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As the deadline for a spending bill to fund the federal government draws near, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said the Senate's role in the transition efforts of President-elect Donald Trump could extend the end date of the next continuing resolution past the end of March 2017.
December 01, 2016 -
The House Armed Services Committee Chairman is hoping President-elect Donald Trump will introduce a supplemental defense budget when he gets in office.
November 30, 2016 -
The Obama administration came in with a definite innovation agenda. You see it in countless ways, including the high interest in all things Silicon Valley. What might the innovation landscape look like under the Trump administration? Jonathan Aberman, chairman of venture capital firm Amplifier Ventures and of the non-profit Tandem NSI, shares his take on Federal Drive with Tom Temin
November 30, 2016 -
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) rang in "wastebook" season on Monday by highlighting the offbeat side of government spending and addressing federal agency spending on legacy IT systems.
November 28, 2016 -
Experts who said President-elect Donald Trump couldn't win are now guessing at his blueprint for government. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says they're overlooking the obvious.
November 28, 2016 -
Listen to the career people without judgment, but expect them to brief you without their personal agendas.
November 25, 2016 -
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked the Government Accountability Office to review potential conflicts of interest, possible violations of security protocol and issues of transparency and logistics of President-elect Donald Trump's transition. Meanwhile, two other lawmakers are once again raising concerns about the potential for political appointees to "burrow in" to career positions.
November 23, 2016 -
Seven thousand Senior Executive Service members will act as the interface between the incoming Trump appointees and everyone else in the government. But, Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the SES itself needs a little love and attention.
November 23, 2016 -
With a Republican in the White House and both chambers of Congress under GOP majorities, will that bring more collaboration in government than we've seen in the past few years? Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), just re-elected, speculates with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 22, 2016 -
The Defense Department recently deployed systems to let banks and other lenders instantly check potential borrowers' military status at the same time as they’re checking their credit record.
November 21, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as his pick for attorney general, signaling a sharp break in philosophical direction from the Obama administration's Justice Department.
November 18, 2016 -
Everybody take a deep breath. The Plum Book has 4,000 jobs. It always takes months to make a dent.
November 18, 2016 -
Defense Department Comptroller Mike McCord said the prospect of a continuing resolution into the new year is one of the biggest challenges DoD will face. House Republicans seem poised to act on a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through current spending levels until March.
November 17, 2016 -
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a House committee Thursday that he will resign following the end of the Obama administration, putting to rest any notion that he might stay on during the early days of President-elect Donald Trump's administration.
November 17, 2016 -
The Defense Department's innovation hub chief is optimistic about his organization's chances during the presidential transition.
November 16, 2016