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Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain a new program aimed at speeding up the process of punishing contractors.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates there were about $2.3 billion in government contracts that would have been issued to small firms over the past month, but weren’t because of the government shutdown.

Top executives from Google, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Qualcomm are planning to meet at the White House amid strained ties between President Donald Trump’s administration and the tech industry

GSA is pushing professional services contracting toward a performance-based acquisition, greater use of the professional services schedule, and more use of existing contracts rather than going to the open market.

In today’s Federal Newscast, bipartisan legislation in the Senate would shorten the deadline for the Defense department to pay defense contractors who work with small businesses.

Since December suppliers to the Department of Defense have faced new cybersecurity requirements — at least those who know it.

Beyond its own doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff, the VA relies on a network of contractors to maintain operations.

Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a few questions about some recent top news stories.

Federal News Radio correspondents Nicole Ogrysko, Eric White, Jory Heckman and David Thornton join host Mike Causey on this week’s Your Turn to talk about the hottest topics on their beats and what may be ahead for active and retired feds. March 21, 2018

Despite promises of business-friendly regulations in the Trump era, Larry Allen, of Allen Federal Business Partners, said the Labor Dept. is not slowing its push for compliance with existing regulations.