When he's not tooling around the National Capital region on his motorcycle, Tom Temin interviews federal executives and government contractors who provide analy...
Military prototypes work great if you know how to use them
Few systems make it to the battlefield without first having been prototypes. Yet too many prototypes don't make it to production. Procurement analysts at George Mason University's Baroni Center have completed a detailed look at the power of prototyping and how to get more out of it. For highlights, we turn to senior fellow Stephanie Halcrow.
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We now know the source of the most fraud against federal programs
Like it or not, fraud is part of life for government as much as for any other sector. For the government, fraud claims hundred of billions of dollars a year. TransUnion has completed a comprehensive study of the sources of fraud. The company's director of research and consulting, Greg Schlichter.
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White House cloud first to cloud smart
A little walk down cloud memory lane. The federal government's move to the cloud didn't start with the December 2010 Cloud First policy. You can trace the idea of third party application and data hosting back to the 1990s. Still as part of Federal News Network's 25th anniversary celebration, we chose the White House cloud first to cloud smart policies as one of the top 25 federal moments over the last 25 years. Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller joins me now with a look back.
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Thursday, March 20, 2025
Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Military prototypes work great if you know how to use them
We now know the source of the most fraud against federal programs
How to deal financially with your emerging federal job in security
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Defense topline in reconciliation bill likely to exceed $100 billion
The Pentagon would get more than $100 billion in additional funding through budget reconciliation aimed at 2026 budget talks. But members don't really agree where the money should go, or even on the amount. For that matter, one member of the House Armed Services Committee says it should not be funneled into major defense programs. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis joins me with more.
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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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