Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Is the goal of reducing the federal workforce by 10% wrong? Or just the way the Trump administration is going about it? And what about the five-bullet email? Some perspective now from retired federal manager Abe Grungold of A-G Financial Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Health and Human Services IG recently recovered $27 million in fraudulent payments made through electronic funds transfers. There are steps that would improve payment security, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid may not have the bandwidth to help state agencies comply. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton dug into the details with the regional Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspection for HHS, Brian Whitley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Homeland Security Department has canceled a Federal Workforce Initiative for Neuro diversity. The move ends a years long effort to accommodate people with conditions like autism as part of federal recruiting and retention. The initiatives were aimed at filling gaps in crucial fields like cyber security. For the latest, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pathways program came from a simple need to replace the government's old internship programs, but it quickly turned into an opportunity for agencies to completely rethink how they hire early career employees. Pathways has had its fair share of challenges over the years, but with the latest changes from the Trump administration, the future of the federal workforce is murky, you might say. Here with the latest Federal News Network's Drew Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Preventing EFT payment fraud in Medicare and Medicaid What contractors need to do now to prepare for terminations for convenience TSP tanking? Job in danger? Take a deep breath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Thrift Savings Plan accounts nose-diving and DOGE possibly coming for your job, no wonder federal employees are on edge. Times like these demand your calmest and clearest thinking. Here to help, certified financial planner Thiago Glieger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the government terminates a contract for convenience, the contractor has rights and responsibilities. To find out how contractors can prepare in the current environment, Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with Contract Attorney with Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, Stephen Bacon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Libraries push back against cutbacks to a federal library support program How many special agents DOES it take to conduct all of the counter drug operations? Non-competitive buying doesn't mean non-responsible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When buying certain commodities for resale, the Defense Commissary Agency doesn't always have to use full and open competition. It can pick among suppliers after a simple request for information. But that doesn't mean there are no rules as the agency found out in a protest. Haynes Boone procurement attorney Zach Prince joins me with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot of agencies across different federal departments have to coordinate in the execution of counter drug operations. Even though they’ve been doing it for decades, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office says they still have some work to do to get it right. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton got the details from GAO’s Director of Homeland Security and Justice programs, Triana McNeil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices