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Federal Drive
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For the past decade, as the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Patrick O'Carroll has intensified efforts prevent fraud, waste and abuse. He's used a combination of technology and detective work. Now the National Academy of Public Administration chose O'Carroll as one of its newest class of fellows. He spoke with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the honor.
December 04, 2015 -
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In Friday's Federal Headlines, the identities of the suspects and whether they are connected to the Chinese government remain unknown. Officials say it is also hard to confirm whether those arrested were actually connected to the OPM breach.
December 04, 2015 -
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The Defense Department wants its employees, Congress and anyone else to know this. The proposals Secretary Ash Carter announced last month under his Force of the Future initiative are only the first round. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy Anthony Kurta said the department needs to embrace a major shift in human capital reform to prepare for a new kind of military and civilian workforce. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin institutional change won't be easy.
December 03, 2015 -
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Patents and the intellectual property they represent have become an international business. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is racing to keep up. It's new Dossier Initiative lets applicants more easily see what's going around the world. Mark Powell is USPTO's deputy commissioner for international patent cooperation. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the initiative starts with the importance of patents to the U.S. economy and jobs creation.
December 03, 2015 -
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Somebody's got to keep tabs on all of the cybersecurity breaches that hit federal agencies. One of the people taking up that grim task is researcher Riley Walters of the Heritage Foundation. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his latest report.
December 03, 2015 -
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently honored the Northern Virginia Technology Council for its work with the Veterans Affairs Department in improving access to care. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione caught up with Warner and VA Secretary Bob McDonald to talk about the VA's partnership with the council, the possibility of a government shut down and the future of the VA. He spoke first with Warner.
December 03, 2015 -
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In Thursday's Federal Headlines, the Senate bill would cancel the Postal Service's requirement to pre-fund 80 percent of retiree health benefits. USPS said this requirement is one of the main reasons for its financial instability.
December 03, 2015 -
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Speed matters, says Federal Drive host Tom Temin. When Defense Secretary Robert Gates stomped and hollered when MRAPs weren't there during the height of the Iraq war, by golly, DoD found a contractor to build them in march time.
December 02, 2015 -
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The Army says its nascent electronic warfare program has plenty of people. Now it needs to train and equip them to do their jobs. But as Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, those parts are coming soon.
December 02, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget has been pushing federal agencies to improve customer service, whether online or in-person. But one group has been pushing better service for years. The Government Customer Contact Services Community of Practice was founded by Daryl Covey. A Weather Service executive with 38 years of federal service, Covey tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the Community of Practice is all about.
December 02, 2015 -
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A five-page draft executive order to improve the government’s ability to recruit, retain and train members of the Senior Executive Service is raising eyebrows. Good government groups and other experts are pleased to see the White House’s ideas to make the SES more attractive to current and future members. But they're concerned about what the draft order doesn’t do. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 02, 2015 -
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The federal government has designated 15 private sector industries as being or operating critical infrastructure. Each one has a corresponding federal agency with whom that industry shares cybersecurity threat information. Trouble is, the so-called sector-specific agencies haven't done a good job in assessing whether the infrastructure operators are getting better at cyber. That's according to the Government Accountability Office. Its director of cybersecurity issues, Greg Wilshusen, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin more.
December 02, 2015 -
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Pentagon brass are starting to get specific about the technologies they're looking for to produce the military advantage they'll need. The so-called third offset strategy acknowledges that the edge from stealth and guided munitions has evaporated. Bloomberg defense analyst Rob Levinson has been following the offset strategy and tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the defense industry can expect and what military planners are hoping to achieve.
December 02, 2015 -
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In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, the House-passed bill authorizes funding and sets policies for intelligence-related activities at 18 federal departments including the NSA, Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
December 02, 2015
