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Why agencies shouldn't be so quick to give up their office space
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So many people have been teleworking for so long, many leaders of industry and government are starting to presume this is, pardon the cliché, the new normal. They're rethinking how much office space they'll need permanently. My next guest cautions, not so fast. There are good reasons to retain office space with people in it. He's the president of P…
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How the pandemic has affected state and local government employees
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The pandemic has altered life for employees of state and local governments, no less than it has for their federal counterparts. Recent research by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence points up several trends for the year ahead. For the highlights, the Federal Drive spoke to the Center's senior research associate, Gerald Young.…
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Energy Dept. dishing more money out for innovation
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, known as ARPA-E, has just awarded some $47 million to seven companies doing innovative work in, energy. The money comes under a program ARPA-E calls Scale Up, to help promising new technologies get off the ground. Joining the Federal Drive with more, ARPA-E Director Lane Genatowski…
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After years of fits and starts, DISA deploys new cloud-based office tools
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It’s been a long time coming, but this week, the Defense Department started migrating its IT users to a multibillion dollar commercial cloud computing contract. No, we’re not talking about JEDI. This cloud is called Defense Enterprise Office Solutions, the software-as-a-service platform that’ll eventually deliver email and collaboration services to…
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Historic absences at MSPB hit 4-year mark, creating potentially costly backlog
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Another year, another milestone for the Merit Systems Protection Board. Not necessarily the good kind. It marked its fourth straight year without a quorum. And the backlog of pending petitions for review sits at more than three-thousand. Federal employment attorneys are optimistic the incoming administration will nominate new members to staff the b…
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Dozens of VOA reporters calling for director to resign
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In today's Federal Newscast, 26 journalists at Voice of America have demanded that VOA's director Robert Reilly resign after a reporter was reassigned for they say was a retaliatory measure.By Eric White and Tom Temin
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1/15 6am: Nurse Wins A Million In North Carolina Lottery
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1/14 5pm: Joanne Rogers, wife of Fred Rogers, dies at 92
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Next generation of identity management coming into clearer focus for DoD
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A look at military aviation training accidents
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Last month a Congressionally-mandated study commission confirmed what many sensed. That military aviation training accidents are on the rise. In a five year period, more than six thousand accidents killed 198 service members. Joining the Federal Drive with analysis, Project on Government Oversight national security reporter Jason Paladino.…
Federal agencies, and there are several of them, affected by the Solar Winds cybersecurity fiasco are under a new deadline. Days-ago policy from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency gives them to the end of the month to complete forensic analysis and harden their systems. My next guest questions whether this will be possible. He's t…
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Former VA Secretary lays out challenges agency will be facing
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Joe Biden has picked former White House chief of staff Denis McDonough to become the next Veterans Affairs Secretary. For what challenges McDonough is likely to face and how to deal with them, the Federal Drive turned to former secretary Dr. David Shulkin.By Tom Temin
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OPM details core values behind coming security clearance reforms with new policy doctrine
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The Trump administration is inching along with its efforts to modernize the decades-old security clearance system. The Office of Personnel Management recently published what it's calling a federal personnel vetting core doctrine. The doctrine explains the administration's philosophy behind planned efforts to modernize the credentialing, suitability…
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Senators concerned by military leadership of DoD, but will their votes reflect it?
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If confirmed, former Army General Lloyd Austin will be the second recently-retired uniformed official in five years to hold the top position in the Pentagon. That concerns some lawmakers and military-watchers, alike, who worry this could erode civilian authority in the Defense Department. Yet when it comes to granting a waiver for Austin’s confirma…
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Government looking to reign in where it's drones come from
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In today's Federal Newscast, GSA is removing all drones from Multiple Award Schedule Contracts that do not have the approval of the Defense Department.By Eric White and Tom Temin
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How Documented Uses WhatsApp to reach its audience
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It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell speaks with Mazin? ?Sidahmed?, founder of the immigration publication Documented. They discuss how WhatsApp has become Documented’s distribution network and why listening to the immigration and refugee community changed the course of his work. Keep up with the latest news about the It's All Journalism podc…
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1/13 5pm: Shakira is latest musician to sell her music publishing rights
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Federally Funding World-Class Scientific Research
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The federal government has a long history of funding top-tier scientific research. This week, join host James Heelan for a discussion with Nobel Laureate Dr. Andrea Ghez to learn about the private-public partnership that earned her the Nobel Prize in Physics.The discussion will feature Dr. Ghez and National Science Foundation Galactic Astronomy Pro…
It’s only a matter of time before somebody writes a book or does a TV interview saying he or she predicted most of the events of 2020 well in advance. To qualify as visionary of the century this combination of Nostradamus, Pinocchio and your favorite tarot card reader would have had to go on record as saying 2020 would mean. That there would be a o…
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IRS taking on second wave of stimulus payments as tax filing season rolls closer
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The IRS is rolling out a second wave of pandemic stimulus payments to millions of households and building on the lessons learned from the first wave. That includes greater access to the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File to reduce the risk of improper payments. But the IRS is also counting down to the start of this year’s tax filing…
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Cyber concerns are stretching out IT software development programs
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Any federal IT practitioner who can fog a mirror is thinking about cybersecurity these days, or should be. In reviewing 15 large software development programs underway in the Defense Department, congressional auditors found that cyber concerns have the potential to stretch out projects or boost costs. Here with highlights, director of the informati…
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NASA small business technology contracts showing promising early results
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NASA recently awarded 17 small companies more than $14 million to keep developing promising new technologies. They're already shown promising results in the first round of funding. With the latest on NASA's and Small Business Technology Transfer and Small Business Innovation Research programs, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the acting progr…
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Pentagon moves quickly to redistribute duties of now-abolished chief management officer
