Federal Drive with Tom Temin

• GAO report: VA needs improvement for MISSION Act’s private sector requirements

  As part of the VA Mission Act, Congress told the Veterans Affairs Department to consolidate its various private-sector care programs into one.

  Federal Drive
  October 16, 2018
• 7 appropriations bills await Congress after midterm elections

  Congress is back home this week and won’t return to Capitol Hill until after the midterm elections. But it has a long to-do list for when it resumes.

  Federal Drive
  October 16, 2018
• Longtime Senate security director pleads guilty to lying to FBI

  In today’s Federal Newscast, James Wolfe, who was the head of the security for the Senate Intelligence Committee for almost 30 years, has plead guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his interactions with a news organization.

  Federal Newscast
  October 16, 2018
• Big federal conference would rather be in Philadelphia

  A long running federal conference not only changes venues, it sports a whole new format.

  Tom Temin Commentary
  October 16, 2018
• Inspectors general, a good-government ‘experiment,’ celebrate 40 years of oversight

  When President Jimmy Carter signed the Inspector General Act on Oct. 12, 1978,  he saw the legislation as an olive branch to an American public that was still reeling from the resignation of President Richard Nixon. 

  Agency Oversight
  October 15, 2018
• Larry Allen: How contractors are making the most of recent federal budget

  Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners offered more insight into federal contracting with the recently passed minibuses on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

  Federal Drive
  October 15, 2018
• Army testing new malaria drug for deployed troops

  A new drug developed by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, called Tafenoquine, has the potential to eradicate malaria. It recently received approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

  Federal Drive
  October 15, 2018
• Army sergeant major relays comments from service’s families

  The Army is in charge of about a million soldiers and those troops have concerns, ideas and comments for their leaders.

  Federal Drive
  October 15, 2018
• DHS to use federal procurement to further reduce risks to the supply chain

  DHS is kicking off several corresponding initiatives to further mitigate supply chain risks, particularly through federal procurement.

  Reporter's Notebook
  October 15, 2018