Federal Drive with Tom Temin

• Inspectors general? They’re pussycats!

  Career managers can turn inspectors general into allies, not enemies.

  Federal Report
  22 hours ago
• VA says employees have masks and coronavirus tests, but Congress sees inconsistencies

  Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said VA’s supply of masks and personal protective equipment is stronger and at a more comfortable place today than it was at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when austerity measures were in place for employees.

  Veterans Affairs
  May 28, 2020
• Are agencies implementing enterprise risk management?

  An enterprise approach to risk management is required under the venerable OMB circular A-123. That’s helped push ERM down into agency practices.

  Agency Oversight
  May 28, 2020
• Homeland Security aims to stop coronavirus related counterfeiting

  You might not think of DHS Investigations as a center for intellectual property protection but that’s what its National IP Rights Coordination Center does.

  Workforce
  May 28, 2020
• Inspectors general on shaky ground after fast dismissals

  Could all of this have a chilling effect on the willingness of other agencies to issue unflattering reports?

  Agency Oversight
  May 28, 2020
• Government cyber incidents continue downward trend

  In today’s Federal Newscast, the number of cybersecurity incidents across government is down for a second straight year.

  Federal Newscast
  May 28, 2020
• Federal buying season to be largely virtual this year

  Can something be virtual and real at the same time? The answer is yes if you’re talking about the end-of-fiscal-year federal buying season.

  Contracting
  May 27, 2020
• NASA looks to send astronauts to space station on private sector rocket

  Today’s the day NASA and the United States gain back the ability to launch astronauts into low earth orbit.

  Technology
  May 27, 2020
• With above average hurricane season possible, lawmakers want to make sure the Coast Guard is ready

  In today’s Federal Newscast, lawmakers ask Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz asking eight questions about how the coronavirus is impacting the service.

  Federal Newscast
  May 27, 2020
• Sammies finalist helped make cybersecurity framework that guides government, industry

  Donna Dodson’s peers call her a world leader in cybersecurity. Now she’s getting recognition for her work.

  People
  May 27, 2020