When he's not tooling around the National Capital region on his motorcycle, Tom Temin interviews federal executives and government contractors who provide analysis and insight on the many critical issues facing the Executive branch. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.
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Homeland Security marks 20 years of its academic centers of excellence
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For 20 years, the Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has operated what it calls centers of excellence. The program matches academics with tough challenges, with the directorate paying for research. For some highlights on the 20-year anniversary, we turn to the deputy director of the office of university programs, Jennifer Foley. L…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- September 30, 2024
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Homeland Security marks 20 years of its academic centers of excellence Whether lower interest rates mean happy days for TSP investors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices저자 Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Government shutdown averted, but what's next for fiscal 2025
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We've seen this movie before, but in the span of just a couple days last week, we went from a lot of lingering uncertainty about whether the government would be funded beyond today to a continuing resolution being a fait accompli. Nobody likes CRs, but it's a heck of a lot better than a shutdown. The government is now funded through December 20. He…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs surpassed this year's goal to permanently house veterans experiencing homelessness. VA helped more than 43,000 veterans find housing this year, and nearly all of them, more than 96% remain in permanent housing. For a closer look at all this work, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the VAs Chief of Staf…
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Whether lower interest rates mean happy days for T-S-P investors
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With a lot of publicity, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors decided to lower the benchmark for the federal funds rate last week. Panacea or no big deal. Certified financial planner Art Stein of Arthur Stein Financial joins me with how he thinks the new interest rates will affect the Thrift Savings Plan's various funds. Learn more about your ad …
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Bureau of Fiscal Service tasks itself with improving delivery of services
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When the Bureau of Fiscal Service created its annual progress report for fiscal 2023 it took a bit of a different tack. While the audience and purpose of the Fiscal Service's mission hasn't changed, the agency needed to more clearly highlight how it's accomplishing its three goals. Tim Gribben, the Commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, …
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Air Force meets recruiting goals for 2024 for Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard
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Last year, the Air Force hit its lowest point for recruiting since 1999. Recruitment now though, seems to be taking a turn for the better. The Air Force said it met its recruiting goals for 2024 for the active duty Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- September 27, 2024
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin NASA must bring its mission and funding into alignment Hiring talent is only one step in actually benefitting from it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices저자 Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Hiring talent is only one step in actually benefitting from it
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Federal agencies have gotten better at hiring specialized talent in recent years. Special hiring authorities have helped, those and intern programs. To really get the most benefit from hires, though, requires making sure they're placed in the right jobs. My next says agencies don't always do such a great job on that count. Long-time federal managem…
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House cyber workforce bill pushes two-year degrees for gov service
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By some estimates, nearly a half million cybersecurity jobs across the nation are going unfilled. A new bill in the House aims to help plug the gap by giving students scholarships to community colleges in exchange for two years of public service. That legislation is just one of several cyber workforce bills Congress is racing to pass before the end…
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NASA must bring its mission and funding into alignment
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It's the best placed to work in the federal government. It has its sights deep into the universe. Yet NASA has some big down-to-earth challenges. A National Academies team looked closely at NASA and found too much focus on the short term and mismatch of work and funding, among other things. The chairman of the Committee on NASA Mission Critical Wor…
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TSP participant satisfaction rebounds slightly in 2024 survey
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Satisfaction of Thrift Savings Plan account holders has rebounded a bit. It's now at 84% according to the latest survey by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, more respondents are saying they're extremely satisfied, and not just satisfied with the TSP's offerings. Here with details, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman. Learn more about…
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A closer look at the shrinking Defense industrial base
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U.S. military requirements keep expanding, but the Defense industrial base keeps declining. In the words of my next guest, it's shrinking, concentrated, and less diverse than ever. Bloomberg Government analysis Paul Murphy joins me with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The military's transition to a new multi billion dollar contract to move service members' personal belongings from place to place was delayed for years by bid protests and information technology problems. Well now it looks like it's finally full steam ahead. The first long distance moves under the new global household goods contract are now underwa…
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GSA makes a try at co-working spaces for a new generation
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It never caught on with the Pepsi generation, maybe it will this time; federal co-working spaces. In a test program the General Services Administration has had underway for more than a year, people are using it, but the GSA in the opinion of the Government Accountability Office needs more data to fully assess the program. More now from the GAO's ac…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- September 26, 2024
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin There's more in the defense industrial base than the Defense Department may be aware of A closer look at the shrinking Defense industrial base GSA makes a try at co-working spaces for a new generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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There's more in the defense industrial base than the Defense Department may be aware of
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The Defense Department is only as strong as the defense industrial base (DIB), the population of companies that make what's needed to carry out military and national security tasks. For a look into what sort of investments the defense department is making in the DIB, we turn to the senior vice president for public affairs at Govini, Jeb Nadaner. Le…
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Army wants more agile approach to software, including how it buys it
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices저자 Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Federal authorities raided the office of one of the government's biggest software vendors. Agents from the FBI and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service arrived at the Reston, Virginia headquarters of Carahsoft technology yesterday, Federal News Network's Jason Miller has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/…
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The Veterans Affairs Department is conducting what it calls the largest outreach campaign in its history, happening under the PACT Act which expands benefits to veterans exposed to toxic substances from sources like burn pits. VA has already enrolled close to 750,000 of these veterans. For details of the next outreach, Federal News Network's Jory H…
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Another view of the Defense Department microelectronics shortfall
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The U.S. once had a missile gap. Now it has a semiconductor gap. An insufficient supply of domestically-made advanced integrated circuits. Congress passed the Chips and Science Act back in 2022. My next guest says DoD should do more to take advantage of it. She's an electrical engineer professor at the University of Arizona and part of a recent Nat…
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Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are partners at the same dance. And, for a couple of years now, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has run a project called the AI Cyber Challenge. No small effort, it awarded nearly 30 million dollars in prizes to teams able to design AI systems to protect critical code. Here with more, program …
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- September 25, 2024
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin DARPA wraps up another artificial intelligence challenge Another view of the Defense Department microelectronics shortfall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices저자 Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Congress has a 3 month CR, but it's not all good news for contractors
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Now that the three month continuing resolution looks like what we're going to get, contractors wonder whether that's good news or bad news. Relative to a lapse in appropriations, it's probably good news, but delayed regular appropriations still have consequences. More now from federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about you…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- September 24, 2024
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin NASA develops an in-house team for the tricky information technology projects Tougher cyber guidelines coming for something you do every day Should contractors be relieved that Congress averted a shutdown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Federal benefits are major draw to service for younger employees
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Federal health and retirement benefits have a major recruitment and retention influence on federal employees, and those benefits are especially important to millennial and Generation Z federal employees. That's according to the results of a recent survey from the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joins me with the…
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Tougher cyber guidelines coming for something you do every day
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Contractors and agencies alike have long had standards for identity management when people log on to systems. Now the National Institute of Standards and Technology proposes to tighten the requirements for identity proofing and related procedures. Analysis now from attorney Sean Griffin, a partner at Robinson and Cole. Learn more about your ad choi…
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