Tom Temin
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The Navy is developing a new cybersecurity testing system that will virtually link all the connected systems that would exist on an actual ship for testing. The project — called USS Secure — is an effort on the part of 28 shipbuilders to produce a cybersafe warship.
March 15, 2016 -
I doubt a long application really deters GS-15s from trying to gain admittance to the SES. But it does seem odd for an experienced person to need more than a resume, references, and some interviews.
March 15, 2016 -
Pentagon Solutions talks to Charles Tiefer, law professor at the University of Baltimore, and Kelly Sayler, associate fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
March 14, 2016 -
Doing business with the federal government can be lucrative, interesting and fulfilling. It can also be the biggest hassle known to mankind. A few recent developments may put it somewhat in that latter category. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners shares some insight with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 14, 2016 -
A group of Republican senators criticized the Merit Systems Protection Board for overturning disciplinary actions taken against corrupt Veterans Affairs Department bureaucrats. The board and its array of administrative judges almost always uphold agency actions. Attorney Debra D'Agostino, partner at the Federal Practice Group, helps Federal Drive with Tom Temin sort things out.
March 14, 2016 -
Auditors at the Government Accountability Office are finding such large flaws in agencies' annual financial statements they can't render an opinion on them. It's a result of persistent material weaknesses. Robert Dacey, chief accountant at the GAO, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a complete rundown.
March 14, 2016 -
The Defense Department is not doing a good enough job to stop improper spending on travel. A report from the agency's Office of Inspector General found DoD's methods for fixing the problem didn't work because it did not identify reasons for the improper payments.
March 14, 2016 -
In attempting to obtain a presidential greeting for the retirement of a member of the clergy, I found out just how annoying and ultimately disappointing federal digital services can be. The White House web site itself provided the example.
March 14, 2016 -
The new version of Circular A-123 is coming out soon. Mallory Barg Bulman, research director at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what new financial control guidance the policy document will contain.
March 11, 2016 -
The Defense Department authorizes the military to start integrating women for all occupations and specialties right away.
March 11, 2016 -
NSA will have to get out of its own way if it wants to rapidly ingest innovation technology from people it doesn't know.
March 11, 2016 -
Later this month, the Navy is launching the USS Secure effort to ensure disparate networks and systems on board ships are protected from hacks or computer viruses. Adm. Lorin Selby, commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, fills in executive editor Jason Miller on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 10, 2016 -
Recent research shows a mismatch between what federal managers think and what constituents think when it comes to customer service. Bob Tobias, founder of the Key Leadership Program at American University, shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 10, 2016 -
One small, disadvantaged company found itself on the short end of the stick when after three protests, its award from the Agriculture Department got switched to the protester. Procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the lessons learned.
March 10, 2016 -
The Senate passes the Presidential Transitions Improvement Act. The bill requires presidential candidates to put together a transition team six months before Election Day.
March 10, 2016