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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THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST, (length about seven minutes), is a weekdaily, high-information compilation of nine 40-second news stories and news packages, generated by the non-partisan, non-political, private-sector team of reporters at Federal News Network. Federal News Radio Producer/Newscaster Peter Musurlian assembles and reads the stories on the THE FEDERAL DRIVE with TOM TEMIN, the weekday morning-drive program, heard from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ET) on the Federal News Network app (and website), o ...
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‘DOOBIE’ Act looks to ease security clearance restrictions on past marijuana use
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There’s a new Senate bill with quite a long name. It's called the “Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment” Act. But this one might be better understood by its acronym: the “DOOBIE” Act. It’s the latest step from some Congress members who are trying to change how marijuana use is considered in federal hiring, and the se…
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An award-winning federal response to a sudden transportation disaster
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Interstate 95 is a lifeline along the eastern end of the United States. When a bad truck accident knocked out a bridge near Philadelphia in 2023, a team from the Transportation Department orchestrated an effort that got it replaced in a week and a half. For their work, Tony Mento, Hari Kalla and Camille Otto of the Federal Highway Administration ar…
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A lot is changing in the way the government does human resources
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Modernizing how the government conducts human resources, that's the subject of a lot of modernization effort. A case in point: The Human Resources Quality Services Management Office recently launched at the Office of Personnel Management. My next guest says OPM and the QSMO have become an information hub for the several agencies trying to modernize…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 18, 2024
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On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: What happened when the Air Force neglected its biggest plane for too long An award-winning federal response to a sudden transportation disaster A lot is changing in the way the government does human resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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What happened when the Air Force neglected its biggest plane for too long
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Lockheed Martin recently won a settlement worth more than $130 million in a protest with the Air Force. The company completed a contract to update the big C5 transport places with new engines. But it also had to do thousands of repairs outside the scope of the contract, and that's where the disagreements started. The Federal Drive got details now f…
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IRS recovers $1B in crackdown on taxes owed by millionaires
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The IRS says it's recovered a billion dollars in overdue taxes. The agency says more's coming from from wealthy individuals later this year. Commissioner Danny Werfel says staffing increases and investments in artificial intelligence are helping the agency retrieve taxes owed from high-income individuals. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joined …
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Navy members get a reminder to watch how they participate in the upcoming elections season
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In today's Federal Newscast, Navy leaders get instructions on training all of their personnel on dos and don'ts during election season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 17, 2024
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On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Why the State Department wants to set up federally-funded research and development centers How the election could affect your Thrift Savings Plan returns FEMA is still on the hook for several pandemic-related expenses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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How the election could affect your Thrift Savings Plan returns
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National elections often have economic effects. This year's presidential election is proving a bit more volatile than we've seen in recent years. With what that might mean for investment returns, the Federal Drive turn to certified financial planner Art Stein of Arthur Stein Financial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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FEMA is still on the hook for several pandemic-related expenses
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Lot of firsts occurred during the pandemic. Among them: the first time the Federal Emergency Management Agency used its Disaster Relief Fund to respond to a nationwide public health emergency. FEMA used the funds to cover the costs of vaccinations and testing sites among other things. Government Accountability Office has found, FEMA may have undere…
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Why the State Department wants to set up federally-funded research and development centers
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In a recent interview with an executive of the industry group, the Professional Services Council, I discussed the State Department's plan to establish three federally-funded research and development centers, FFRDCs. Industry was puzzled by this move because of the nature of State Department's requirement, facilitate public private collaboration for…
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Federal buildings board: Agencies can save billions by shedding ‘vastly underutilized’ office space
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Agencies are sitting on more real estate than they need, as you may have heard. They could recover billions of dollars by selling off excess space. An independent board created by Congress says agencies faces a unique opportunity to offload some of their excess space, if it's true that hybrid work is here to stay. But the General Services Administr…
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With record number of interns, NSF is ‘intentional’ about career growth
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The National Science Foundation, right now, has the most interns that it’s ever had. NSF managers are looking to move many of them into full-time positions. That could be easier thanks to recent updates to the Pathways Program. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…
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A policy tweak by the Social Security Administration should make it easier to give money to recipients it underpaid
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The Social Security Administration says a recent policy change should make it easier to compensate beneficiaries who received underpayments. To try to get reimbursements out more quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAf Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 16, 2024
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On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Why a federal court sunk a raft of construction industry rules from the Labor Department Election uncertainty doesn't slow an ambitious regulation agenda The Supreme Court Chevron decision spreads wider and wider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Election uncertainty doesn't slow an ambitious regulation agenda
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The upcoming presidential election keeps taking surprising and unsettling turns. One constant though. The Biden administration doesn't seem to be holding back on an ambitious agenda for regulation...which means contractors could see a slew of new and interim regulations in the next few months. Joining the Federal Drive with his take, federal sales …
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The Supreme Court Chevron decision spreads wider and wider
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Pretty much every lawyer, lobbyist, rule-maker, think-tanker and wonk in Washington and beyond has been thinking about the same thing. The Supreme Court decision that ended the idea that courts should always defer to federal agencies for interpreting vague laws. As we're reported, the so-called Chevron decision has implications for all three branch…
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Why a federal court sunk a raft of construction industry rules from the Labor Department
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A federal judge in Texas last month blocked a raft of new rules from the Labor Department concerning federal construction projects. One rule would have imposed so-called prevailing wage rates on every federal contract. Another would have imposed prevailing wages on construction material suppliers and truck drivers. Here with the implications of thi…
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NARA only accepting digital records now
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June 30 was a landmark date in the move toward an all-digital government. That’s because it was the last day the National Archives and Records Administration accepted requests for analog record transfers from agencies. From now on, for the most part, NARA will only accept records in electronic format. For more on the race to shed the paper and what…
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Congress, DoD’s latest efforts to solve recruiting woes
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The first group of warrant officers to ever get a military occupational specialty in recruiting, they graduated last Thursday. Army brass call this a turning point for efforts to transform the service’s recruiting enterprise, and for actually meeting annual recruiting goals. Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis has more. Learn more about your ad c…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 15, 2024
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In today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Maybe the micro purchase threshold is a little too micro This company is helping government satellite operators improve awareness of threats in low-earth orbit Progress on spending bills might have been an illusion all along Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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This company is helping government satellite operators improve awareness of threats in low-earth orbit
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An academic course endorsed by the Defense Department and delivered by accelerator company, BM&T aims to help science and engineering students develop their ideas in two companies. It's called Hacking for Defense. One resulting startup called Pharos aerospace hopes to help both defense and commercial satellite operators deal with space debris. For …
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Progress on spending bills might have been an illusion all along.
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Progress on 2025 appropriations bills stalled in the House this week ... when members failed to pass a legislative appropriations bill. Another spending bill is stalled by Republican amendments having to do with abortion in the District of Columbia. So ... the summer and the current fiscal year grind on with no apparent way to avoid a continuing re…
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Maybe the micro purchase threshold is a little too micro
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Most of the purchases the government makes are small. For every aircraft carrier, agencies buy a million printers, desks, airplane tickets. Most of *these* fall under what's known as the micro purchase threshold. That threshold stands at 10 thousand dollars. My next guest has made the case that raising it to 20 thousand would save the government te…
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