Federal Drive with Tom Temin

• Secret Service needs to upgrade its IT workforce

  Getting a top-notch IT crew takes real planning and strategy. The Secret Service has a lot of work to do there.

  Federal Drive
  December 07, 2018
• OSC rule creates more questions than answers

  Recent policy from OSC aims to clarify if and how discussing impeachment might take place. Some feds are still confused.

  Federal Drive
  December 07, 2018
• New report highlights Air Force mistakes in mass shooter’s background check

  In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department’s Inspector General says the Air Force missed certain steps that could have prevented last year’s mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

  Federal Newscast
  December 07, 2018
• National Science Foundation seeks to ‘lower the barriers’ to reskilling federal workforce

  The National Science Foundation is looking to build a “market” for technology aimed at lowering the barriers for federal employees today to get the jobs of the future.

  Workforce
  December 06, 2018
• VA’s telehealth program is already the largest in the nation. It’s about to get bigger

  The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with private sector companies to expand its growing telehealth program.

  Veterans Affairs
  December 06, 2018
• 2019 expected to bring crucial FAR changes

  The federal acquisition system might be complicated and slow, but it’s not immune to change. In fact, Congress and its own practitioners are constantly tinkering with it.

  Federal Drive
  December 06, 2018
• Study shows military pay has been rising faster than civilian pay

  In today’s Federal Newscast, a new study by the RAND Corporation analyzes how military pay stacks up against civilian pay over the last 20 years.

  Federal Newscast
  December 06, 2018
• DoD plans consolidation, outlines JEDI interaction with other networks

  The Defense Department will consolidate the 28 agencies of the fourth estate’s networks into just two. Currently, they serve on 34 different networks.

  Defense
  December 06, 2018
• A new stamp for the Postal Service?

  Task Force offers both new and old ideas for fixing the cash-poor Postal Service.

  Tom Temin Commentary
  December 06, 2018