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Dozens of Drug Enforcement Administration agents are on the job without having taken a mandatory polygraph examination or, in some cases, they failed the test. This, according to a look-see by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General. For more, and what's happened since this discovery, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
As threats to the United States multiply, the government will need growing numbers of capable civilians in national security. But creaky apparatus for hiring and clearing people gets in the way. That's from a detailed look by the Center for a New American Security. The Federal Drive got more now from senior fellow Katherine Kuzminski.
In today's Federal Newscast: The Justice Department's National Security Division expands big time, as it adds over two dozen new prosecutors to fight corporate crime. The backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests across government reaches new heights. And VA whistleblowers continue to increase their win-loss record.
If national security and national economic competitiveness are driven by new technology than the U.S. is at risk of falling behind.
Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, dug deeper into the three pillars that make up national security, and how the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation have reshaped our nation’s thinking about them.
Moshe Schwartz argues the National Security Innovation and Industrial Base is becoming detached from the greater U.S. economic base as private industry increasingly opts not to work with the federal government in general, and the Defense Department in particular.
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress is looking at whether the body could function if a natural or manmade disaster took out large numbers of members.
The Defense Department has released a report that says mergers and consolidation among its contractors pose risks to the U.S. economy and national security
In today's Federal Newscast: The defense secretary looks to Michael Bloomberg for advice on innovation. Lawmakers express concern over the mental health of Americans working abroad for the federal government. And Login.gov is looking for a new director.
One year after President Biden directed agencies to strengthen the national security workforce, details on progress are scarce.
Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.
Not many task orders are worth nearly $1 billion. But the Defense Department's Central Command just issued a big one to Peraton.
In today's Federal Newscast, a new White House memorandum establishes fighting corruption as a core national security interest for the Biden administration.
For one view of what's ahead, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the new Senate Sergeant at Arms Ret. Army Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson.