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Tom Temin
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Nine Republican senators elected in the last round caused a switch in the majority party. But not quite the revolution that many people expected. Their impact on all things federal has been rather nuanced, as a matter of fact. That's according to analysis by CQ Roll Call senior editor David Hawkings, who shares his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 23, 2016 -
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Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione shares the latest on the Defense Department's new rule on independent research and development,
February 23, 2016 -
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Rep. Chaffetz and his cohorts had been after a scalp for the Great OPM Cybersecurity Breach. Now they have it. Actually it's their second.
February 23, 2016 -
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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Stephen Welby told Federal News Radio in an exclusive interview how DoD is allaying commercial industry's acquisition fears.
February 22, 2016 -
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At the General Services Administration, the 18F group has made a reputation for itself as the people to go to for agile development, rapid software deployment and general digital innovation. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin just a couple of weeks ago, two 18F staff members described their success with using reverse auction techniques to acquire software code at the micro purchase threshhold. Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, offers a contrary view.
February 22, 2016 -
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The IRS is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of phishing and malware schemes trying to trick citizens into giving up personal information.
February 22, 2016 -
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You may have missed this one. But at the end of 2015 the Obama administration concluded work on its second national action plan for the Open Government Partnership. If the government was a door, you'd say it's still half open, or half closed depending on your point of view. Two dozen good-government groups carefully evaluated open government progress. Sean Moulton, open government project manager at the Project on Government Oversight, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what they found.
February 22, 2016 -
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With all of the cybersecurity guidance already out there, is there anything a new commission can add except more weight and complexity?
February 22, 2016 -
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Growing from its roots as a map-making agency, today's National Geospatial Intelligence Agency requires a surprisingly wide of talents. I discussed this with Susan Shumate, chief of the talent acquisition branch at NGA. Federal Drive with Tom Temin started with the most basic question: What does it take to be an analyst there?
February 19, 2016 -
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The 2017 budget request from President Barack Obama would boost the federal workforce by 1.5 percent. That translates to about 37,000 people. Now the question becomes — should Congress go along — are agencies equipped to handle hiring on that scale? Tim McManus, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 19, 2016 -
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While the FBI remains in the planning stages of its new headquarters construction project, the agency's new biometrics technology center has been working on projects to build on the breakthrough successes it's had with fingerprint technology.
February 19, 2016 -
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Call it privatizing. Call it restructuring. Call it anything, but separating the nation's air traffic control program to a new and differently-funded entity would be neither simple nor risk-free. For details on the latest study of this issue, Gerald Dillingham, director of Civil Aviation Issues at the Government Accountability Office, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 19, 2016 -
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The FAA has been promising the next generation air traffic control system for a decade. A few cities have it, but the roll-out has been slow. Some frustrated members of Congress think privatizing the air traffic control operation would help speed things up by making the organization less restricted in procurement and in funding. A new bill would do just that. The airlines agree. Sharon Pinkerton, senior vice president for legislative and regulatory policy at Airlines for America joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 19, 2016 -
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In Friday's federal headlines, the Government Accountability Office found in 2014, DoD obligated $85 billion on its largest service categories, and only $41 billion on air, land, and sea vehicles.
February 19, 2016
