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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.
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.
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.
If Microsoft mixes LinkedIn into Office 365, will people eventually have to become Office 365 subscribers to use LinkedIn?
Congress passed a bill updating the Freedom of Information Act process, placing the burden on the agency to justify why it has to withhold information rather than asking the requester to justify its release
Last week, we predicted Congress, at least the House, would take a new tack in how it goes about tackling the annual spending bills. The House voted to approve its own appropriation for 2017, good news for Congressional agencies. What about the Senate and the rest of the government? Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
As part of Federal News Radio’s look into some of the more unusual jobs in government, Melissa Winter, a recreation therapist at Edward Hines Hospital shared some of the joys and challenges of her job working with blind veterans.
What might have worked for managing people in federal agencies 10 years ago is probably not working so well now. Deloitte's Global Human Capital Trends team focused on the federal government and discovered some important trends. Sean Morris, director of the federal human capital practice at Deloitte, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how you can use the trends to help your agency.
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council has just published a new final rule concerning how contractors are to handle federal data that might be on their systems. Justin Chiarodo, a partner at the law firm Blank Rome, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what you need to do under this rule.
Just as after the Boston Marathon bombings, expect questions on what did the FBI, the intelligence community and Homeland Security, know, share and act on.
Robots with a lot of intelligence have taken over many jobs in manufacturing. Cary Coglianese, a political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin that robots could take over the job of writing and interpreting government regulations.
The blended retirement system for those exiting a military career goes into effect in 2018. It substitutes future annuity levels with matching funds in the Thrift Savings Plan. Even before the plan goes into effect, the Pentagon is monkeying with it, and that's got the ire of retired officers. Retired Marine Corps Col. James Sweeney, president of the Reserve Officers Association, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his insight.
Two former employees of the Drug Enforcement Agency are convicted of lying to the government during their top secret clearance application process.
The Defense Department decides to reject a recent audit's recommendation to reduce the housing allowance benefits for dual military couples.