Tom Temin
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Administrative Leave Act. The bill creates new administrative leave categories specifically for federal employees accused of misconduct or poor performance and going through an investigation. It sets up a multi-step process for agencies and their employees.
January 25, 2016 -
The Marine Corps is planning to transition to Windows 10 by the 2017 deadline, but it is still figuring out how.
January 22, 2016 -
A Region 5 email reads like CYA, not someone with the power to do something, jumping in and helping with the real problem.
January 22, 2016 -
It began with the electric starter, then came fluid drive and cruise control. Now the future is looking like cars that drive themselves. Carmakers and some Internet companies are trying to turn this fantasy into reality, and so is the Transportation Department. Secretary Anthony Fox launched a $40 million challenge to find a city willing to turn its roads into a laboratory for autonomous cars. Mark Dowd, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with all the details.
January 22, 2016 -
What is the real federal deficit and should you care? Sheila Weinberg from Truth in Accounting says a debate over spending has to at least start with agreement on the basic facts. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to sheds some light on the subject.
January 22, 2016 -
Defense spending seems to have a life of its own. Neither the Secretary of Defense nor experienced members of the Armed Services Committees can stem the tide of wasteful spending. That's according to Charles Tiefer, professor at the University of Baltimore law school and former soliciter and deputy general counsel for the House of Representatives. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with what he sees as some of the more egregious examples of DoD waste coming up in 2016.
January 22, 2016 -
The interest by federal agencies in all things Silicon Valley continues to crescendo. But are the Homeland Security and the Defense departments are overlooking their own back yard? Jonathan Aberman, managing director and chairman of Amplifier Ventures, thinks so. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take.
January 22, 2016 -
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) introduced legislation requiring the Office of Personnel Management to submit an annual report to Congress listing use of “official time” by federal employees.
January 22, 2016 -
AFGE President J. David Cox joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to talk about the ongoing contract negotiations for TSA employees.
January 22, 2016 -
Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Congress needs to pass legislative reforms to her agency, now.
January 21, 2016 -
During a confirmation hearing Eric Fanning said the Army needs a Rapid Capabilities Office and is lagging in readiness.
January 21, 2016 -
Cost effective management of human capital is what Congress wants from the Defense Department. It used section 955 of the 2013 Defense Authorization Bill to get it. But DoD still has a ways to go in complying. Brenda Farrell, the director of Defense Capabilities and Management issues at Government Accountability Office, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
January 21, 2016 -
While the presidential campaigns in both parties seem to prattle on endlessly, one thing we know for sure. Come Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, someone new will enter the Oval Office. Probably with sore feet after a day of inauguration parades and galas. The real business of transition is already underway. Dan Blair, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
January 21, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management is opening up the government's wallet and saving employees money in an attempt to bring more cybersecurity experts into agencies.
January 21, 2016 -
Fear of asteroids can conjures up snickers, like worries of a spaceship veering in on the National Mall. In reality, asteroids whack at the Earth regularly.
January 21, 2016