Tom Temin Commentary
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An experienced government hand takes over Veterans Affairs and its raft of troubles.
July 25, 2018 -
At last Congress goes along with an IT modernizing revolving fund ... but the horses mostly stay away from the trough.
July 23, 2018 -
Trump administration uses battering ram approach to changing union relationship. What can the government learn about labor relations from Major League Baseball.
July 19, 2018 -
The Air Force was lucky this time. But it better go and make sure its servers and routers are patched.
July 12, 2018 -
Following the Obama-era example, maybe it's time for another beer summit — this time between the Trump administration and federal union leaders?
July 10, 2018 -
Money, human capital and project management all come together in the IRS' modernization travails.
July 05, 2018 -
Why it's good to temporarily ignore the news once in a while. If can restore your faith in fellow citizens.
June 27, 2018 -
Hats off to a nation that values inventors, values the idea of people benefitting from their own ideas.
June 19, 2018 -
Soheila Maleki, a lead scientist in food allergy research at the Agricultural Research Service in New Orleans, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss how peanut allergies are changing.
June 15, 2018 -
John Hultquist, director of intelligence analysis at FireEye, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss how election apparatuses operated by state and local governments are highly vulnerable to cyber attacks.
June 15, 2018 -
But even if the ACA disappeared, the government would still have a giant footprint in health and disease research. The National Institutes of Health's annual budget and what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pays out for kidney dialysis both equal about $35 billion.
June 15, 2018 -
Federal government doesn't operate local elections, but it can help locals avoid fraud and tampering.
June 14, 2018 -
The gig economy is a durable but static part of the U.S. economy. Employers will always have their traditional challenges.
June 13, 2018 -
The Technology Modernization Fund doesn't appear aimed at helping agencies replace legacy systems, as the name implies.
June 06, 2018 -
Evidence mounts that shoulder-mounted cannons cause brain injuries in training. DoD should take steps to reduce it. VA should help those affected.
May 31, 2018