Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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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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SDA prepares for next batch of satellites with Tranche 1 launch in March

The Space Development Agency is pushing back the launch of its first group of low Earth orbit satellites. Now this delay highlights the difficulties the agency has had in transitioning from using a few big satellites to a network of smaller and cheaper ones. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis joins us with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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DoD, Hill eye CMMC tax credit for smaller defense contractors

The Pentagon is moving closer to kicking off its long awaited cyber security Maturity Model certification program. Small business advocates, though, are still worried about the high cost of CMMC compliance. Well, now there's a draft legislation coming from Capitol Hill to provide some smaller companies with a CMMC tax credit. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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TSP millionaires are busting out all over

The stock market continues to defy logic, something it seems to do best. Now some 117 thousand federal employees and retirees have Thrift Savings Plan accounts worth more than a million dollars. There ought to be many more. At least, that's what federal retiree and financial advisor Abe Grungold says. He joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This group actually tries to stop what everyone else just complains about

Nobody's in favor of corruption, except maybe the corrupt. When corruption comes to light, it's often the Justice Department that take the lede. My next guest leads a non-profit that works anti-fraud at the front end by supporting whistleblowers. She's the president and CEO of the Anti-Fraud Coalition, Jacklyn DeMar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Transportation Department says farewell to one of its most distinguished employee

The first woman to direct the Transportation Department's Volpe Center recently retired. A 20-year federal employees, she worked an earlier 20 years for the Massachusetts Port Authority. Now she's among the new inductees to the National Academy of Public Administration. Joining me with a recap, Anne Aylward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- November 21, 2024

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin The Transportation Department says farewell to one of its most distinguished employees This group actually tries to stop what everyone else just complains about TSP millionaires are busting out all over Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2025 Open Season looks a little different

Open season is in full swing. That's when federal employees and retirees review their health care insurance choices for 2025 this year, especially the Office of Personnel Management says you've got plenty of reasons to take advantage of Open Season. For one thing, premiums are up sharply, and companies are making lots of changes in their plans during our recent Open Season exchange, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more from OPM acting director Rob Shriver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Integrated acquisition environment faces expanding customer base

The Integrated acquisition environment is facing an expanding customer base, while the name of the system screams acquisition, the General Services Administration officials realize a broader cross section of federal managers that work in grants, legal offices and agency specific programs. They also rely on the system and its data to make decisions. For more, Federal News Network's Executive Editor Jason Miller caught up with the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for GSA Integrated Award Environment Memi Whitehead, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Excellent presentations

05/23/2022

Usc33

Thank you for the bounty of information. Well communicated (excellent broadcasters) discussing a wide array of topics.
Please remove second half of the episode

08/28/2022

Hgd137

The stories are ok until they are over and the next part begins.
Please fix!!

12/01/2021

Matt Cactus

After every episode finishes it begins the lessons learned leadership podcast with a interview with the CEO of Navy Fed Credit Union. Why?! Love this podcast but it is painful to listen to that introduction every single time after the podcast end.

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.