Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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The Congressional Budget Office recently advised Congress that unless full-year appropriations for 2024 get enacted by April 30, the White House might be obligated to initiate sequestration. You know, those "limits" on spending. But the shutdown deadline for six big agencies occurs this Friday. To find out how contractors are preparing, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Stephanie Kostro, the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Energy Department project called the Quantum and Space Collaboration, has drawn in several industry participants. DOE, in its own words, said the collaborative aims to harness cutting-edge quantum technologies for pivotal advancements. In search of the translation, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Rima Oueid, the Senior Commercialization Executive in the Office of Technology Transitions and with Garland Garris, the Quantum Lead at Accenture Federal Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While much of the technology world focuses on artificial intelligence, a small but steady community has emerged over quantum technologies. More than simply the elusive quantum computers, QIST, or quantum information science and technologies, will be crucial to future military dominance. For more on this, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Celia Merzbacher, the Executive Director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: What the United States could use is a quantum leap. The Energy Department partners with industry for quantum technology in space. With continuing budget uncertainty, sequestration raises its head once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the Marine Corps, the move to zero trust is as much about collapsing networks and consolidating cloud instances as it is about modernizing its approach to cybersecurity. This network unification and modernization initiative is why the Marines believe making the Defense Department’s 2027 deadline to meet the initial requirements under zero trust is more than doable. Shery Thomas, the cyber technology officer and technical director for the Marine Corps Cyberspace Command, the Marine Corps Space Command and the Marine Corps Information Command, said the service is moving quickly toward a zero trust architecture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing happened over the weekend in Congress, as a Friday deadline is still looming. Departs that need funding include: Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Labor and the Defense. To find out what is ahead for the week, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Veterans Affairs Department operates a vast array of programs for its constituents. Sometimes they can be a little tricky to navigate, especially for veterans who were not initially eligible. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the staff attorney with the National Veterans Legal Services Program, Abigail Reynolds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Energy Department (DOE) has established a center of excellence for accelerating offshore wind energy. DOE describes it as an academic and training hub helping the goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. For more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to program analyst Laura Hastings and University of Massachusetts civil engineering professor Sanjay Arwade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A new place for the Energy Department to explore offshore-wind technology. Help for veterans trying to navigate the Veterans Affairs complex of programs. The newest activity on Capitol Hill and keeping the government funded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Federal retirees especially have to pay attention to their debt profiles. Agencies still seek software bills of material, not bills of goods. How the Marines Corps got ahead of the zero trust cybersecurity curve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is preparing to propose sweeping cyber regulations this month. The new rules will require companies across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors to report cyber incidents to CISA. The agency is also building up its internal infrastructure to manage a potential tidal wave of incident reports. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the old saying? Never a lender nor debtor be? For most of us, no problem not being a lender. But for buying a house or a car -- that entails taking on debt for the average working stiff. Not all debt is evil if you manage it correctly. Retired federal manager Abe Grungold of AG Financial Services joined The Federal Drive with some advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Software bills of materials. The code ingredients in software. They've become the object of study as a way to discover cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Agency tech staffs find getting them is one thing. Making sense of them is something else. To help, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently held an online event it called the SBOM-a-Rama. Joining the Federal Drive with what you might want to know, CISA cyber innovation fellow and chief security advisor at Endor Labs, Chris Hughes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The White House is seeking a bigger budget to spur hiring efforts across government. Led by the Office of Personnel Management, the Biden administration is pushing for a focus on pooled hiring, early-career talent development, and even the HR workforce. The priorities aren’t necessarily new. But OPM is hoping some added funding can scale things up. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices