Tom Temin

  • Technological superiority has always been an important advantage for the U.S. armed forces. Leading technology starts with research. For the Navy, research is the purview of Dr. John Burrow, deputy assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. He spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 17, 2016
  • The armed forces rely heavily on the U.S. merchant marine to ship supplies and equipment. That's where the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration comes in. Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 17, 2016
  • 18F, the General Services Administration's tech squad says what data breach? The agency responds to a recent GSA Office of Inspector General report saying it exposed employees sensitive information on the messaging application Slack

    May 17, 2016
  • If you want to know everything important going on in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, National Harbor is the place to be this week. Today is the opening day of the Sea-Air-Space conference and exhibition. Kevin Traver, vice president of corporate affairs of the Navy League, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 16, 2016
  • Category management was supposed to streamline how the government buys commodities and save money. But it might also be squeezing out small business and, instead, driving prices higher. At least that's what some members of Congress are asking the General Services Administration. Larry Allen , president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares his perspective on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 16, 2016
  • NASA's Restore L mission is to repair satellites already in orbit. Ben Reed, deputy program manager of the Satellite Service Capabilities Office at NASA, tells Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the agency hopes to get out of the mission.

    May 16, 2016
  • Congressional Republicans continue to weigh whether or not they want to move to impeach the head of the IRS. The House Judiciary Committee said it plans to have two hearings over the next several weeks to look into possible misconduct of Commissioner John Koskinen.

    May 16, 2016
  • Alex Howard of the Sunlight Foundation discusses the legislation now being negotiated to codify new reforms to the Freedom of Information Act.

    May 13, 2016
  • Exhaustive research commissioned by the local 2030 group looked into capital, entrepreneurship, business formation and mergers and acquisitions in the Washington, D.C. area. Report author Jonathan Aberman of Amplifier Ventures shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 13, 2016
  • The Government Accountability Office wants DoD to declare the update of the F-35 a separate acquisition program for transparency and accountability reasons. Michael Sullivan, GAO's Director for Defense Weapons System Acquisitions detailed that rationale on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 13, 2016
  • The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has embarked on a mission to make its public information easier to access and use. Tom Beach, senior advisor for digital services and data analytics at the Patent and Trademark Office explained the effort on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 13, 2016
  • Silicon Valley companies once kept their distance from stodgy Washington, with its perceived urge to tax, regulate, coddle unions and dole out favors. Now they cozy up to government.

    May 13, 2016
  • OPM is fanning out across the country with new training sessions for the federal HR workforce. But Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF International, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin changes in the federal hiring process will have to involve a lot more than H.R. staff.

    May 12, 2016
  • The Pentagon is taking a lowest price, technically acceptable approach to the $17 billion, multiple-award contract known as Encore 3. Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president of the IT Industry Council, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin contractors say that's the wrong approach.

    May 12, 2016