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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 Contractors are already organizing as they anticipate the next big spending bill | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 913

Administrations and Congresses have been talking about infrastructure for the past 20 years. This time something might happen. This time, though, the Biden administration is talking shovel-worthy projects, not shovel-ready, and that could be a whole new ballgame. With how services contractors are thinking about this, the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 One Energy Department lab has a breakthrough in turning garbage into fuel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 902

The nation's supply chain relays on vehicles that burn diesel fuel. Now the Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, in conjunction with Washington State University, has reached a milestone, in an effort to convert substances known as biocrude into diesel. Here with what's going on, the co-director of the joint Bioproducts Institute and a scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Dr. John Holladay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Aspiring Navy sailors combine their STEM educations with an ocean project | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 935

On the theory it's never too early to get people to think about military careers, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps program encourages interest in naval topics in students 10 years old through high school. For one recent program success, National Director of Education with the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Richard Quest. And the program coordinator, John Woods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 DoD initiates CMMC review — big deal or perfunctory? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 843

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks is reviewing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification or CMMC program. That isn't the death knell for the supply chain security program. There a few things to consider about why a review might make logical sense. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why the review may actually be coming at the perfect time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 EPA making personnel changes... a lot of them | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 845

As the Biden administration gets it appointees in place, EPA Administrator Michael Regan has been doing what he calls a full reset of the agency’s Science Advisory Board and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. That means firing all 49 members, some of whom still had years left in their terms. For what this all means, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the former director of the board’s staff office, Chris Zarba. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 That proposed infrastructure bill has a little something for everybody, including your agency | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 855

We now know what's going to be occupying Congress for the next few, weeks? months? For a look inside that infrastructure bill and a few other matters, the Federal Drive turned to Bloomberg Government Congressional Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 This Energy Department program says cars will run more efficiently without the nut behind the wheel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 866

A new funding program from the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy aims to reduce fuel consumption by conventional cars by automation much of what drivers do. Four academic teams have received $18 million on the NextCar program. Joining the Federal Drive with more, ARPA-E program director Dr. Marina Sofos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 A long-serving and steady voice for public service and performance calls it a day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 968

Good government, and confidence a big government is capable of good performance, both take a lot of work and commitment. But my next guest, after spending 24 years in federal public service, spent another career researching, writing about and pushing for governmental excellence. He's just retired from his perch as senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, John Kamensky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 NAPA report details path forward for OPM, but advocates worry it’ll be easily forgotten | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 883

At 114 pages and a couple of dozen recommendations, the National Academy of Public Administration has laid out a detailed plan for getting the Office of Personnel Management out of first gear. Federal employment wonks liked what they saw. But they worry the recommendations will go the way of past attempts at major change in the civil service. Nowhere, that is. Former OPM executives and advocates say they're not convinced anyone has the political clout, time or willpower to see the NAPA recommendations through. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined me to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Army’s new tactical network faces first test in ‘crucible of combat’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 912

It's taken a sustained effort over the past several years to make its battlefield communications more reliable and resilient. But now the Army’s new Integrated Tactical Network is being put through its paces. The first brigade has been outfitted with the complete set of capabilities. Soldiers started their first major training rotation with the new gear last month. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu visited the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana to talk with Army officials and soldiers about how it’s performing. He files this report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 NASA expands the ways people can experience one of its major facilities virtually | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 893

NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland will, for the first time, offer virtual tours, to bring and interactive experience to people at home. NASA experts will lead the online tours, and they'll feature a live Q-and-A. Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Glenn Research Center's Debbie Lockhart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 How did COVID vaccines come out so fast after the virus was identified? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 928

It took an extraordinary combination of government and the pharmaceutical industry to come up with COVID vaccines so fast. My next guest was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy at Health and Human Services during the Clinton administration. Now he chairs the health policy and management department at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. We welcome Dr. Ken Thorpe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 The Navy is expanding its efforts to push the frontiers of weapons energetics | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 953

The Navy is energetically pursuing the field of energetics, an emerging type of weapons that don't necessarily use gunpowder. Now's there's a new program called Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies, or NEST. It's a collaboration among the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, Advanced Technology International, and the National Armaments Consortium. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the consortium's executive director, Charlie Zisette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Army changing how sexual harassment is investigated | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 815

The Army is changing the way it handles sexual harassment investigations. It’s not completely taking them out of the chain of command some critics had hoped. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 DHS launching 60-day cyber sprints ahead of upcoming executive order | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 808

The Homeland Security Secretary Alexandro Myorkas has outlined new cybersecurity priorities. DHS is rolling out a series of what it calls 60-day cybersecurity sprints, and it's calling on Congress to give the DHS cyber branch more money to deal with a growing range of threats. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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