Tom Temin
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Four years after launching the General Fund Enterprise Business System, Project Manager Col. Matt Russell said that most users in the organization have fully adopted it, and it’s time to focus on upgrades.
June 17, 2016 -
For immigrants hoping to apply for residency or become citizens, working with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is among their earliest first encounters with the federal government. Mariela Melero, associate director for Customer Service and Public Engagement for USCIS, is a finalist in the Service to America Medals program. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Melero tells Federal News Radio's Eric White how she helps improve engagement with a highly diverse customer base. View a photo gallery of Sammies finalists.
June 17, 2016 -
The House Oversight Committee voted out a resolution to censure IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. The vote was on party lines, with Democrats opposing. Republicans hope it is leads to an impeachment proceeding. Steve Ryan, a partner at the law firm McDermott Will and Emery, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the whole effort is misguided.
June 17, 2016 -
Federal employees stationed overseas are never really off duty. Some of the worst breaches of etiquette or worse have occurred when people are off the job. At the Homeland Security Department, the inspector general found a lack of guidance and training for overseas employees for proper behavior after hours. IG John Roth joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to reveal what his office found.
June 17, 2016 -
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on the Federal Drive. Managers from four agencies have asked Congress for a little breathing room. The managers told the Senate Homeland Security…
June 17, 2016 -
When it comes to the 2017 pay raise and cost-of-living adjustment for federal workers and retirees, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says one is on target and the other is on life support.
June 17, 2016 -
The Army's Combat Feeding Directorate at its Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center those are the people who bring forth Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) and other goodies. But now NASA has asked the researchers for help with sustaining people who might someday be on years-long missions to Mars.
June 16, 2016 -
The Federal Headlines is a compilation of the stories you hear discussed daily on Federal News Radio. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today’s news, the Labor Department on how to avoid sexual discrimination in hiring.
June 16, 2016 -
Cybersecurity experts are like diamonds. Everyone is panning for them. Meanwhile, the cyber threat federal agencies face are growing more frequent and lurid. (ISC)² has helped thousands of people obtain cybersecurity credentials. Dan Waddell, managing director for (ISC)² North America, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a review of progress in federal cybersecurity education.
June 16, 2016 -
Common access cards work. They get you on the network. They open gates and doors. But DoD CIO Terry Halvorsen is right. It's time for them to go.
June 16, 2016 There's no more point in complaining about a continuing resolution than there is complaining about the weather. It's coming. Smart contractors aren't lamenting, they're preparing. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 16, 2016-
The very word Midway conjures up memories of a pivotal battle in American history. No longer a military base, Midway is a visitor destination and wildlife sanctuary managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. But it's in bad shape thanks to a lack of money. Anne-Marie Fennel, director of natural resources and environment issues a the Government Accountability Office. updates Federal Drive with Tom Temin on some of the challenges FWS faces on Midway.
June 16, 2016 -
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today's news, the Air Force Inspector General briefly lost, then recovered data and the Pentagon plans to phase out Common Access Cards.
June 15, 2016 -
Federal agencies have a seemingly insatiable need for cybersecurity experts. But wanting them and having job openings for them doesn't mean they come streaming in. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the elements of a cybersecurity hiring strategy might be.
June 15, 2016 -
If Microsoft mixes LinkedIn into Office 365, will people eventually have to become Office 365 subscribers to use LinkedIn?
June 15, 2016