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Federal Drive
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Though President Barack Obama announced he is proposing a 1.6 percent pay raise for federal employees in 2017, the head of the American Federation of Government Employees said it's still not enough.
February 05, 2016 -
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If the White House vetted and hired Ashkan Soltani, it could not have known or expected his security clearance would not come through.
February 05, 2016 -
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Like white caps at the Jersey Shore, whistleblower complaints keep washing up, only to crash and dissipate on the sand. We checked in with one of Washington's leading whistleblower lawyers, Lynne Bernabei of Bernabei and Watchel. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asks her in light of outcomes of Veterans Affairs whistleblowers and recent legislation, are conditions getting better or worse for whistleblowers?
February 04, 2016 -
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A powerful House lawmaker has issued a subpoena to get documents from the Office of Personnel Management related to the massive federal employee data breach.
February 04, 2016 -
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Indiana avoided $80 million in what the feds would call improper payments, and now the crooked filers are moving on.
February 04, 2016 -
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The military services have been dithering with Congress over if and where to reduce their real estate footprint. But there is one spot in the world where the Army is undergoing a major expansion in real estate. Camp Humphries, South Korea is undergoing a multi-billion dollar makeover. Katherine Hammack, the Army assistant secretary for installations, energy and environment, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details of what's going on and why.
February 03, 2016 -
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Once your personal information has been purloined, you have to think twice about anyone who might try to befriend you. If you're one of the more than 20 million federal employees affected by the great Office of Personnel Management data breach, the National Counterintelligence and Security Center has some information that might help. Bill Evanina, center director, brings more to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 03, 2016 -
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Senior officials from the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps lay out plans to integrate women into combat roles before the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
February 03, 2016 -
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Do you know the difference between retirement planning and estate planning? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says most people don’t and it can cost them and their loved ones big time.
February 03, 2016 -
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members took Education Department’s acting Secretary John King and chief information officer Danny Harris to task for systemic cybersecurity problems, and what some say is a lack of accountability for past behaviors.
February 02, 2016 -
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Last year, Google invested $100 million in Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity company. The Defense Department has also turned to Crowdstrike as part of its third offset strategy. Just who is this outfit? Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione talked with Robert Johnston, a principal consultant at Crowdstrike, about where the U.S. is in cybersecurity and what he thinks it can expect. He shared that information on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 02, 2016 -
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The Defense Department has been trying for years to find a personnel system that's effective for the vast variety of civilians it employs. Some have been tried and discarded. People notice. Some write about it. Rob Albritton worked both in uniform and as a civilian for the Air Force. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked him about his War on the Rocks blog posting, with four suggestions for the personnel system and whether the system is broken.
February 02, 2016 -
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Last week's snowstorm buried a lot of things, including testimony on Capitol Hill about something Congress may know about but is choosing to ignore. We'll give you a hint. Think is red. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin is David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call.
February 02, 2016 -
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) introduce legislation to clarify and protect certain due process rights of federal employees serving in sensitive positions.
February 02, 2016