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The office of DoD’s chief management officer officially ceased to exist on Jan. 1. And the Pentagon isn’t wasting any time deciding how to replace the CMO’s functions. A pair of memos the deputy defense secretary signed this week make several changes to DoD’s organizational chart. One of the biggest takeaways: The already-powerful DoD comptroller’s…
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New bill could put more rules on departing federal employees
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In today's Federal Newscast, two House lawmakers want to close what they call are loop holes for senior government officials when they leave federal service for the private sector.By Eric White and Tom Temin
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Pandemic-related costs, OTAs accelerated agency contract spending for 2020
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Federal spending never stops rising, and that's certainly true of contracts spending. The pandemic has accelerated contract spending in several categories. For some of the trends that will continue into 2021 and the Biden administration, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the director of government contracts at Bloomberg Government Dan Snyder.…
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1/12 5pm: Bruce Willis asked to leave LA pharmacy for not wearing a mask
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Business of Government Hour: A conversation with Rafael Borras
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What is the mission of the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council? How does it work to building better engagement between industry and government? What are some of the critical issues facing the homeland security enterprise? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Rafael Borras, President & CEO, Homeland Security…
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Contractors ponder their place in vaccine queue
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The government couldn't function for very long without contractors. Does that mean contractor employees, or at least certain ones, ought to be eligible for COVID vaccines? For one view, the Federal Drive turned to the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau.By Tom Temin
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NASA and USDA looking to conduct more research together
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NASA looks down from space. Farmers grow things upward from the earth. Now NASA and the Agriculture Department have inked an agreement to deepen cooperative efforts in research on agricultural production, conservation and food security. Here with details, NASA's acting associate administrator for international and interagency relations, Mike Gold.…
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Rep. Bennie Thompson's account of Capitol Hill storming and what's next
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Among the many questions following last week's mass break-in at the Capitol building are … what went wrong with the capitol hill police and whether the incident has national security implications. For what he's planning to look at, the Federal Drive spoke with the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Mississippi Representative Bennie …
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DoD stands up permanent program to give vendors access to top-tier secrets
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The Pentagon wants to let contractors in on a little secret. Possible lots of secrets. It's part of a plan to give contractors knowledge they might need to help tailor products more closely to defense requirements. Joining the Federal Drive with details of the gambit, Federal News Network's Scott Maucione.…
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When it comes to bid protests, vendors playing with even money at GAO
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Let's start with the good news, the number of protests filed with the Government Accountability Office over contracts is down for the second year in a row.Now the bad news, that two-year trend may be coming to an end. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller explains why new data from GAO could embolden more vendors to prote…
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Congresswoman says CBP has not fulfilled subpoenas for information on officers' online activity
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In today's Federal Newscast, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee says Customs and Border Protection has yet to satisfy her document requestsBy Eric White and Tom Temin
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1/12 6am: 11 Minutes of Exercise A Day Can Extend Your Life
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Better News: Use Slack To host cultural conversations in your newsroom
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Corinne Chin and Lauren Frohne are video journalists at The Seattle Times. They wrote a piece for Better News on how the Times is using Slack to lower barriers, expose insensitivity, and allow conversations about cultural issues that can arise from their stories. Better News host Michael O'Connell talks to Chin about how newsrooms can use Slack to …
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1/11 5pm: DEADPOOL 3's script is in the works
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Federal Health Plan
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January 11, 2021 on ForYourBenefit, host Bob Leins, CPA® and co-host Tammy Flanagan, Senior Benefits Director at NITP, Inc. welcome back Paula S. Jakub, RHU; CEO of The American Foreign Service Protective Association, sponsor of the Foreign Service Benefit Plan.Today’s guest will discuss benefits in your FEHB plan that you might not be aware of and…
If you're expecting a period of moonlight and roses now that the Donald Trump team will be leaving Washington, think again. If anything the aftermath of the Great Capitol Break-in means more rancor than other. So how will the actual legislative work happen? Joining the Federal Drive with a look ahead, Bloomberg Government Editorial Director Loren D…
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NASA and FAA working together to help grow the future of commercial space travel
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For nearly a century, the FAA has maintained air traffic control for things that fly close to earth. Now NASA is getting a handle on safe operations in space, where the population of satellites is growing fast. Joining the Federal Drive with more on its new best practices handbook, technical program manager Joshua Krage.…
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Behind the forced labor responsible for palm oil
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Girl Scout cookies have it. So do many crackers and breads. Lipstick, shampoo and soap use it. It's even in peanut butter. But much of the world's palm oil comes from foreign producers that used forced labor. That's why the Homeland Security Department recently banned palm oil and palm oil products from certain companies. For how they discover forc…
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EEOC disallows union reps from using official time to work on EEO complaints
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission approved some big changes to official time for union representatives. Commissioners voted, along party lines, to cancel official time for union representatives to work on EEO complains including discrimination. Supporters of the rule change say it'll bring more efficiency to agency operations. Critics say…
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NGA dishing out innovation grants to select companies
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has created a new program under which it will select 16 companies for hundred thousand dollar innovation grants. Recipient companies could go on to work with the government on a larger scale. For more on the new accelerator program, Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with NGA’s chief for Strategi…
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NASA and FAA working together to ensure healthy future for commercial space travel
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In today's Federal Newscast, with commercial space travel gaining momentum, NASA and the FAA are detailing how they'll support it.By Eric White and Tom Temin
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1/11 6am : Kate Middleton celebrated her 39th Birthday On Saturday
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Arnold Schwarzenegger posts his feelings about the insurrection at the Capitol; Gabrielle Union play-fights with her 2 year old on social media about pasta; Kate Middleton celebrated her 39th birthday on SaturdayBy info@podcastone.com