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An old quip about the Defense Department is that the Navy, Army and Marines all have their own air force. Throw in the Air Force itself and you've got a lot of flying assets. Yet DoD can be surprisingly vague in how it expresses the cost of flight, and how to interpret it. The Rand Corporation looked into this and came up with some recommendations for an activity that costs billions every year. Michael Boito, senior cost analyst at Rand, fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on all the details.
For the Army's Enterprise Services unit, IT has been a migration from unifying email to rationalizing many widely used services. Doug Haskin, project director for Enterprise Services, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin how Congress gave the whole effort a shot in the arm.
In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, a bipartisan group of nine lawmakers are worried that NASA is falling behind in its technology.
Record false claims recoveries, increases in minimum wages, rising protests of the big contracts, and new cybersecurity rules and sanctions, even putting tight budgets aside, it's been a tough year for federal contractors. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to attorney Tim Sullivan of Thompson Coburn to find out what federal contractors can expect in 2016.
If you want to hire and retain great people, listen up. The Executive Resources Board is the Social Security Administration’s central hub for all things recruitment and retention. More than 80 percent of all SSA leaders and more than half of all Senior Executive Service members have come through this development program. Reggie Wells is Social Security’s chief human capital officer and deputy commissioner of the Office of Human Resources. He tells executive editor Jason Miller about how the board is helping SSA prepare its workforce for today and tomorrow. Miller shares that interview on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Pundits say every action that comes out of Capitol Hill this year — bills, nominations or hearings — has ties to the 2016 elections.
It doesn't seem like that distant a leap for the FBI's criminal background check system to go from 17 hours of operations a day to 24.
Customs and Border Protection has been testing body-worn video cameras for its officers, and has passed along the lessons it's learned to other agencies.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requests a briefing from Defense Secretary Ash Carter on his use of a personal email account for government matters.
Another calendar year, another session of Congress. There's a big agenda ahead depending on your point of view, or a limited one. David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin a survey of the scene as the curtain opens
One thing about federal procurement, there's always something new. Congressional tinkering and case law mean some fresh wrinkles to watch for in 2016. Looking ahead to 2016, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to attorney Wojceich Kornacki, who works procurement cases for Centre Law and Consulting, for some insight.
Customs and Border Protection, the nation's largest law enforcement agency, has been testing body worn video cameras for its officers, putting it ahead of other agencies mired in camera rule making. CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikoswke gives Federal Drive with Tom Temin an update.
What a difficult situation for law enforcement: how to minimize violence and potential deaths while doing its duty to enforce the law and the sovereignty of the courts.
In Monday's Federal Headlines, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority says the increase will raise the pre-tax and tax-free commuter benefit making it more affordable to use public transportation.