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Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

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A new group within DoD seeks to track how well new technology makes its way to the troops. Heidi Shyu, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering said DoD will use advanced data analytics to do the job at hand. The team is call
On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:DoD gets serious about technology transfer to the troops.New insight into health threat to U.S. troops stationed overseas. Don't look now, but your TSP is swooning.Learn more about
The IRS is telling lawmakers that billions of dollars in multi-year modernization funds are helping the agency provide a level of customer service that taxpayers expect — and is asking for more funding to keep up with that demand.The agency ha
The Air Force is requesting $140 million for privatized family housing projects at two bases in 2025. Lawmakers, however, are expressing concerns about funding additional privatization efforts.“We do not own the units. These are units that the
The General Services Administration is putting the final touches on its solicitation for the Alliant 3 IT services contract.But one of the sections that GSA is already finished with is a new approach to attracting small businesses with new or
As they do every four years at this time, political appointees begin to depart. In their absence, contractors should prepare for a slowdown in new and innovative project starts. At least, that is the view of long time federal marketing and sale
Federal investigators have their hands full trying to spot all of the fraud schemes that cost the government billions of dollars every year. AI-powered fraud, utilizing images, has all kinds of potential for mischief. For more on that and how t
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has had a quorum for more than two years. When members were finally approved by the Senate in 2022, they faced a backlog of some 3,800 appeals cases. They two members the board does have are within spit
On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:How the Merit Systems Protection Board is plowing through its appeals backlog.How artificial intelligence will make fraud against the government worse.It's April, but end-of-termism w
It’s been a year since the Biden administration first called for more frequent, “meaningful” in-person work at agencies. In that time, initial uncertainties over whether a return-to-office would really happen have been replaced with a bigger bu
So Speaker Mike Johnson has pushed through some of the foreign aid that many in his own party were against. Will it cost him in the long run? Congress is also considering a lot of federal agency budgets, as they hear testimony from their leader
Schedule F, the Trump-era civil service innovation, not the tax form, is like a zombie. It is dead, having been canceled by the Obama administration, but it still seems animated, judging from the range of activities devoted to keeping it entomb
There is an event later today, if you are looking to start a business. It is focusing on entrepreneurship for members of the military or their spouses. Joining that summit will be the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. To learn more, Federal New
On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:A summit being held today for military members looking to make money off their own creativity.Schedule F is dormant, but the possibility continues to haunt the civil service.Congress
The Postal Service is seeing problems with on-time delivery of mail and packages in areas where the agency is implementing its network modernization plans.Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday that USPS is seeing issues with on-time deli
For nearly a decade, the Army has not been able to hit its recruitment targets. 2024, however, could mark a turning point in the service’s recruitment efforts.The Air Force missed its recruiting goals for the first time since 1999 last year. B
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s new director wants to get DCSA’s critical next-generation background investigations IT system back on track, while he also keeps an eye toward the “data-centric” future at the security agenc
A new audit looks at how one agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) manages its cloud computing assets. The HHS inspector general looked specifically at the Administration for Children and Families. To learn more, Feder
A recent update by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the Uniform Grants Guidance, aims to give state, local, and tribal governments more autonomy on how they spend federal grant money. The update engenders more importance, with subst
On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:The Biden Administration tweaks regulations for how states and cities can use federal funding.A look into whether one HHS component is properly securing its cloud information systems.
A lot of DoD facilities — from barracks to office buildings — are in pretty bad shape, and because of consistent maintenance shortfalls, things are generally getting worse. So as part of a new strategy for its bases, the department is trying a
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The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset have both been around for decades. They reduce or rule out Social Security benefits for some federal retirees. A bill to repeal them has been gaining unprecedented traction. For o
The IRS’ direct file program was created to make things easier on taxpayers. Direct file, as its called, helps certain taxpayers file their tax returns for free, utilizing the the IRS website. IRS is running a pilot program this filing season a
The White House has given agencies until the end of the year to make sure their use of artificial intelligence is safe and fair. It tells practitioners to keep humans in the proverbial loop and to let people opt out of AI applications. And it a
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