Sammies
-
Great civil servants have patience and a long-term view
August 21, 2020 -
Health authorities were perplexed by a wave of sicknesses related to vaping. The CDC found the cause of the problem thanks to the Office of Medicine and Science.
August 19, 2020 -
The managing director of the Office of Global Partnership, Thomas Debass, is being recognized this year as a finalist in the Service to America Medals program for the work his organization is doing globally.
August 13, 2020 -
Wherever you go, the local plants put pollen on your body and it stays there. That's the basis for a forensic science that's helped solve all sorts of crimes.
August 05, 2020 -
Few lists get as much attention as the list of high risk federal programs published by the Government Accountability Office every two years.
July 29, 2020 -
The work resulted in the rescue of 25 children and the arrest of the site administrator. Team members are finalists in this year's Service to America Medals program.
July 22, 2020 -
A breakthrough leukemia drug is on the market through a major drug manufacturer. But a research doctor at the National Cancer Institute made the discoveries that led to the drug in the first place.
July 15, 2020 -
Often the most mundane-sounding mistakes can cause catastrophe, like the time a passenger seatbelt caught a knob on the floor of a helicopter.
July 08, 2020 -
A $5 billion overhaul of one of the Navy's aircraft carriers is going better than anyone expected thanks to the (relatively) young assistant program manager leading the project.
June 24, 2020 -
Earlier this year a trillion-dollar new trade agreement was signed. It wasn't the politicians that figured out the details. It took a dedicated team of career feds.
June 17, 2020 -
Elizabeth Warner is an economist at the Institute of Educational Sciences. Her work is credited with creating all sorts of best practices.
June 10, 2020 -
It's hard enough to control opioids when illegal imports and dealers flood the market. But all the more so when legal, licensed doctors and pharmacists over prescribe and deliver them.
June 03, 2020 -
Donna Dodson's peers call her a world leader in cybersecurity. Now she's getting recognition for her work.
May 27, 2020 -
Thank the people who do the hands on work of government. There are many but as we head into the last week of our annual May We Say Thank You campaign, Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin highlights two in particular.
May 22, 2020 -
Monica Jacobsen has done complicated work necessary to bring evil-doers around the world to justice. She's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program.
May 20, 2020