Federal Drive

• Meet the new second in command of procurement at the IRS

  New IRS Deputy Chief Procurement Officer Guy Torres has long federal and private sector experience.

  People

  December 02, 2021
• Contractors might not realize how susceptible to ransomware they really are

  The ransomware threat has spooked nearly everyone. A big unknown is how vulnerable your organization actually is to ransomware attacks.

  Cybersecurity

  December 02, 2021
• Pentagon looking into whether vendors are dropping out due to vaccine requirement

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is starting to gather data on whether the vaccination mandate for federal contractors is chasing away potential vendors

  Federal Newscast

  December 02, 2021
• Senator wants to know what agencies are doing to protect employee cell phones

  In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Ron Wyden wants to know what a handful of agencies are doing to deploy countermeasures and protect employees and critical facilities.

  Federal Newscast

  December 01, 2021
• Task order protests made up larger percentage of all GAO complaints in 2020

  The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress showed vendors filed less than 1,900 protests in fiscal 2020.

  Reporter's Notebook

  December 01, 2021
• New jets, same old mistakes in Air Force purchasing

  The Defense Department is in the midst of an acquisition program for a new fighter jet — an extensively modified version of the F-15, known as the F-15EX.

  Air Force

  December 01, 2021
• How can BLM manage with many vacancies after headquarters relocation?

  For more, the GAO's director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues, Frank Rusco, spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Hiring/Retention

  December 01, 2021
• NSA needs to improve cost reimbursement contracts, IG says

  Cost reimbursement contracts make up a small percentage but a sizeable chunk of contracting dollars spent by the National Security Agency. Inspector General Robert Storch had the details on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Contracting

  December 01, 2021
• Data management emerges as a top performance challenge for Health and Human Services

  HHS' inspector general found the department faces significant challenges when it comes to data, managing it and using it. With details, the senior counselor to the OIG, Andrew VanLandingham, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Agency Oversight

  November 30, 2021
• Who ‘owns’ a services contractor’s workforce anyway?

  A rule ostensibly about fairness may not be so fair on close examination.

  Tom Temin Commentary

  November 30, 2021
• An unresolved question: Can contractors contribute to candidates’ super PACs?

  Where can contractors contribute politically, and where can they not? Bloomberg Government senior editor Ken Doyle has been following this question closely, and joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss.

  Contracting

  November 30, 2021
• Services contractors gear up for a battle with the Biden administration

  An executive order from the Biden administration is ostensibly aimed at protecting employees of services contractors. With one view of it, the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro.

  Contracting

  November 30, 2021
• IG: Water quality and mold may be issues when employees return to federal buildings

  In today's Federal Newscast, you can add water issues at federal properties to the list of unforeseen consequences from the lockdown.

  Federal Newscast

  November 30, 2021
• Sated from Thanksgiving, Congress now has an expiring CR to deal with

  Returning from its Thanksgiving recess, dealing with the budget is a top priority for both chambers of Congress.

  Congress

  November 29, 2021