Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Not much can happen in the Army without the products and services that clothe, feed and equip the soldiers. Responsibility for acquiring most of what the Army needs falls to the Army Contracting Command. For an update, at the Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin caught up with the Contracting Command’s commander, Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the world’s premier expeditionary force, yet every U.S. Army soldier has a home or a home base. Often that home is in housing provided by the Army itself. Army housing has been a sore subject for residents, Army leadership and Congress. But there’s been progress. For an update on that and other matters, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked at the Association of the U.S. Army conference, with Lt. Gen. Omar Jones, the Commander of the Installation Management Command. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the biggest civilian agency, the Veterans Affairs Department buys lots of stuff every year, from building construction to aspirin. Yet, according to Government Accountability Office auditors, VA falls short in planning and managing its crucial acquisition workforce. To discuss the comprehensive survey of that workforce, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Shelby Oakley, GAO's director for contracting and national security acquisitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration continue to expand the use of facial recognition technology to verify traveler identity, with both agencies touting both the security and customer experience benefits of using biometrics, while pledging to safeguard privacy and security. CBP has processed 223 million travelers since introducing the biometric entry-exit program at airports and other locations since 2018, confirming about 175,000 overstays with non-citizens leaving the country, as well as more than 1,600 imposters at ports of entry, according to Diane Sabatino, deputy executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Field Operations at CBP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate is back in session today from recess, mainly to work on the annual Defense Authorization Act. Traditionally Congress sends this bill to the president before the end of the calendar year. For more on this and what else is happening in Congress, we turn to WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks into the continuing resolution, agencies hoping to start new initiatives are looking towards December 16. That's when Congress promised to establish a 2023 budget. History shows, that's a pretty thin reed to lean on. My next guest isn't ruling out the possibility of a full-year continuing resolution. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, is full of information for potential partners to take part in collaborative research. And develop long-term partnership opportunities. To learn more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Megan Mahle, Director of Industry Partnerships in DHS' Office of Innovation and Collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The long-standing debate over whether prices on the GSA Schedule contract are fair and reasonable has reached a new level of, DIScord. GSA's inspector general makes what to some will be a shocking series of recommendations about schedule prices. And GSA's Federal Acquisition Service responds with contempt for those suggestions. In his reporter's notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about the latest episode in this long-running squabble over schedule prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among other things, initiatives aim to incentivize large prime contractors to incorporate innovations from small businesses into their bid proposals and give contracting officers better tools to manage intellectual property rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate back from recess and in session today, mainly to work on the annual Defense Authorization Act. Traditionally, Congress sends this bill to the president before the end of the calendar year. To discuss that possibility and what else is happening in Congress, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two weeks into the continuing resolution, agencies hoping to start new initiatives are looking toward December 16. That's when Congress promised to establish a 2023 budget. History shows, that's a pretty thin reed to lean on. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with an expert who is not ruling out the possibility of a full-year continuing resolution. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new guide from the A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate … is full of information for potential partners to take part in collaborative research. And develop long-term partnership opportunities. To learn more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Megan Mahle (MAIL), Director of Industry Partnerships in DHS' Office of Innovation and Collaboration. is full of information for potential partners to take part in collaborative research and develop long-term partnership opportunities. To learn more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Megan Mahle, Director of Industry Partnerships in the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Innovation and Collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Army is about to begin its first large-scale deployment of a technology that will let soldiers use their own phones and tablets to connect to government networks — a notion that, as recently as a few years ago, would have seemed like a pipe dream because of various legal, policy and cybersecurity concerns. On October 11, the Army will start rolling out the bring your own device (BYOD) program to 20,000 new users. While that number is extremely small compared to the total force of military members, civilians and contractors, it’s massive by comparison to the limited tests it’s conducted during pilot efforts so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Army is about to begin its first large-scale deployment of a technology that will let soldiers use their own phones and tablets to connect to government networks — a notion that, as recently as a few years ago, would have seemed like a pipe dream because of various legal, policy and cybersecurity concerns. On October 11, the Army will start rolling out the bring your own device (BYOD) program to 20,000 new users. While that number is extremely small compared to the total force of military members, civilians and contractors, it’s massive by comparison to the limited tests it’s conducted during pilot efforts so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The IRS is telling temporarily reassigned “surge team” employees that they will need to continue their work cutting down the agency’s pandemic-era backlog of tax returns through the end of the year. But to thank employees for their efforts, which have cut the backlog by more than half since the start of the year, the IRS is giving these frontline workers a onetime $1,000 bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices