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Also in today's Federal Newscast, GAO recommends the military services clear up their tattoo policies.
David Zvenyach, the deputy commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service and director of the Technology Transformation Service at the General Services Administration, is heading back to the private sector.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, Congress is going after sexual misconduct in Junior ROTC programs.
Alan Thomas, chief operating officer at IntelliBridge, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the key management, procurement, and policy trends at GSA.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, murdered Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen's family files a $35 million lawsuit, and GSA is offering some new help to agencies to improve cybersecurity.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Navy and the state of Hawaii join forces to clean-up the military's mess in Paradise.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service expects to raise mail prices in January 2023.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Marine Mammal Commission has its ethics called into question, and GAO is concerned the Navy is trying to impede Congressional oversight.
The Inflation Reduction Act would give the Postal Service $1.29 billion to purchase electric vehicles, and $975 million to GSA to support emerging sustainable technologies.
Kiosks are like robots that don't move. They replace people for high-volume, repetitive tasks like checking people in or issuing paperwork. Now the General Services Administration is looking for ideas for using kiosks to identify people or issue credentials, remotely.
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS is getting billions more for enforcement, and some feds in the West and Pacific Northwest expect some locality pay to be in their future.
Tom Santucci, the director of IT modernization within GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy, and Steven Naumann, a senior advisor in Office of IT Modernization, said agencies must find the right balance of where their applications can be the most effective.
For decades, the Defense department has used organized consortia of companies to acquire advanced technologies. The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University is urging the Pentagon to improve the consortium model.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Biden Administration Office of Personnel Management gets its first second-in-command. And the Navy has a new top intelligence officer.