Tom Temin
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Former Bureau of Prisons warden says incentive pay at an Illinois facility should be removed and the staff reduced.
January 04, 2024 -
This is one of the 10 interviews being broadcast this month, by the Federal Drive with Tom Temin, with recent recipients of the Presidential Rank Award. Dr. Lori Glaze is a career NASA researcher, who has focused on the nearby planets and their geologic behavior.
January 04, 2024 -
Whether Congress passes a 2024 budget or not, federal agencies will continue to engage in contracting. That will mean continued protests by disappointed bidders. You can learn a lot from protests that have already been settled.
January 04, 2024 -
Just because the Christmas season is in the rear-view mirror, doesn't mean you can't still give. In fact, the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) continues until January 15. For a summary of the most recent campaign, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the chair of the CFC for the National Capital Region, Vince Micone.
January 04, 2024 -
No agency proposes a big rule until it gets the okay from an office little known to the public. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin guest is the permanent deputy administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Dominic Mancini, who also is a recent recipient of a 2024 Presidential Rank Award.
January 03, 2024 -
The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has a short but somewhat turbulent history. One chairman was forced out for mismanagement. Another resigned early because the White House proposed getting rid of the board altogether. More recently, things have stabilized. In the latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey scores, engagement at the Chemical Safety Board rose by 29%. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got an update from the new chairman, Steve Owens.
January 03, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The military's Joint Staff finally has a Senate-confirmed chief information officer. The Postal Service reminds former employees that certain ethics rules still apply. And a key technology and cyber official is heading to GSA from OMB.
January 03, 2024 -
The 40-person Chemical Safety Board concentrated on clearing a stuck backlog of investigation reports, making the country safer and employee satisfaction better.
January 02, 2024 -
Acquisition is an eternal function to keep the government running. It is also constantly changing. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin next guest knows the ins and outs, having just left the General Services Administration as commissioner of its Federal Acquisition Service.
January 02, 2024 -
Happy New Year. The government-shutdown deadline is just a couple of weeks away. Some things never change. For a deeper look at what a second session of a troubled Congress is likely to do, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.
January 02, 2024 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Congress wants to know how many people have access to secret information. The Department of Transportation sees some big cybersecurity improvements coming in 2024. And the new year brings in new rules for GSA contracting officers.
January 02, 2024 -
Like every agency, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) relies on its acquisition workforce to keep it supplied. In the ongoing crisis at the U.S. southern border, CBP appears to have a secret weapon in the person of its assistant commissioner for the office of acquisition.
December 29, 2023 -
The IRS has taken several big steps recently on the personnel front. It has brought in people to help improve taxpayer service. And just the other day commissioner, Danny Werfel said he would reorganize management to emphasize service, compliance, technology and operations. But to discuss one missing element, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with long-time leadership professor Bob Tobias.
December 29, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Some 6,000 vendors fail to comply with the ban on Chinese telecommunications equipment. A tiny agency has cleared it's backlog of incident reports in time for 2024. And the Marines Corps is looking for a new chief information security officer.
December 29, 2023 -
That 5% pay raise for GS federal employees comes with a 25 pay cut for one small group of Bureau of Prison employees.
December 28, 2023