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Balancing the federal workforce

Just how big is the federal government? If you count contractors and grantees, it ranges from 9 million people to more than 11 million.

Hiring/Retention

Congressional task force doubles down on DoD AI needs

Defense

How do you give stimulus payments to people with no bank account?

Technology

What would happen if President Trump contracted the coronavirus?

Management

DoD’s $7B household goods contract takes an even stranger turn

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Relocating agencies to struggling cities not entirely without merit, researcher says

Federal Drive

Feds: What’s so great about D.C. in the first place?

Tom Temin Commentary

Anonymity of cyber threats creates legal headaches for insurance

Cybersecurity

Agencies helping non-federal entities protect elections could better organize efforts

Federal Drive

Dunford says the need for military readiness isn’t over

Defense

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise, Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Washington. Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Congress ‘lacks sufficient capacity’ to oversee tech issues, but is Office of Tech Assessment the solution?

Congress

Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard Address at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, Calif., Thursday, March 21, 2019. Strapped with an aging fleet, the U.S. Coast Guard is about to award a contract for a much-needed new icebreaker to help compete against Russia and China for a presence in the Arctic, but the service needs more funding for operations and infrastructure, its commandant said Thursday. (Seaman Ryan Estrada/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Coast Guard focuses on readiness, hiring for 2020 in shadow of shutdown

Commandant Karl Schultz stood before the House on Tuesday laying out the agency’s many concerns and promises. Schultz said fiscal 2020 will focus mainly…

Budget

Navy’s weakness lies in delivering innovative products fast, CNO says

The Navy says it can handle any fight, but it’s processes for bringing products to sailors is slow.

no term

Comparing rise of mid-grade military wages to civilian middle class

Federal Drive

Navy Cmdr. Brendan Stickles, a federal executive fellow at the Brookings Institution, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss.

Balancing the federal workforce

Congressional task force doubles down on DoD AI needs

How do you give stimulus payments to people with no bank account?

What would happen if President Trump contracted the coronavirus?

DoD’s $7B household goods contract takes an even stranger turn

Relocating agencies to struggling cities not entirely without merit, researcher says

Feds: What’s so great about D.C. in the first place?

Anonymity of cyber threats creates legal headaches for insurance

Agencies helping non-federal entities protect elections could better organize efforts

Dunford says the need for military readiness isn’t over

Congress ‘lacks sufficient capacity’ to oversee tech issues, but is Office of Tech Assessment the solution?

Coast Guard focuses on readiness, hiring for 2020 in shadow of shutdown

Navy’s weakness lies in delivering innovative products fast, CNO says

Comparing rise of mid-grade military wages to civilian middle class

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