no fun for anyone. Plans get put on hold, strategies stall. And it's hard for contractors when the government holds back, afraid to overspend what might be appropriated. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that early on a CR can have some benefits.
September 26, 2016 -
Few places match the pace of innovation in health care found at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Patrick Conway, the deputy CMS administrator for innovation and quality and its chief medical officer, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin size and scope of CMS.
September 26, 2016 -
A team at the Energy Department is surveying operators of large sports venues to gage their energy and water use and begin developing strategies for more efficiency. Jason Hartke, Energy's commercial buildings integration program manager, has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 26, 2016 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is testing the idea of providing health care benefits to service canines used by veterans with mental health issues.
September 23, 2016