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  • The Insider Threat Task Force expects to submit its national plan to the White House in the next few months. The Defense Department will use its secure identity cards to stop unauthorized access to data and systems.

    April 05, 2012
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.

    December 01, 2011
  • Chuck Pfarrer\'s latest book about the raid to kill Osama bin Laden, SEAL Target Geronimo, has come under target by the White House and the military.

    November 15, 2011
  • Senior Executives Association President Carol Bonosaro says few agencies are participating in mandated bargaining.

    November 08, 2011
  • President Obama awarded to 94 researchers the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

    September 27, 2011
  • Through July 29, feds can submit their money-saving ideas. OMB narrows the ideas to the final four and then opens voting to the public.

    July 26, 2011
  • It\'s showtime for Congress, the White House and members of the federal family. Odds are, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, you are not going to like what you see and hear for the next couple of weeks.

    July 21, 2011
  • House lawmakers want to add the requirement for a White House official to oversee cybersecurty policy and budget across civilian agencies. Rep. Langevin said the current set up with DHS in charge of civilian networks isn\'t good enough. Members also want more attention paid to the security of the supply chain.

    July 11, 2011
  • What difference will the White house\'s Cybersecurity Proposal make? You\'ll find out next from Larry Clinton, president and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance.

    June 27, 2011
  • Career executives must manage relationships with political appointees and work as effectively as possible with them. We get insight from Timothy Quinn with the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

    June 16, 2011
  • Vivek Kundra, the first-ever federal chief information officer, is resigning. Federal News Radio has learned Kundra is planning to leave the White House in August.

    June 16, 2011
  • The websites for the Fiddlin\' Foresters - the official U.S. Forest folk band - and one for desert tortoises are a couple of websites that could be on the chopping block in the White House efforts to cut wasteful spending.

    June 14, 2011
  • The Obama administration released its policy framework for modernizing the nation\'s electric grid Monday. As has been the case in national strategies on other topics the White House has released recently, the administration wants the federal government to emphasize its role as a facilitator and standards author rather than a regulator.

    June 13, 2011
  • The President signed an executive order Monday creating an oversight board to identify areas where agencies can eliminate or streamline.

    June 13, 2011
  • The Office of Management and Budget has gotten preliminary plans for regulatory reform from 30 executive branch agencies after President Obama\'s January executive order calling for a review of unneeded or unjustified regulations. The White House also is encouraging independent federal agencies to submit their own plans, but OMB has gotten just a single page back so far.

    June 06, 2011