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Federal Drive
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The ongoing communication breakdown between agencies and contractors is the biggest obstacle to better acquisition, several experts said. A year after the Office of Federal Procurement Policy made strengthening the government’s relationship with industry a central part of its strategy to improve the federal acquisition process, few are seeing any real change. In his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook, Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller finds out from industry what has improved and what hasn’t over the last 12 months. He shares that with Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 15, 2015 -
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In Monday's Federal Headlines, the paper, authored by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker and New York University professor Paul Light highlights government failures such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the launch of Healthcare.gov.
December 14, 2015 -
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Federal employees are a bit happier with their jobs than a year ago. A bit. The latest Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey shows a 1 percent increase. Tim McManus is vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, which compiled the numbers. He told Federal Drive with Tom Temin not to discount that importance of 1 percent, even if there's still a long way to go.
December 14, 2015 -
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The Justice Department is crowing about how it managed to collect $1 billion last year in false claims act violation settlements with federal contractors. That makes it sound like everyone is ripping off the government. Larry Allen, a federal business consultant and long-time expert in procurement, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that top-line number fails to reflect the reality that few contractors actually set out to defraud their customer.
December 14, 2015 -
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is thinking small. In seeking the next generation of technologies and the companies that invent them, it's not focusing on the standard Defense Industrial Base. Virginia venture capitalist Jonathan Aberman was on a road show with DARPA and Arlington County officials. He explains the new model for generating future government contractors on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2015 -
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Lots of members of Congress and even some in the Pentagon look at that big north parking lot and think one thing: What a payroll. The question of bloated headquarters staff seems resistent to efforts to cut it. But now the 2016 Defense Authorization bill calls on DoD to cut 30 percent of its staff over the next four years. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione shares more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2015 -
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As the U.S. military ponders third strategic offset strategy, it is letting one major advantage slip away. The armed services used to enjoy dominance in the electromagnetic spectrum — the airwaves. But they've failed to keep pace. That's according to Bryan Clark, author of a new study of EMS warfare. He's a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and he shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 14, 2015 -
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The Government Accountability Office is telling federal agency leaders it’s time to get serious about addressing the lingering recommendations GAO’s made to improve their operations over the past several months and years. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, the government watchdog views the end of the Obama administration as a critical turning point.
December 11, 2015 -
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With terrorism seeming to encircle the globe, from Paris to San Bernardino, the government's watch lists are getting a lot of attention. Both for who is on them and how they get used. For some insight, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Paul Rosenzweig, senior adviser with the Chertoff Group and former deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Homeland Security Department.
December 11, 2015 -
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In Friday's Federal Headlines, the DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act calls for the Department of Homeland Security to overhaul its technology research efforts.
December 11, 2015 -
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The Veterans Affairs Department said it's conducting its own investigations of employees accused of misconduct separate from the reviews its Office of Inspector General is already doing. The VA said it will also put employees on detail instead of routinely placing them on administrative leave. The House Veterans Affairs Committee wants to know why disciplinary reviews are taking so long. As Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, the VA isn't immune to Congress' frustrations.
December 11, 2015 -
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Like the bunny-boiling lover in Fatal Attraction, the threat of a government shutdown just won't stay away. Now it's back as the weekend looms. Congress is likely to pass another continuing resolution. But just in case, federal managers have had plenty of time to plan for a lapse in funding. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more is University of Maryland School of Public Policy professor Don Kettl.
December 11, 2015 -
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He's worked across a wide range of federal missions. Intelligence. Homeland Security. Veterans Affairs. Foreign Affairs. As managing director of the Government Accountability Office, James-Christian Blockwood supports the mission of making sure every other mission is carried out correctly and efficiently. Blockwood is among the latest group of fellows named by the National Academy of Public Administration. He shares his thoughts about this honor on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 10, 2015 -
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As terrorism threats rise, the federal-state-local law enforcement relationship is growing more important. Patrick Doyle, a former New Jersey State Police officer now with Unisys, told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that feds remain the second responder
December 10, 2015
