Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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

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

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

Prince George's County, Maryland, is one of the three Maryland and Virginia counties, along with Alexandria, that border the District of Columbia. Like the others, it's home to thousands of federal employees who’ve recently lost their jobs because of orders from the Trump Administration. Maryland Congressman Glenn Ivey, whose district includes Prince George's County wants to help. He joined Terry Gerton in studio with plans for a resource fair coming up soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin One Congressmen helps out his federal employee constituents Veteran self scheduling system for medical appointments stills need a little work What do New York, Georgia, and Washington state have in common? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congress and other acquisition policy makers have been pressing the Defense Department to embrace more commercial technologies, literally, for decades. Well now there's a new push, a sweeping executive order issued last week tells DOD to reform its acquisition processes with a first preference for commercial solutions. That was also the theme of a panel Federal News Network's Jared Serbu moderated at last week's Sierra Space conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It seems simple enough. Veterans seeking care from community providers external to VA can schedule their own appointments. That's once they get the ok from VA. Now the VA's Office of Inspector General has called for more oversight of the Veteran Self Scheduling system. More now from the director for community care in the office of Audits and Evaluations, Jennifer McDonald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The former Interior Department Inspector General. He was also chairman of the Council on the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Mark Greenblatt received a taunting phone call to his personal cell phone about a month ago as an IG Greenblatt was used to a certain level of negative comments and hate mail. This one went further in this week's federal report. Federal News Network's executive editor, Jason Miller, writes about how Greenblatt's experience is becoming all too common for federal employees and what they can do to protect themselves from harassment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In conversation, we often equate the federal government with Washington DC, but a new on-line tool shows just how broadly government operations extend across the country. The Impact Project’s online map shows the distribution of federal employees, facilities, and contracts down to congressional districts, and how the latest firings and contract terminations are affecting local communities. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with the founder of the Impact Project, Abby Andre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Staff at the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency may have to wait a little longer than expected for a Senate confirmed director. That's because Oregon Senator Ron Wyden plans to place a hold on Sean Planck, President Trump's nominee for CISA director. For more on why he chooses to do that, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices