Federal Drive with Tom Temin

• Presidential candidate lays out plan to reshape federal workforce

  In today’s Federal Newscast, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is promising big changes to federal hiring and ethics policies if she is elected president.

  Federal Newscast
  January 23, 2020
• What can military bases do to prevent future shootings?

  Recent and tragic shootings at military installations show that physical threats remain potent, even in the continental U.S.

  Federal Drive
  January 23, 2020
• Paid parental leave for feds starts in October — how will it work?

  With details on how it might work, and what it will mean for employees, federal employment attorney Tom Spiggle joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive
  January 23, 2020
• Bill to eliminate pay cap for VA’s top healthcare workers passes Senate

  In today’s Federal Newscast, the Competitive Pay for Leaders in Veterans Health Care Act will correct an unintended consequence from a 2010 bill that was supposed to help Veterans Affairs Department fill Senior Executive Service positions.

  Federal Newscast
  January 22, 2020
• What makes an agency a good place to work?

  Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. With the town still busy discussing the best places to work in the federal government, it’s also…

  Federal Drive
  January 22, 2020
• 4 of 7 border patrol agents recommended for firing after Facebook posts still on the job

  With analysis of what’s going on, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal employment attorney Debra D’Agostino.

  Federal Drive
  January 22, 2020
• EPA IG says agency needs to improve equipment for emergency spills

  Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The Environmental Protection Agency is not just a policy-making body. It’s also a first responder to spills…

  Federal Drive
  January 22, 2020
• Census in Alaska: Every individual counts

  Why the Census is about more than congressional apportionment and aid distribution.

  Tom Temin Commentary
  January 22, 2020
• How to get the most out of pitch days

  Pitch days are growing in popularity. They often go with the use of non-traditional acquisition techniques.

  Federal Drive
  January 21, 2020
• Impeachment trial just continuation of ‘politics of personal destruction’

  The Senate might be the most tradition-soaked institution in America. But it’s had relatively few impeachment trials since the founding.

  Federal Drive
  January 21, 2020