The Department of Veterans Affairs said last summer it would need a lot more money this fiscal year than first appropriated, $12 billion more. Well now the Veterans Health Administration has revised that requirement down to about six and a half billion dollars. For why, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman asked VAs Under Secretary for Health, Share…

Most contractors may not know it, but the Space Systems Command has special authority to put them on what it calls the contractor responsibility watch list. Well now the Space Force has put one contractor on that very list. In fact, it's the first use of the watch list that we know of. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more. Learn more abou…

It's the season of seasons. Thanksgiving season. Christmas season. And for federal employees, it's nearly *open* season. It has a lot of moving parts. Federal. Long time expert in all things having to do with federal employment and post-employment Tammy Flanagan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

In her years at Customs and Border Protection, my next guest rose from a newbie uniformed officer to senior executive port director for Newark-New York. That means the fourth busiest airport, and *the* busiest port. TenaVel Thomas joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin How CBP manages two of the busiest ports of entry in the United States Open season is like hunting season. You've got to aim carefully Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices由Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's new online cybersecurity education platform went live this month. Its goal is to make it easier for federal employees, veterans and anybody else, to get much needed cybersecurity training. For more on the CISA learning platform, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday spoke with CISA's Chief Pe…

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin OPM tries a shift-left approach to anticipating the costs of new tech projects What senior executives say about the incoming Trump administration Contractors are also wondering about Trump's government-cutting plan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Career senior executives interact the most closely with political appointees. They're often the buffer between appointees and the civil service. For what senior executives might be thinking of the incoming and unorthodox Trump administration, we turn to the president of the Senior Executives Association, Marcus Hill. Learn more about your ad choice…

Federal employee's aren't alone in wondering about president-Elect Donald Trump's so-called department of government efficiency. So are federal contractors. They wonder what the DOGE will think government *should* be doing. More now from the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about…

The efficiency department hasn't arrived yet, but many agencies try and optimize costs already. A case in point the Office of Personnel Management. When thinking of new technology projects, OPM officials are trying to get a handler on potential costs earlier. I got more detail when I spoke with OPM's deputy chief information officer, Melvin Brown. …

Congress is approaching another deadline to reach a government spending agreement for fiscal 2025 at the same time, Social Security Administration leadership is warning that without enough resources, the agency will once again hit record low staffing. House appropriators heard a final pitch this week about what the agency says is a crisis for the w…

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin A new director for the latest presidential library Former EPA employees gear up to resist what they fear from the Trump administration What Congress is doing during the week when people are eating the other turkeys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

The Defense Department has a new plan to deploy 5g wireless systems on military bases and other locations around the world. Planners want to fill in the gaps not covered by telecom companies in remote and austere locations. The Pentagon says the new strategy will accelerate DoD development of private 5g networks tailored to the particular needs of …

Now that the contours of the next Congress are fully known, what about that continuing resolution that expires December 20th? And there's still a disaster relief request from the White House for a cool hundred billion dollars. A congressional update now from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. V…

When Donald Trump first become president, he took a go-slow approach on the spread of environmental regulation. A group called the Environmental Protection Network got together to opposed this approach. Comprised of former EPA employees, it's gearing up again. Here with what it plans, network executive director Michelle Roos. Learn more about your …

He may still be out politicking, but former President Barack Obama has already established his library. As of this past summer it has a new director, appointed by the director of the National Archives and Records Administration. Kenvi Phillips joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

When it comes to its customers, the National Archives and Records Administration knows it only has a moment in time to meet their needs, whether it's an elementary school student or an experienced researcher, NARA tries to provide that same level of experience to whomever is searching for a document. For more, Federal News Network's executive edito…

Out of pocket costs are going up quite a bit next year for enrollees in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. Premiums are rising by an average of 13.5% beginning in January. But there's more to the story for how those premium rates get put together, along with a few strategies for dealing with rising prices, Federal News Network's Drew Fri…

A nine year old lawsuit claiming the Secret Service has not paid the full amount of overtime owed to its agents is one step closer to resolution. The suit focused on an Office of Personnel Management policy that Secret service agents had to work two consecutive hours of unscheduled extra duty to receive overtime pay. But that policy has been overtu…

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is seeking a simple but tricky-to-execute approach to cybersecurity. It would essentially break software into small pieces that are hard for hackers to access. Here with the details, the program manager in DARPA's Information Innovation Office, Howard Shrobe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…

The White House has issued two long, detailed policies for development use of artificial intelligence. One last year and one last month. That's fine, the U.S. should lead and should set an example of ethical use of this technology. My next guest cautions, with federal and state-level laws and regulations aimed at AI, the whole industry could end up…

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin DARPA tries a simple but profound concept to improve cybersecurity Could too much regulation kill the very industry the government was to foster? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices由Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

The Space Development Agency is pushing back the launch of its first group of low Earth orbit satellites. Now this delay highlights the difficulties the agency has had in transitioning from using a few big satellites to a network of smaller and cheaper ones. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis joins us with the latest. Learn more about your ad ch…

The Pentagon is moving closer to kicking off its long awaited cyber security Maturity Model certification program. Small business advocates, though, are still worried about the high cost of CMMC compliance. Well, now there's a draft legislation coming from Capitol Hill to provide some smaller companies with a CMMC tax credit. Federal News Network's…

The stock market continues to defy logic, something it seems to do best. Now some 117 thousand federal employees and retirees have Thrift Savings Plan accounts worth more than a million dollars. There ought to be many more. At least, that's what federal retiree and financial advisor Abe Grungold says. He joins me now. Learn more about your ad choic…