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Tom Temin
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The Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service relies on state agencies to detect and stop fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP). States don't all have the people and money required to fully monitor their SNAP programs, and USDA doesn't have what it takes to watch the states. Kay Brown, director of education, Workforce and Income Security issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
June 29, 2016 -
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Medicare payment rates are supposed to set the medical payment rates for all federal agencies. They do, with one notable exception, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a part of the Justice Department. The Justice Inspector General found that the bureau actually pays a premium to its outside medical providers. Justice IG Michael Horowitz tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how that can be fixed
June 29, 2016 -
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If you buy a new car and then show it off on social media, some schmuck would have the answer to a common challenge question in two-factor authentication.
June 29, 2016 -
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In today's Top Federal Headlines, vets who are jailed for over 60 days are supposed to have their benefits reduced, that isn't always happening. Plus, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe establishes new program to help military medical personnel transition into civilian life.
June 29, 2016 -
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This week, Pentagon solutions looks at how the Defense Department is trying to tackle insider threats within the contract space. Also, what's congress doing to address the bid protest problem?
June 28, 2016 -
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In today's Federal Headlines, thousands of Justice Department workers will undergo training over the next few weeks to address implicit bias, and Veterans Affairs fails to meet call response time goals for the Veterans Crisis Line.
June 28, 2016 -
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Congress still has real issues to deal with like Brexit and the Federal Budget, but members are on a two-week recess. Joining the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a summer outlook is Roll Call senior editor David Hawkings.
June 28, 2016 -
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The quickening pace and depth of cyber breaches seems to prove one thing. If a hacker is determined to break into your network, there's ultimately nothing you can do to stop it. But you can find out quicker, and minimize the damage. Jason Matlof, executive vice president at cyber startup LightCyber, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about how cyber attacks are only getting worse.
June 28, 2016 -
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The U.S. Postal Inspectors, one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies, investigates mail-based crimes.
June 28, 2016 -
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Long before the internet, the U.S. had a network connecting every home in every hamlet. It's called the Postal Service. It has a richer history of innovation and technology than many people realize. Devin Leonard joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about "Neither Rain Nor Snow", a new history of USPS he authored.
June 27, 2016 -
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The National Security Agency is the repository for much of the government's cybersecurity chops. NSA has its own cyber threats to worry about. But it also advises other agencies and the White House on governmentwide and industry cyber issues. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks to the point man for this effort, Philip Quade, special assistant for cybersecurity to the NSA director.
June 27, 2016 -
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The Defense Department made a big splash in the world of federal retirement by recently introducing phased retirement to its civilian workforce, but for employees, the announcement still leaves some questions unanswered.
June 27, 2016 -
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Too many agencies are producing allegations of sexual misconduct ranging from harassment to overseas parties funded by criminals.
June 27, 2016 -
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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, an IRS advisory committee has advice on how the agency can increase the amount of people who file electronically, and the Thrift Savings Plan wants you to stay the course...
June 27, 2016
