Congress is out of D.C. this week for the 4th of July holiday. But it has a lot of spinning plates. Including three big appropriations bills . Homeland Security Secretary Alleyandro Mayorkas can remain confident he'll get a paycheck. An update now from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…

The Supreme Court last week overturned a 40 year precedent. In a case brought by New England fisherman, the court reversed what's been know as Chevron deference. In the 1984 case, the courts said judges should generally defer to federal agencies when rules they make are reasonable, and the enabling law was ambiguous. Last week's decision reverses t…

Service members are often part of two-income families. But spouses face the continual difficulty of establishing themselves when the service member gets relocated. Now the Army has schootched up its reimbursement policy for those spouses to, in the Army's words, promote career continuity and military readiness. Joining me earlier with details, Army…

The Defense Department is out with a new strategy that will serve as what officials call the north star for the department’s information technology goals until fiscal 2029. The strategy will pretty much drive everything chief information officers and their tech staffs will do. Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis has details. Learn more about your…

Lt. Gen. Todd Isaacson, the CIO for the Joint Chiefs of Staff/J-6, said a review team is completing recommendations for leadership around using GenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesVon Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

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Agencies need multiyear funding to get big modernization projects done. Otherwise it is piecemeal, depending on the year-to-year whims of Congress. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin's guest says late appropriations every year cause agencies to resort to the fix-what-we-can-now approach. He's former management professor and union president Bob Tobias. Le…

Social Security taxes start automatically the day you start working. But when the time comes you have got to file an application to get your benefits. When to file? Well, it's not that simple. You need a "strategery." To look at some of those important considerations, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with federal retirement expert Tammy Flanagan…

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken steps to better balance transparency and privacy when it comes to what are known as Enforce and Protect Act administrative proceedings. The new procedures let parties involved in anti-dumping and duty cases see information that is otherwise protected. To hear how it works, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin s…

On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: CBP updates how it treats business information in anti-dumping investigations. Why you need a strategy for when you claim Social Security benefits. Why long-term funding is what agencies need, yet what they worry about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

The Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t done dealing with a February ransomware attack that had sweeping effects across public and private health care systems across the country, and at least some aspects of its operations will be affected until as late as next February, the department said Tuesday. VA officials emphasized there were no known impa…

Federal employees thinking about retirement --and if you're not, you should be -- tend to concentrate on what they can save. When you actually retire, it pays to think about what you spend, or if you want to spend and maximize your Thrift Savings Plan. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more insight when she talked to federal retiree and fina…

Lots of promising and low-cost drugs get down people's gullets thanks to decades of reform at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She's retired now, but Federal Drive Host Tom Temin's guest was the agent behind the modernization of the FDA's drug-review process. Colleagues call her a force of nature. Now she's a finalist in this year's Service …

Among its priorities, the Biden administration wants to help clean up the oceans and make the use of them more sustainable. That effort partly falls to the Office of Science and Technology Policy. To find out what the OSTP is doing, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talk with the principal assistant director for oceans and environment, Deerin Babb-Brott…

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: News about preserving the nation's coastlines and the oceans they lead to. She proved you can reform a large agency stuck in its ways. Working or retired, don't overlook either side of the spending-saving equation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Employees at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), many of whom are currently working in the office one day per week, are about to see changes in their work environment. When hammering out return-to-office plans, like many other federal agencies, FDIC had initially planned to require employees to report to the office three days per week…

In a long-running case, a vendor of computer vision software protested a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency award to systems integrator CACI, which was going to develop its own computer vision software. The protestor, Percipient, had not bid. But Percipient did filed in the Court of Federal Claims on the basis that the government is obligated …

Weapons take too long to develop and field. Dozens of Defense Department acquisition programs are late, slow or over budget. That is the general sense of the latest annual assessment by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). For highlights and what it all means, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with GAO's director of contracting and national…

The IRS recently installed a new chief of its Criminal Investigation branch. He is a 29-year IRS veteran. The agency's law-enforcement wing is responsible for enforcing tax laws and aiding in federal financial-crime investigations. For what his plans are, Federal News Network's Eric White checked in with Guy Ficco. Learn more about your ad choices.…

On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A changing of the guard for the IRS law-enforcement wing. Why DoD has so much trouble delivering new weapons to the front lines. What happens when a company that didn't bid, files an award protest? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Contractors trying to plan ahead often turn to procurement plans that agencies post on their websites. An annual assessment of the forecasts shows that some are actually excellent, like at Homeland Security. Others are terrible, like the one at the Army. For more on this, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the President and CEO of the Profess…

A new contract for employees at the Environmental Protection Agency has some new assurances that allow scientists to discuss their work more freely. The new contract has a provision protecting scientific integrity. For more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to Jeff Ruch of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Learn m…

Modernizing digital services and making sure they stay secure requires good identity management. Especially if there is money or financial transactions involved. For how the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service approaches it, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin recently I spoke with Joe Gioeli, deputy commissioner for transformation and modernization. …

On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Even when the government itself is your constituent, you need good identity management. Why some EPA employees are happy about what's in their new labor agreement. Contractors find some agency buying forecasts are better then others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…