Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Summary: 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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 Too few DoD program managers using agile methodologies, GAO cautions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1099

More than 18 months ago, the Defense Department embarked on what it called a new pathway for acquiring software, one its most crucial commodities. But too few of DoD's program managers are using agile methodologies and continuous delivery. For what auditors found and how DoD can get on track, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the director of contracting and national security acquisitions at the Government Accountability Office, Shelby Oakley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Army FORSCOM faces changes in troops' needs, equipment and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1323

The needs of Army combatant commanders are constantly changing. Troop training needs evolve as the U.S. population — the Army's raw material — changes. Equipment and other support needs are also a moving target. It all comes home for the Army Forces Command (or FORSCOM). For an update on readiness, Federal Drive with Tom Temin caught up with FORSCOM Commander Gen. Michael Garrett at the Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington, D.C., this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 JAIC thinks AI might solve DoD’s struggles with contract writing systems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 570

DoD Reporter's Notebook. FNN DoD reporters Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione cover a host of military issues with Federal Drive host Tom Temin from the floor of the AUSA gathering at the Washington Convention Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 With all of the mandates and threats, should companies really "want" federal contracts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 662

Between COVID-related mandates and burgeoning cybersecurity requirements and false claims threats, is it still worth the trouble for companies to try and obtain federal business? There's an irony here. If you are in fact secure and you've got the best mousetrap, a contract is more important than ever. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about all of this with Federal marketing and sales consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 What's next for national security and artificial intelligence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 935

It's hard to find anything missing in the massive report just delivered to Congress from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. AI, it turns out, lies at the center of the emerging great powers competition with China. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Bob Work, a former deputy defense secretary and co-chair of the commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Federal contracting dollars have been on the rise, and so has contractor misconduct | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1097

Many new federal contractors came into the market as a result of the pandemic. And contract spending was on the rise anyhow. The latest analysis by the Project on Government Oversight shows that contractor misconduct is also occurring more frequently, with not enough oversight from buying agencies. For more, the Federal Drive turned to POGO's investigator Neil Gordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 How a bill of materials prevents an agency from buying a bill of goods | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1500

SBOM. It sounds like a play on a word you can't say. But it stands for Software Bill of Materials. The big executive order on cybersecurity from last May urged federal agencies to understand and use SBOMs as a part of their risk management efforts. Joining me to explain exactly what a software bill of materials is, and how you can use it, the chief technologist for cyber and technology at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Dr. Georgianna Shea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 DoJ’s new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to hold contractors accountable for cybersecurity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1018

Attention federal contractors, the Justice Department has put you on notice. That newly formed Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative means more aggressive pursuit of cybersecurity related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients. They'll use the False Claims Act or the Qui Tam whistleblower incentive provision of the law. Federal News Network's Jason Miller joins me with what vendors need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 NGA looking to open up access to its data | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1017

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is trying to free its data. Despite an explosion in the availability of overhead imagery and other geospatial information, much of NGA's data remains locked in organizational silos. NGA’s new data strategy calls for scaling data access and analytics across the agency. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, at the GEOINT Symposium in Saint Louis, spoke with NGA’s chief data officer, Deepak Kundal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 NGA ensuring continuity for global navigation systems through new competition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1166

Here's something new to worry about. Navigation systems depend on measurement of magnetic forces around the globe. And the satellites that take the measurements are about to age out. But the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is on it with a special funding program called the Mag-Quest Challenge. Here with what it's all about, NGA's world magnetic model program manager, Mike Paniccia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 VHA center looks to help veterans transition, prevent suicide amid Afghanistan exit | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1406

Recent veterans encountering transition to civilian life often face uncertainty self doubt. Sometimes serious. Some of those returning from Afghanistan after the abrupt U.S. withdrawal might find the transition extra difficult. The Veterans Affairs Department has at least one staff psychologist who can empathize. A retired Army ranger with four tours of Afghanistan behind him, he's now Co-Director of VA's Transitioning Servicemember-Veteran and Suicide Prevention Center. Dr. Joe Geraci joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 DoD spending data tells us how serious the Pentagon is about a shift to great power competition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1021

The national defense strategy the Pentagon published in 2017 emphasized a shift to great power competition. And new technology development. So has DoD been putting its money where its mouth is? A new analysis of contracting data by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows some glimmers of a shift in spending priorities starting in 2019. For more, Federal News Network's Jared Serbu spoke with the Deputy Director of the Center's Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, Greg Sanders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Pentagon finishes research for JEDI replacement as Supreme Court dismisses final legal challenge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 996

The last vestiges of the long-running legal dispute surrounding the Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud contract faded away this week. The Supreme Court declined to hear Oracle’s challenge to how the contract was structured. Meanwhile, DoD is closing in on a contract that will replace JEDI. DOD cloud officials say they've finished market research for the Joint Warfighter Commercial Cloud program. And as Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu reports, they expect to make a decision on which companies will be part of the new multi-cloud contract by the end of this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 A new place where children of military members can get together | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 989

Elena Ashburn and Matthew Oh always found themselves moving. As children of military members, their lives were in constant flux, and adapting to a new home was never easy. Still not quite adults, the duo decided it was time to bring other together children whose parents were in the military. They built a community called Bloom, where they could express their ideas and generally commiserate. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with Oh and Ashburn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Secret Service needs more employees, stronger retention practices, NAPA panel finds | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1178

Dismal engagement scores in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey prompted Secret Service leadership to engage the National Academy of Public Administration. NAPA's panel has now concluded its work with a long list of recommendations and findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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