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Defense Secretary Ash Carter said "no exceptions" when ordering the military services to open all of their combat specialties to women, effective 30 days from now. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu shares the details with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 04, 2015 -
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Play nice and share. A good prescription for little kids and for federal agencies trying to cut administrative and IT costs. But for kids and federal managers, shared services can be an uphill push. Federal Drive with Tom Temin asked Brian Siegel, principal in the federal consulting practice at Deloitte, why that is.
December 04, 2015 -
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Americans have mixed feelings about the federal government. They approve of most of its missions, but they don't think it always does a good job of delivering on them. The Pew Research Center found this out in its most recent attitudes study. Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Senior Research Alec Tyson.
December 04, 2015 -
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For the past decade, as the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Patrick O'Carroll has intensified efforts prevent fraud, waste and abuse. He's used a combination of technology and detective work. Now the National Academy of Public Administration chose O'Carroll as one of its newest class of fellows. He spoke with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the honor.
December 04, 2015 -
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In Friday's Federal Headlines, the identities of the suspects and whether they are connected to the Chinese government remain unknown. Officials say it is also hard to confirm whether those arrested were actually connected to the OPM breach.
December 04, 2015 -
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The Defense Department wants its employees, Congress and anyone else to know this. The proposals Secretary Ash Carter announced last month under his Force of the Future initiative are only the first round. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy Anthony Kurta said the department needs to embrace a major shift in human capital reform to prepare for a new kind of military and civilian workforce. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin institutional change won't be easy.
December 03, 2015 -
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Patents and the intellectual property they represent have become an international business. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is racing to keep up. It's new Dossier Initiative lets applicants more easily see what's going around the world. Mark Powell is USPTO's deputy commissioner for international patent cooperation. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the initiative starts with the importance of patents to the U.S. economy and jobs creation.
December 03, 2015 -
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Somebody's got to keep tabs on all of the cybersecurity breaches that hit federal agencies. One of the people taking up that grim task is researcher Riley Walters of the Heritage Foundation. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his latest report.
December 03, 2015 -
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently honored the Northern Virginia Technology Council for its work with the Veterans Affairs Department in improving access to care. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione caught up with Warner and VA Secretary Bob McDonald to talk about the VA's partnership with the council, the possibility of a government shut down and the future of the VA. He spoke first with Warner.
December 03, 2015 -
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In Thursday's Federal Headlines, the Senate bill would cancel the Postal Service's requirement to pre-fund 80 percent of retiree health benefits. USPS said this requirement is one of the main reasons for its financial instability.
December 03, 2015 -
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Speed matters, says Federal Drive host Tom Temin. When Defense Secretary Robert Gates stomped and hollered when MRAPs weren't there during the height of the Iraq war, by golly, DoD found a contractor to build them in march time.
December 02, 2015 -
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The Army says its nascent electronic warfare program has plenty of people. Now it needs to train and equip them to do their jobs. But as Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, those parts are coming soon.
December 02, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget has been pushing federal agencies to improve customer service, whether online or in-person. But one group has been pushing better service for years. The Government Customer Contact Services Community of Practice was founded by Daryl Covey. A Weather Service executive with 38 years of federal service, Covey tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin what the Community of Practice is all about.
December 02, 2015 -
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A five-page draft executive order to improve the government’s ability to recruit, retain and train members of the Senior Executive Service is raising eyebrows. Good government groups and other experts are pleased to see the White House’s ideas to make the SES more attractive to current and future members. But they're concerned about what the draft order doesn’t do. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 02, 2015
