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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Some problems are just too tough for the federal government alone to solve. The National Academy of Public Administration has long witnessed how federal, state, local and tribal governments often fail to coordinate with each other, even when tackling the country's biggest problems. The academy this week launched a new effort to bring together experts from all levels of government. It's called the Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships. Terry Gerton is NAPA's president and CEO. She tells Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko what drove the academy to create this new center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The fiscal year deadline is about three full weeks away. The Biden administration has said a continuing resolution is all but inevitable. And it has a long list of extra items it wants to see Congress add to an upcoming CR. The big-ticket items would go to disaster relief funding and Afghanistan resettlement. But the Department of Veterans Affairs, Census Bureau and others would get some additional cash under the White House proposal too. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to explain where things stand with the CR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the last few years, there has been a lot of discussion across the federal community around zero trust as a way to improve federal cybersecurity. But there was not one roadmap or a clear strategy from the Office of Management and Budget. With the release of OMB’s draft zero trust strategy on Tuesday, agencies now have a common understanding of what it will take to make significant improvements to federal cybersecurity. Chris DeRusha is the federal chief information security officer. He tells executive editor Jason Miller about why this approach to zero trust gives every agency a path forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Treasury Department has failed for years to fix controls in the systems it uses to account for the country’s finances. Therefore, in its latest audit of the government’s consolidated financial statement, the Government Accountability Office said it can’t render an opinion because of the ongoing material weaknesses. The GAO’s director of financial management and assurance issues, Dawn Simpson, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The House Armed Services Committee approved a 2022 defense authorization bill chock full of amendments on issues ranging from the military's approach to artificial intelligence, to Buy American requirements. But the biggest addition to the legislation during the committee's mark up last week was an extra $25 billion for the Pentagon's budget. For more on the defense bill, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At the Department of Veterans Affairs, one of it’s older, more successful programs is getting an update, due to the pandemic creating new stresses on those who use it. The VA Home Loan program announced it would expand services to help homeowners facing foreclosure due to the pandemic, and also to help those looking to buy as many areas are facing a limited housing stock. To learn more about this effort, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Jeffrey London, executive director of the Loan Guarantee Service at the VA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With just a few working days left on the congressional calendar, the fiscal year is likely to end with a continuing resolution. So now is the time for contractors and agencies alike to start preparing for it. Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin for some advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Congress is doubling down on the administration’s goal to make electric vehicles a greater presence in the federal fleet. Lawmakers are setting aside billions for the General Services Administration and the Postal Service to purchase more electric vehicles, and build more charging stations. It’s part of a $3.5 trillion infrastructure package championed by the Biden administration. For more on the state of the federal vehicle fleet, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
September promises to be a mess on Capitol Hill. Federal agencies and contractors are already figuring Congress won't pass 2022 appropriations on time and therefore the government will operate under a continuing resolution. Now the question of supplemental appropriations will stack the agenda even higher. The Federal Drive got the outlook from Bloomberg Government editorial director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cybersecurity and data management are closely linked. That's why many agencies are refining their strategies for gathering and managing large stores or lakes of network and other data in service of better cybersecurity. For ways to approach the cyber data problem, the Federal Drive spoke with the senior fellow for cybersecurity and emerging threats at the R Street Institute, Bryson Bort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nearly every federal agency is talking about digital transformation, using the latest technologies to improve how they operate and what they deliver to constituents. An important part of modernizing puzzle is the network that delivers all the data. It's got to be up-to-date and secure. For some insight, we turn to Bitglass senior solutions engineer Ed Lopez, and former Transportation Department CIO Ryan Cote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Biden administration’s ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions for the US economy by 2050 calls for the federal government to set an example. The White House wants agencies to acknowledge the financial risk of climate change and plan ways to mitigate that risk, particularly when it comes to what the government buys and the greenhouse gas emission that stuff produces. Federal News Network’s Amelia Brust joined the Federal Drive with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joanne Woytek, the program director for NASA SEWP, said understanding how NIST SP 800-161 and ISO 20243 can work together will help agencies and contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To become organized for cybersecurity, agencies need to get their data organized. Beyond data lakes or data stores, important as they are, the government needs what you might call a concept of operations. That's where one of the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission's top recommendations comes in. For more, the Federal Drive spoke with the Senior Director for the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission, Robert Morgus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone agrees artificial intelligence is powerful technology. That's why agencies across the government are looking at it to speed things up and improve mission delivery. But AI can be misused. Just look at the super-surveillance society that is communist China. For how federal agencies can keep AI honest, the Federal Drive turned to someone who's done extensive AI research. She's the program lede for the artificial intelligence security initiative at the University of California Berkley, Jessica Newman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices