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Tom Temin
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The Transportation Security Administration and the State Department's Passport Office have two things in common. They both interact with citizens when they're traveling, and they both have had customer service problems. But, they've made efforts to improve. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more
July 13, 2016 -
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The war on poverty has not yet reached organizations trying to do a good job of cybersecurity. That's according to researchers at security company RSA. They found that way too many organizations, including federal agencies, have a cybersecurity deficit. Rob Sadowski, the marketing director of technology solutions at RSA, provides insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 13, 2016 -
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The Freedom of Information Act just turned 50. Journalists, lawyers and others are largely applauding the new FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, which President Barack Obama signed into law at the end of June. But there's still a lot more work to be done to improve the way agencies give information to the public. Open government experts say agencies need more help from Congress to create a culture of openness and transparency. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko offers more on the subject on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 13, 2016 -
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The House just passed the Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016, which would institute performance management, secure information systems, and lengthen probationary periods for career employees. Bob Tobias, professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the bill as a bit of a grab bag.
July 12, 2016 -
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Congress has another week to work before a recess. It hasn't had the most productive session in history. The autumn may not provide much of a burr under its saddle, and a retiring senator calls for the return of earmarks. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on all the details.
July 12, 2016 -
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Elimination of earmarks, now in its fifth year or so, has drained Congress of the oil that makes legislation turn over.
July 12, 2016 -
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A new president will occupy the White House in less than six months, but the National Academy of Public Administration says the outgoing commander-in-chief has plenty of job training to prepare for his successor.
July 12, 2016 -
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If you know anything at all about the False Claim Act, it can be expensive, even if you didn't intend to overcharge the government. Now the potential fines and penalties have doubled, thanks to a new rule from the Justice Department. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin all about it.
July 11, 2016 -
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The Postal Service has always delivered the mail, always will. But in recent years it's grown its package business enormously. Mainly to survive. Jim Cochrane, chief marketing and sales officer, and the former chief information officer, at USPS, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how marketing has become a core postal function.
July 11, 2016 -
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Cleveland and then Philadelphia are about to happen. One thing for sure, the rhetoric coming out of either city won't be pretty.
July 11, 2016 -
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Legal experts across Washington are questioning whether FBI Director James Comey should have publicly made a recommendation to prosecutors about whether to go after Hillary Clinton for the way she handled State Department email and classified information. Steve Ryan, a partner at McDermott, Will and Emory, and a former federal prosecutor, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take.
July 11, 2016 -
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The Agriculture Department has been working to get more young people to go into farming by bringing disparate federal resources together, virtually.
July 08, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, a panel of Defense experts tell Congress they agree with most of the proposed changes in the Senate's version of the 2017 NDAA and Veterans Affairs updates its statistics on veterans suicides.
July 08, 2016 -
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Lack of data is the main hurdle keeping the Department of Defense from saving billions on its budget.
July 08, 2016
