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Health and Human Services has gotten a new assignment from the President. At a conference in Atlanta, President Barack Obama outlined several measures to curb heroin and prescription opiate addiction.
For the EPA and other agencies, smart phones, wireless connectivity and the development of cheap, accurate, radio-equipped sensors combine to rev up the power of citizen science.
Not much has moved on Capitol Hill during a week of the House recess. David Hawkings of CQ Roll Call joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss a couple of things you should know about.
A proposed bill, the Financial Transparency Act, could help make financial data easier to file, search and understand. Mike Starr, vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs at financial software firm Workiva, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide insight.
The Environmental Protection Agency is focusing on the deployment of low-cost sensors to the hands of citizens virtually anywhere who can observe and record environmental conditions and report them. Jay Benforado, chief innovation officer in EPA's Office of Research and Development, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Ever since people could count birds or measure celestial phenomena, they've been contributors to science thanks to their observational skills. At the Environmental Protection Agency, planners wanted to take this idea of disbursed people observing conditions around them to a new level. It's called citizen science. Tom Burke, deputy assistant administrator, senior science adviser and head of EPA's research and development, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Homeland Security Department should reevaluate its policy on administrative leave, according to the Government Accountability Office. DHS put out the policy last year.
Those with delicate privacy sensibilities or who thought Apple was a cultural phenomenon rather than a shrewd manufacturer, well, sorry if you're disappointed.
Michael Roark, assistant Defense Inspector General for contractor management, talks Performance Assessment Reports, why they matter, and how they're used.
Federal employee engagement has been studied extensively through the Office of Personnel Management's annual viewpoint study. Julie Osowski, senior research psychologist at Merit Systems Protection Board, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about MSPB's effort to look beyond the external factors that affect employee engagement.
The Army is expanding its use wireless WiFi networks, both indoors and outdoors. By getting rid of heavy cabling that takes hours to install, the Army is hoping to make command posts and tactical units more mobile and agile. Lt. Col. Mark Henderson, product manager for WIN-T Increment One, shares details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Government Accountability Office took a fresh look at the Defense Department's Real Property Assets Database and discovered missing and inaccurate information. Brian Lepore, GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, talked about the findings on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Rep. Seth Moulton’s (D-Mass.) Faster Care for Veterans Act would create a system in which the Veterans Affairs Department uses commercial software for veterans to self-schedule appointments.
Some weeks just seem weirder than usual. Last week was one of them. Federal Drive host Tom Temin has some nominations for strange and shocking stories.