A new report commissioned by Congress warns against implementing a key provision of the STOCK Act, which calls for posting senior federal executives’ financial information online. The provision was temporarily suspended last year while the report from the National Academy of Public Administration was being conducted. And now, the group is calling for another delay. Academy fellow David Chu spoke with the Federal Drive about how NAPA came to its conclusions.

The number of federal labs working with anthrax and other dangerous pathogens is growing. In fact, a new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests agencies might have too many high-containment labs since there is no clear central strategy for managing them. Nancy Kingsbury, managing director for applied research and methods at GAO, spoke with the Federal Drive about the details of the report.

Congress never tires of tinkering with federal acquisition…or so it would seem from the spending bill President Obama signed into law this week. A provision requires four agencies to get FBI approval before they buy certain Chinese-made electronics, and that has U.S. tech companies worried. Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president for the global public sector group at Tech America, spoke with the Federal Drive about some of industry’s concerns.

Before soldiers step foot on the battlefield, they have to be issued many different pieces of equipment. That process used to be done by 21 different contractors. Now, the Defense Department has brought it in house. It says the new process will save it almost $38 million by 2014. Preston Turner, logistics director for Project Manager Soldier Protection and Individual Equipment, part of the Army’s Soldier Program Executive Office, talked with the Federal Drive about the efficiencies in the system.

Are you all caught up on your taxes for the last three years? A new report from the IRS says nearly $1 billion in unclaimed tax refunds are about to expire. How do you know if some of that money is yours? Ed Zurndorfer, a registered employee benefit consultant, spoke about this with Emily.

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