Maj. Gen. Jeth Rey ended his three-year tenure as the director of the Army’s Network Cross Functional team last week. When he started in 2021, Rey laid out a four-pronged vision to move the Army toward a data-centric environment. Rey, who moved to a new job at the Pentagon as the director of architecture, operations, networks and space at the Offic…

For many people, thinking about retirement, is axiomatic. Pay off that mortgage on the house. It might be wise to think through this strategy a little more carefully. For why, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with private wealth advisor Thiago Glieger of RMG Advisors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

An information technology team at the IRS has won recognition for a system that lets taxpayers submit correspondence online. More than a quarter million pieces of mail have already been avoided and officials expect a rate of 125 million pieces of digital mail a year. For their work and its impact on tax-processing efficiency, they're finalists in t…

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to overturn a 40-year-old decision that is come to be known as the Chevron Deference. Chevron basically supported administrative latitude of agencies in carrying out laws passed by Congress. The latest case is called Loper Bright Enterprises versus Raimondo. Yes, that is, Commerce Secretary Raimondo. For m…

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The Supreme Court case that could change 40 years of how the government operates. How the IRS took this really big step toward digital service. Why it pays to think twice about paying off that mortgage before retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

VA Secretary Denis McDonough says a “series of massive mistakes” led to his department approving nearly $11 million in bonuses to career executives who weren’t eligible to receive them. “You cannot read the statute and say that this was an acceptable use of that statute,” McDonough told members of the House VA Committee at a hearing Tuesday. VA’s i…

Congress should refrain from legislation that would require automobile makers to equip cars with AM radio receivers. That's according to the guest Federal Drive Host Tom Temin's guest, who argues the technology is largely obsolete and no one listens. Gary Shapiro is president of the Consumer Technology Association. Learn more about your ad choices.…

The numbers keep getting bigger, but it's the same old story. Duplication and overlap in federal programs wastes billion. In its latest annual report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds 112 ways Congress and agencies could reduce redundancy. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with GAO's Director of Strategic Issues, J…

The Project on Government Oversight (POGO), one of the longest-running external good-government groups, has a list of items its watching for in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. A House committee has already passed one version. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talks with POGO Public Policy Director Liz Hempowicz. Learn more abou…

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: What one watchdog group is watching for in the upcoming defense authorization bill. Federal duplication and overlap: same story, bigger numbers. A business group leader takes on the proposed AM car radio mandate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

The Office of Special Counsel is looking to close what it says is a loophole in the Hatch Act, a law that limits federal employees’ political activity while on duty. Among several updates to how OSC — an investigative arm of the Merit Systems Protection Board — will enforce and interpret the Hatch Act, one notable change looks at how OSC will handl…

As a proposal to create a separate Army drone branch advances in the House, Army leaders continue to push back against the idea. Gen. James Rainey, who leads the Army Futures Command, said it is “too early” for the service to establish a drone corps. “I think unmanned aerial systems are going to come to bear at echelon. I think individual soldiers …

For the Army, the command post of the future will need to be agile, resilient and intuitive. It will be a big lift not only for the Army, but for the contractors who are building the technology to support it. This is one of many reasons why the Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George on May 28 signed off on the Next Generation Command and Control (NG…

Growth is usually the name of the game in business. However, trying to mask that growth so that your company can qualify for special government contracts is a tactic some take, despite the possible consequences. Fines, disbarment, or even jail time can come from not being forthcoming about your firm's current state or origin, especially as there ha…

Where should you retire? What state or city can have big consequences for finances and satisfaction. People retiring from military service have extra considerations, such as access to Veterans Affairs services or post-retirement job prospects. For some of the best and worst places to retire, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Wallet Hub analy…

On the whole, government contractors are optimistic about future business. More than half of them grew their revenue year-over-year. They expect more growth as the government adopts artificial intelligence. The most recent contractor survey conducted by Deltek also shows small businesses have outsized challenges. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Te…

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Why most contractors are feeling confident headed toward fiscal 2025. Military retirees have tough choices about exactly where to retire. Trying to hide your company's growth? Could be more trouble than it's worth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reining in full-time remote work for many of its employees. With the Biden administration setting higher return-to-office targets, the CDC is now telling most teleworking employees to come into the office at least twice each two-week pay period. The CDC is still carving out exceptions and allowing e…

Leaders at the Defense Logistics Agency say they are still assessing the effects of an aggressive return-to-office policy that’s led to widespread employee dissatisfaction and two formal allegations of unfair labor practices, but that so far, the policy does not appear to have had a serious negative impact on recruiting and retention. DLA’s new pol…

The Defense Department will be high on the agenda, as Congress returns from recess today. A House committee has passed a version of the defense authorization bill for 2025, while Senate Republicans will try to expand the DoD budget. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more abo…

The Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously, that a Defense Department employee could challenge a six- day furlough that took place in 2013, during a lapse in appropriations. In doing so, the court brushed away a 60-day filing deadline imposed by the Merit Systems Protection Board. It's more complicated than that, though. For an explanation, Feder…

The extensive new rules for cybersecurity incident reporting are on the way and they will cover a lot. The issuing agency is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The enabling legislation is CIRCIA: the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act. to find out more about the recent hearing that took place on the volumino…

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: New Homeland Security cyber incident reporting rules are nothing if not comprehensive. Echoes of the 2013 government shutdown still reverberate. What's on the agenda as Congress returns to Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

After negotiating for more than two years, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally ironed out a new collective bargaining agreement with its union, the American Federation of Government Employees. AFGE Council 238, which represents over 8,000 EPA employees, unanimously ratified the new contract on May 16. The agreement is now in a final rev…

PHILADELPHIA — The Army is making a major change to how soldiers and civilians access data through their email and other applications in early June. Starting on June 11, the Army is shutting down the network port that lets users pull data through commercial internet providers onto their laptops or cell phones. Maj. Gen. Chris Eubank, commander of t…