Federal Drive

  • The Defense Department plans to have 133 cyber mission teams at full operational capability by the end of 2018. Of those, 40 are in the Navy. But the Navy says achieving that milestone would take a team effort. It’s not just a mission for the 10th Fleet, its cyber command. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Vice Adm. Jan Tighe, commander of the 10th fleet, spoke with Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 18, 2016
  • From fighters to carriers to submarines, the Navy wants to network its weapons systems so their warfighting capability is greater than the sum of its parts. That task falls to Rear Adm. Michael Manazir, who was appointed just last week as the deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems. Before that, he was director of the Navy’s Air Warfare Division. Manazir spoke on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 18, 2016
  • A recent audit by the Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General showed employees are getting better at recognizing phishing attempts.

    May 18, 2016
  • If you've got a king-sized bed to cover, a double-sized blanket won't cover it. But the Navy won't get an embroidered, quilted, king-sized blanket in the foreseeable future.

    May 18, 2016
  • The Homeland Security Department's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center analyzes information to help give other federal, state and local officials a clearer picture of real and potential threats.

    May 17, 2016
  • The Coast Guard is midway through its biggest capital overhaul in a half century. But it will need the right people to man the new ships and carry out its 21st century missions. Adm. Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the Coast Guard, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland, to discuss the new Coast Guard human capital plan.

    May 17, 2016
  • It's the Navy's job to protect American interests anywhere on the globe. That job is quite a bit different than it was in the Cold War, when the nation had different strategic and budget priorities. Adm. John Richardson is seven months into his post as Chief of Naval Operations. Richardson joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 17, 2016
  • With leadership transition looming, you might be thinking of making a leap to the private sector. Former Environmental Protection Agency attorney David Edelstein, an associate at Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how he made the switch successfully.

    May 17, 2016
  • Technological superiority has always been an important advantage for the U.S. armed forces. Leading technology starts with research. For the Navy, research is the purview of Dr. John Burrow, deputy assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. He spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 17, 2016
  • The armed forces rely heavily on the U.S. merchant marine to ship supplies and equipment. That's where the Transportation Department's Maritime Administration comes in. Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin at the Sea Air Space expo at the Gaylord National Convention Center, in National Harbor, Maryland.

    May 17, 2016
  • 18F, the General Services Administration's tech squad says what data breach? The agency responds to a recent GSA Office of Inspector General report saying it exposed employees sensitive information on the messaging application Slack

    May 17, 2016
  • If you want to know everything important going on in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, National Harbor is the place to be this week. Today is the opening day of the Sea-Air-Space conference and exhibition. Kevin Traver, vice president of corporate affairs of the Navy League, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 16, 2016
  • Category management was supposed to streamline how the government buys commodities and save money. But it might also be squeezing out small business and, instead, driving prices higher. At least that's what some members of Congress are asking the General Services Administration. Larry Allen , president of Allen Federal Business Partners, shares his perspective on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

    May 16, 2016
  • NASA's Restore L mission is to repair satellites already in orbit. Ben Reed, deputy program manager of the Satellite Service Capabilities Office at NASA, tells Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the agency hopes to get out of the mission.

    May 16, 2016