Tom Temin
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In Washington, it seems like there is a commission for everything. Mostly they produce reports no one reads. But there is one commission that has established a string of permanent accomplishments you can see, touch and feel. It is the American Battle Monuments Commission.
August 14, 2023 -
By law and regulation, certain products are barred from purchase by federal agencies, like telecommunications products made in China. Yet the General Services Administration's office of Inspector General has found, that somehow prohibited products have made their way onto the Multiple Awards Schedule contracts.
August 14, 2023 -
Congress has passed just one of 12 bills needed to fund the government next fiscal year. When members return early next month, the question of further funding for Ukraine in its war with Russia will enter the funding debate.
August 14, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The recent Chinese hack of a Microsoft vulnerability prompts DHS to step-up its analysis of all threats to cloud environments. The Postal Service is launching a new initiative to address declines in mail volume. And all those opinions on telework might be wrong.
August 14, 2023 -
The crazy weather throughout the country seems to be reflected in Congress. On recess, when it returns it will have 12 working days to workout a regular federal budget for 2024.
August 11, 2023 -
She's a successful State Department negotiator dealing with the United Nations, no less. She's a lifelong athlete, excelling in several sports including rock climbing. And, she conducts her life from a wheelchair. Sofija Korac just received national recognition for work on behalf of people with disabilities.
August 11, 2023 -
The system for declaring disasters and getting federal help dates back a century. For the past 25 years disaster declarations have been on the rise.
August 11, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an IRS watchdog finds the agency incorrectly flagged tens of thousands of taxpayers as deceased.
August 11, 2023 -
After something like 8,000 Federal Drive with Tom Temin interviews over the years, I really can't name a single favorite. This past week, though, the most fun interview was with two federal employees whose function I almost never interview — public affairs.
August 10, 2023 -
At a recent financial industry conference, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission called for a shift in how organizations think about cybersecurity. She called for a change from an incident response mentality, to a resilience mentality.
August 10, 2023 -
Persistence and focus have paid off for one Labor Department policy advisor. His beat for 23 years of federal service has been access for people with disabilities, access to transportation, jobs, and technology at the federal and state levels.
August 10, 2023 -
Ever since the first Microsoft Word macro attack, documents have been a source of malware delivery. Thirty years later it's still a problem. Word documents, PDFs, photographs, spreadsheets, they all remain potent delivery mechanisms for hackers.
August 10, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is strengthening its ability to investigate and remedy employment discrimination allegations filed against federal contractors.
August 10, 2023 -
There's cybersecurity, and then there's cyberwarfare. My next guest is both an academic and a practitioner of cyber wargames. He's here to update us on the types of exercises going on right now in federal agencies.
August 09, 2023 -
We just heard the macro view of how the immigration situation is cascading down to the Justice Department's immigration courts.
August 09, 2023