Tom Temin
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Several agencies laid out the new procurement and contracting regulations that will be coming this year.
June 09, 2016 -
Contractors lose the bulk of award protests. But Congress seemingly exists to discover problems and fix them.
June 09, 2016 -
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a bill that would change the way agencies handle more than $600 billion in yearly grant spending. Terry O'Connor, director of government contracts at the law firm Berenzweig-Leonard, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the Grant Reform and New Transparency Act would do.
June 09, 2016 -
It's that time of year when summer interns stream into federal agencies and offices on Capitol Hill. Managers can have interns open mail and fetch coffee, or they can help young minds find fulfillment and possibly an exciting new career while you get real work done. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his perspective.
June 08, 2016 -
Dr. Gayle Hagler, who works in the Environmental Protection Agency's national risk management research lab, developed a way to monitor and report dynamic air pollution at the neighborhood level. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about the Village Green project she started.
June 08, 2016 -
Fraudulent providers to Medicare and Medicaid make up only a small percentage of all providers. But they account for an outsized percentage of misspent dollars. One way to cut improper payments is to keep such providers out of the system in the first place with stronger enrollment controls. Seto Bagdoyan, director of forensic audits and investigative services at the Government Accountability Office, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the latest look at this problem.
June 08, 2016 -
Hillary or Donald, my impression is that the real person in both cases lies hidden deep in a "heavily forested interior."
June 08, 2016 -
Congress, back from its Memorial Day recess, is taking an unorthodox approach to re-opening its 2017 budget debates. At least in the House, not much looks normal, or even like it did six months ago. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin on what to expect.
June 07, 2016 -
The highly publicized alcohol ban, dutifully reported by every outlet in the world, strikes me as theatrical.
June 07, 2016 -
The Defense Department shot down a recommendation to reduce basic housing allowance for dual military couples.
June 07, 2016 -
The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on the Federal Drive. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked the Defense and Homeland Security departments for details about their…
June 06, 2016 -
Steve Blank teaches Hacking for Defense, a new course at Stanford University that links students with defense agencies to promote innovation in engineering.
June 06, 2016 -
Spring in Washington is when federal agencies open up to more buying and more vendor days. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares the three things contractors need to know in early June on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 06, 2016 -
Blockchain has emerged as a potential solution to the need for information security, accuracy and reliability. Shawn McCarthy, research director for IDC Government Insights, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why he’s one…
June 06, 2016 -
TSA is wise to start looking at technologies that will speed the dreary process of passenger screening by a factor of at least two.
June 06, 2016