Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Critics of telework often point to its limitations on collaboration. Video meetings have replaced the conference table for millions of teleworkers, but they can be annoying. Earlier, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the D.C. Deputy Mayor, who outlined why the city wants federal employees to come back or have the government let go of some of its real estate. In this interview, Tom Temin turns to Frameable CEO Adam Riggs, who offers another angle on the virtues of virtual meetings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mayor of the District of Columbia recently urged the federal government to get its people back in their offices or give up millions of square feet. The city has ambitious economic goals that could, in its view, make better use of the space. For details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with John Falcicchio, D.C.'s Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service is looking to modernize the way the federal government does business — and giving agencies a status update on its goals through the end of the decade. Fiscal Service recently gave agency chief financial officers an update on progress made toward its financial management goals in fiscal 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A Navy financial maven takes over an office that looks around the world. The government's financial statements are out. They're not pretty. Another industry makes the case for help, like the semiconductor industry already got. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Semiconductor chips have gotten all of the attention and a $50 billion subsidy from the government. But without the more prosaic Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) underneath them, chips don't do anything. PCB manufacturing has mostly moved offshore, leading to a pending bill to help the industry, as the nation focuses on the supply chain. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke in-studio with David Schild, the Executive Director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government's latest consolidated financial statements would give a normal CFO hives. Material control weaknesses, significant uncertainties, serious financial management problems. Those are words from the Government Accountability Office to explain why it can't render an opinion on the whole thing. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Robert Dacey, GAO's Chief Accountant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Navy's International Programs Office (NIPO) is one of its lesser known components. It helps build maritime security and development partnerships. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with NIPO's new executive director, Karla Horn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Help yourself before helping others” — it’s a familiar adage, but it’s also advice the Government Accountability Office urges the federal government’s personnel shop to take. The Office of Personnel Management is at “significant risk” of being unable to help agencies address governmentwide skills gaps, if it can’t first do a better job of addressing its internal skills gaps, GAO said in a report published last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services processing delays result in a lawsuit. The Thrift Savings Plan overseers make new progress on that web site. Why federal contractors are poring over the new national cyber strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigration and citizenship laws are complicated, but advocates are upset about how long it takes USCIS to process unlawful presence waivers. So much so, the American Immigration Council recently filed suit against the Biden administration. For details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Kate Goettel, the Council's Legal Director of Litigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Biden administration's national cyber strategy, which came out last week, puts a lot of responsibility on industry. It has a hefty rule-making and legislative agenda to support that. For an early reaction from federal contractors, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with David Berteau, President & CEO of the Professional Services Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal employees continue to express frustration with the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website, the portal through which millions access their accounts. At its recent monthly meeting, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) revisited its IT modernization project, which deployed in May of last year. For an update, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Kim Weaver, the FRTIB's Director of External Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Archives and Records Administration plans to eliminate by December a backlog of military service records requests that has delayed many veterans in accessing federal benefits. In a new plan issued Feb. 24, NARA laid out its projected timeline for eliminating the pandemic-era backlog, as well as its strategy to avoid similar scenarios in the future. The plan was required under the Access for Veterans to Records Act, passed as part of the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Call it a coming-of-age moment for U.S. Cyber Command. After 13 years in business, it is ready to expand its intelligence gathering capabilities to an independent center to collect and disseminate international cyber intelligence. The center will involve a joint effort between Cyber Command, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency. While there are still a number of ambiguities over how the center will ultimately look, it took a step forward in February as it moved out of the sphere of DIA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A progress report from the Merit Systems Protection Board. The 2024 budget request comes out this week, kicking off a new Congressional season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices