Social media posts reveal a lot about the posters. That is why some agencies look at job candidates' or security clearance applicants' social media accounts. Now research shows how monitoring social media posts can reveal indicators of suicide … and therefore help prevent it. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the man doing the research: Harvard psychology professor Matthew Nock, PH.D.
In today's Federal Newscast: The Transportation Security Administration is not retreating on certain cybersecurity rules. Correctional officers at Leavenworth federal penitentiary are holding a picket line today. And the Federal Labor Relations Authority Chairman sounds a warning about furloughs.
The House of Representatives has a speaker, for now. That was a heavy lift. What comes next now that Capitol Hill is operational again. For this week's outlook, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan.
If one theme applies to the federal career of this guest of Federal Drive Host Tom Temin, it might be innovation. In both civilian and military situations, she's brought new technology and new approaches to mission support.
You scarcely hear the word "software" these days, without it being followed by "supply chain." One of the biggest topics in cybersecurity is how to make sure the thousands of pieces of a software program add up to something safe.
In today's Federal Newscast: Federal employees’ demand for mental health services overseas is rising, but help for them is spread thin. HHS surpasses targets for hiring military spouses. And bid protests spiked in fiscal 2022.
The Board says the pause in the posting of appeals decisions should end next week.
Somebody had to actually write the trillion dollar infrastructure bill back in 2021. Its proponents expect it to help modernize old bridges and highways, among other things. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin's guests helped Congress craft the bill. Now they're leading the Transportation Department team helping to implement it. For their work, they won this year's Service to America medal for management excellence. Gloria Shepherd is Executive Director of the Federal Highway Administration and Maria Lefevre is the Executive Director of the Office of the Undersecretary of Transportation.