Federal Drive with Tom Temin

• State Department establishes enterprise-level data, analytics hub

  In a first, the State Department in January established what it describes as an enterprise-level data and analytics hub. The Center for Analytics aims to help diplomats do their jobs more effectively using data analytics.

  Technology
  February 25, 2020
• Congressional regulation of federal cybersecurity offers only a mixed-bag of solutions

  Carrie Cordero at the Center for a New American Security argues that Congressional oversight of federal cybersecurity is too much of a patchwork and ought to be consolidated.

  Cybersecurity
  February 25, 2020
• Social Security to fire Chekhov’s pistol

  The Social Security Administration wants to activate 80-year-old legal authority for hearing disability cases.

  Tom Temin Commentary
  February 25, 2020
• How can agencies ensure their data is protected when it’s not on their network?

  In today’s Federal Newscast, agencies receive new ways to protect their data on contractor or non-federal systems.

  Federal Newscast
  February 25, 2020
• Congress to tackle 2021 budget as impeachment dust settles

  As Congress returns to business this week, a little bloodied and dazed by political developments of last month, it’s got a 2021 budget to contemplate.

  Congress
  February 24, 2020
• FLRA decision could have broad impact on agency labor relations

  Recently the Federal Labor Relations Authority turned down a request from the departments of Education and Agriculture to issue a policy statement clarifying what’s a condition of employment and a working condition.

  Unions
  February 24, 2020
• Census Bureau asks local law enforcement to protect enumerators

  In today’s Federal Newscast, U.S. Census officials are asking local law enforcement to remain vigilant against threats to 2020 census enumerators in the months ahead.

  Federal Newscast
  February 24, 2020
• 2020 NDAA helped guardsman and reservists make plans for early retirement

  The 2020 National Defense Authorization did a lot of things, including righting what guardsman and reservists thought was a wrong. That had to do with credit toward their early retirement pay.

  Defense
  February 21, 2020
• What comes next for the biggest non-weapons contract ever?

  The Navy awarded Leidos an eight-year deal worth up to $7.7 billion to take over the new phase of the Navy’s Next General Enterprise Network.

  Navy
  February 21, 2020
• Navy plans to collect data from the sun

  Robin Colaninno, an astrophysicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. to explain what this project is all about.

  Navy
  February 21, 2020