Sammies
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The Office of Aviation Services has detected forest fires before they got out of control, inspected dams and pipelines, and even helped wild horse roundups.
May 18, 2018 -
The Partnership for Public Service recognized 27 finalists for this year's Service to America Medal awards.
May 08, 2018 -
At the 2017 Service to America Medal awards, 26 finalists and 7 winners highlighted ground-breaking work across the federal government.
September 28, 2017 -
Margot Conrad, vice president of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, explains the larger roll of the Sammies.
September 27, 2017 -
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services designed a program to treat patients holistically while offering providers share-in-savings incentives.
September 27, 2017 -
When medical device manufacturer Medtronic developed what amounts to an artificial pancreas, it had the potential to help millions with Type One diabetes.
September 22, 2017 -
The work of Paul Ohodnicki Jr., a materials scientist at the Energy Department's National Energy Technology Lab, has led to the development of tough sensors.
August 25, 2017 -
Bringing federal agencies together to save money by sharing administrative services, that's a lot like herding cats.
August 18, 2017 -
VA's Rory Cooper joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss his work as a leading figure in the development of better wheelchairs, sports equipment and other assistive gear for the federal workforce
August 11, 2017 -
More than 11 million people around the globe are living with the AIDS-HIV thanks to antiretroviral therapy supported by the U.S. government
August 04, 2017 -
Greenhouse gases and global warming are the biggest topics of concern for climate scientists, replacing the growing hole in the Ozone Layer. NASA’s Ames Research Center conducted some of the earliest research that tied man-made compounds to ozone depletion, eventually leading to bans on those chemicals. Hanwant Singh, senior scientist at the Ames Research Center and finalist for the Service to America medals, spoke with Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss his career and ozone layer research.
July 28, 2017 -
The import-export process has a lot less red tape thanks to the work of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee. Brenda Smith oversaw development of an online portal to streamline it all. A finalist in this year's Service to America Medals, Smith talked about her work with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 21, 2017 -
You've heard of agile software development? This Marine Corps engineer took an agile approach to re-designing body armor.
July 14, 2017 -
Thanks to the work of Jitender Dubey, a microbiologist at the Agriculture Research Service, we now understand how toxoplasma gondii gets transmitted, avoiding countless illnesses and hospitalization. For his work, he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. He joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about his work and the honor.
July 07, 2017 -
There are 26 finalists for the Partnership for Public Service's Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. Federal HR expert Jeff Neal says their accomplishments are remarkable and are superb examples of public service.
July 06, 2017