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The federal government's approach to cybersecurity personnel isn't serving the interests of better security very well. Hiring from the wrong places and granting certifications no one wants are among those not-so-smart practices. That's the contention of Paul Innella, founder of TDI, a cyber consultancy that's worked for many federal agencies. He offers his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Agriculture Department National Institute of Food and Agriculture launched $5 million grant program. It says it wants to strengthen the science behind the next generation of internet-connected agricultural implements and how that could improve food production. Steven J. Thomson, Ph.D., national program leader of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.
The White House has issued a government-wide order immediately freezing regulations until the new administration can review them.
Sequestration and philosophical differences among politicians have lead to a big unresolved question over military capacity.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox urges Donald Trump to reconsider his plans to cut federal jobs.
Inaugurations can be nice, but also messy and very confusing, as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey will try to explain.
Like all new presidents, Donald Trump has promised much. Like his predecessors, he and his team will soon find out that to carry out its ideas, an administration has to pay attention to basic management realities. Tom Romeo, general manager of the U.S. federal services segment of Maximus, has spent 30 years on the contracting side of federal initiatives. He offers his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, after a 16-year battle, the federal government has agreed to pay a $24 million settlement in a discrimination case against the Secret Service.
All eyes might be on Donald Trump on Inauguration Day, but in reality, the transition involves thousands of people. As in a business merger or acquisition, the hard work comes after the fact. Both career civil servants and politically appointed transition teams can benefit from the lessons learned, as Greg Pellegrino, a customer strategy expert and principal at Deloitte Consulting, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Friday's inauguration might mark the final end of the long election season, but it's just in time for the madness — merchandise madness, that is.
Ultimately, a good workplace is about relationships among people. With the stress of transition about to hit, along with a possible hiring freeze, now is a good time for career leadership to re-engage with the workforce. Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with some tips for effective ways to do that.
Mint people tend to have a strong sense of their agency. It's old, and it does work we couldn't live without.
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission releases guidance for agencies to consider to ensure fair discrimination hearings and appeals.
While the Senate has been spending a lot of time on hearings for the nominees of President-elect Donald Trump, Congress as a whole has also been busy on its own affairs and how it will manage the government. Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more.