Tom Temin

  • 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
  • When the Pentagon demanded nearly 10,000 California National Guard soldiers pay back a decade-old re-enlistment bonus, it had do back down days later. Federal News Radio's Eric White spoke with retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, president of the National Guard Association, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to examine if the incident will produce lasting effects.

    November 09, 2016
  • Now that it's over, President-elect Donald Trump has to really think about how to get things done. One way is to use highly successful mechanisms left behind by the Obama administration. They're like a set of wrenches and screwdrivers waiting to be used. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.

    November 09, 2016
  • President-elect Donald Trump must figure out what he'll do about an array of domestic and international problems. Robert Shea, former White House staff member and a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin on how Trump will deal with the 2 million-strong federal workforce and policy at dozens of agencies.

    November 09, 2016
  • Had Hillary Clinton won, you in the federal government and we who cover it would have had a fairly clear picture of what would have come next. With Trump, no one can honestly say.

    November 09, 2016