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Judge Marilyn Zahm was recently elected the first woman president of the Association of Administrative Law Judges. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss some of the issues administrative law judges who decide Social Security disability claims are facing, such as ensuring due process when the agency is pushing to expedite cases and maintaining their independence.
Now that Congress has funded the Coast Guard's largest acquisition budget ever, Adm. Paul Zukunft, the Coast Guard commandant, said the barometer is rising and the storms have abated.
The Navy gives its commands 60 days to implement better document retention procedures, saying they’re necessary if the service is ever going to pass a financial audit.
Seeing the Cubans waiting for glimpses of the Obamas, you can see the informality of the country and its apparent love of color.
The next president, whoever it is, could help forge a more enterprise-like government with a strong focus on management. The Partnership for Public service and the IBM Center for the Business of Government hosted roundtable discussions on this topic. Dan Chenok, executive director at the IBM Center, provides all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Contractors can take solace in the fact that more agencies are getting more money next year. Larry Allen of Allen Federal Business Partners joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain how contractors can capitalize on it.
Office of Personnel Management acting Director Beth Cobert has a Senate supporter in her bid to get the permanent job. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is calling for Cobert's confirmation.
Because cybersecurity is an operational, intellectual property and safety concern, program managers should look at cybersecurity the same way they consider engine readiness or whether oxygen lines leak.
One professor argues that part of the problem with outmoded technology is outmoded thinking. Kevin DeSouza, associate dean for research at the College of Public Service at Arizona State University, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on his latest Tech Tank article.
In retirement, it's not enough to juggle your annuity, Social Security and your savings. You have to watch your spending. Tammy Flanagan, senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on hitting that moving retirement target.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), while praising Metro general manager Paul Wiedefeld, said entrenched Metrorail managers should be dismissed.
The Navy and Coast Guard found out that guarantees aren't worth the deck plate they're engraved on when they ended up paying to correct defects that should have been covered. Michelle Mackin, director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, talks to Federal Drive with Tom Temin about GAO's review of six shipbuilding programs.
Few federal contractors engage in human trafficking, but a rule against if affects everyone. Congress is now adding its 2 cents. David Nadler, a partner at the law firm Blank Rome, shares his insight on the subject on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Citizenship and Immigration Service is pushing back against a harsh report by the Homeland Security Department’s inspector general.