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Imagine living in a New Jersey neighborhood literally surrounded by highways, railways, a gigantic airport, factories and an incinerator. It seemed like everyone had asthma. Motivated citizens got together with the Environmental Protection Agency to help get a handle on the local air quality. Marie O'Shea, region two liaison to EPA's office of research and development, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the creation of an environmental toolbox and how it was used.
March 31, 2016 -
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The Tonawanda Coke story helped move citizen science from the realm of mere data gathering to the power to change things. Pat Sheridan, the Environmental Protection Agency's region two citizen science coordinator, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the famous case the stinky factory and the people of Tonawanda, New York.
March 31, 2016 -
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Cheating on tests by the nation's nuclear warriors, bribe-taking for military contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and now a nearly five-year sentence for a flag-rank naval officer for steering contracts for ship provisioning in the infamous Fat Leonard scandal. Is corruption on the rise in the military? Brian Bouffard, a former JAG staff member, answers the question on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 31, 2016 -
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Is the federal government becoming more corrupt? The big picture says no. It's why we still get startled when it does occur.
March 31, 2016 -
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Agencies reported 321 incidents of networks or systems being attacked with ransomware to the Homeland Security Department since June 2015.
March 31, 2016 -
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Carolyn Colvin, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about My Social Security — something the agency launched in 2013 to move more people to managing their accounts online.
March 30, 2016 -
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In less than a year, a new president will take the oath of office. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the Presidential Transitions Improvement Act, which is designed to make transitions go more smoothly.
March 30, 2016 -
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Deb Szaro, regional administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how citizens' observations need to become more accurate if they're to be used to affect regulations or public policy.
March 30, 2016 -
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Health and Human Services has gotten a new assignment from the President. At a conference in Atlanta, President Barack Obama outlined several measures to curb heroin and prescription opiate addiction.
March 30, 2016 -
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For the EPA and other agencies, smart phones, wireless connectivity and the development of cheap, accurate, radio-equipped sensors combine to rev up the power of citizen science.
March 30, 2016 -
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Not much has moved on Capitol Hill during a week of the House recess. David Hawkings of CQ Roll Call joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss a couple of things you should know about.
March 29, 2016 -
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A proposed bill, the Financial Transparency Act, could help make financial data easier to file, search and understand. Mike Starr, vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs at financial software firm Workiva, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide insight.
March 29, 2016 -
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The Environmental Protection Agency is focusing on the deployment of low-cost sensors to the hands of citizens virtually anywhere who can observe and record environmental conditions and report them. Jay Benforado, chief innovation officer in EPA's Office of Research and Development, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 29, 2016 -
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Ever since people could count birds or measure celestial phenomena, they've been contributors to science thanks to their observational skills. At the Environmental Protection Agency, planners wanted to take this idea of disbursed people observing conditions around them to a new level. It's called citizen science. Tom Burke, deputy assistant administrator, senior science adviser and head of EPA's research and development, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 29, 2016
