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It may be having problems getting built and perfected, but the Littoral Combat Ship is going to be an important part of the Navy's fleet. Since that fleet is about half the size it was during the Cold War, each ship needs to have solid punching power. That's what retired Navy Cmdr. Jim Feldkamp, now an adjunct professor at George Mason University, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Contracting officers and program managers don't appreciate it when prime contractors bid using a particular sub only to pull a switcheroo after the award and the work starts. Small businesses hate being escorted to the dance, only to have their date abandon them at the punch bowl. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin new rules to curb bait and switch are coming from the FAR Council.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the White House has a new avenue for citizens to contact the President through Facebook Messenger.
As for the presidential transition, let's be real: 99 percent of what you do every day won't change.
The Defense Department is changing its policy on collection and retention of privacy-related data about U.S. citizens. That means changes for the way the intelligence community does business.
If you're going to nationalize what was once in the private sector, you should at least give good customer service. That's what the Education Department is trying to do with the college student loan program with its complicated rules and procedures. Mallory Barg Bulman, director of research at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer her insight.
For the Patent and Trademark Office, the quality of the patents it issues have become a front and center concern. As part of the its quality improvement program, PTO just launched a test initiative to give rejected patent applicants a chance to talk directly to the examiner. Drew Hirshfeld, the PTO's commissioner for patents, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how the post-prosecution pilot program works.
A new bill in the House would take a novel approach to increasing the numbers of women and minorities in high ranking positions in the Defense Department, both uniformed and civilian. It would use grants to fund organizations devoted to leadership development and mentoring. The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the General Services Administration releases a mechanism to make it easier for cloud service providers to show they can live up to the government's cybersecurity standards.
Both Olympic athletes and Sammies finalists have enhanced capacity to persevere, take on risk and overcome setback. Talent helps, too.
Congress is gone for yet another month, but the agenda items don't stop piling up. In fact, they run the gamut from appropriations to the Zika virus. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to preview what to expect.
A conservative think-tank says federal pay and benefits don't line up with what's offered in the private sector, and seek to cut $333 billion in personnel costs over the next decade.
The National Academy of Public Administration has been holding panel discussions to come up with ideas for the next administration to hit the ground running.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Department of Homeland Security is launching an accelerator to begin adapting commercial wearable tech for use by first responders.