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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The DISB Download is a podcast series covering financial services topics impacting D.C. and its residents. The department, known as DISB, regulates financial services businesses in the District. The department’s goal is to protect the interests of District of Columbia consumers from unfair and abusive practices, while providing an equitable business environment for the regulated entities operating in Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit http://disb.dc.gov.
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The DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking Podcast
The DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
The mission of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking (DISB) is three-fold: (1) cultivate a regulatory environment that protects consumers and attracts and retains financial services firms to the District; (2) empower and educate residents on financial matters; and (3) provide financing for District small businesses.
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Keeping up with legal and regulatory issues and industry trends that impact your business both locally and globally can be challenging. Whether you are in a legal department or are a C-suite executive, you must navigate ever-changing laws and regulations. HUB Talks, a podcast launched by K&L Gates, covers critical issues at the intersection of business and law. Tune in to HUB Talks for insight from K&L Gates lawyers that will help you stay on top of the latest industry and legal trends acros ...
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Postal Service revenues are growing, but not enough to outpace operating costs. USPS has reported another multi billion dollar quarterly loss and remains far from its goal of breaking even by the end of this fiscal year plus the agency is dealing with persistent mail delays both nationally and regions where USPS is shaking up as delivering network,…
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The Army is in the early stages of condensing five enterprise resource planning systems into one. That’s a tall order Army officials who also plan on upgrading 150 other ERP systems for better financial management and field logistics support for details. Federal News Network Anastasia Obis spoke with cBEYONData Army project lead Erika Del Valle and…
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Bad weather has caused increasing real estate damage and insurance losses. My next guest proposes a federal solution to a problem he thinks the property insurance market isn't equipped to handle. He's a former chief risk officer at CitiGroup… now a professor at the University of Maryland. Cliff Rossi joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. …
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Commerce doubles the money it grants to coastal habitat restoration What? A new government agency for homeowner insurance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Some 25 states and tribes will get 220 million dollars from the Commerce Department to fix up coastal and watershed habitats. The money comes from the infrastructure and inflation bills of recent years. Grants will come through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in. We get more now from the director of NOAA's Office of Habitat Cons…
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Back in 2018, the Navy's fleet of F-18s was in pretty rough shape. About half of the fleet was out of service because of parts and maintenance issues. But within a year, the Naval Air Systems Command was able to get that down to just 20%. That was the start of an effort called the Naval Sustainment Systems, that's since spread to several other Navy…
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The Pentagon has proposed new acquisition rules that would inject the long and arriving Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program into contracts. Defense officials plan to start rolling out the CMMC requirements as soon as next year. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me with an update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me…
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Without pollination, its hard for farms to grow crops. Without bees, it's hard to do pollination. My next two guests conducted the research that has revered an alarming drop in the nation's population of honeybees. For their work, they're finalists in this year's Service to America Medals program. Jay Evans and Judy Chen are researchers at the Agri…
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After years of acting directors and several Congressional investigations, the Voice of America installed a new permanent director earlier this summer. The long time newspaper editor and more recently president of Freedom House, Michael Abramowitz joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin A new Voice of America director settles into the job. These Agriculture Department employees speak for the bees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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House and Senate appropriators remain far from reaching a government spending agreement for fiscal 2025. On the other hand, a big fat 2% federal pay raise seems more likely, but in the last several months of the 118th Congress, you’ll find some other bills to bring big changes for the federal workforce. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman has more…
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The Army is expanding its approach to network modernization. It plans to make investments at higher echelons at the division level. Over the past 18 months Army leaders saw how a lack of focus there has created haves and have nots throughout the service. For more, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller spoke to the program executive off…
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To young service members, the idea of building wealth might seem like a pipe dream. They don't earn much and often have high borrowing and housing costs. But it's never too early to start. For some pointers, we turn to the president of the Navy Mutual Aid Association, retired Navy admiral. Brian Luther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…
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More and more of the nation's drinking water systems are becoming automated. That means software. And software means cybersecurity attacks. Cybersecurity attacks mean anything could come out people's faucets. The Environmental Protection Agency is the federal lead on cyber. And the Government Accountability Office recommends it do a few things. Mor…
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The Transportation Security Administration is constantly tweaking the airport screening process. Something that speeds up screening even by a few seconds can have a profound effect on wait times and airport crowding. One of the T-S-A's most successful innovations … PreCheck. PreCheck recently hit the milestone of 20 million enrollees. Joining me wi…
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin A major federal transportation project has reached a milestone Cyber attacks on water systems … is EPA policing enough? How military service members can start building wealth early. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Congress has been pushing for over a year now to get more data on teleworking federal employees. Now lawmakers finally have some answers from the Office of Management and Budget. OMB‘s new report on telework details just how many feds have actually returned to the office and a lot more than that. Here with some of the details, Federal News Network'…
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Medicare and Medicaid services headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland has been closed since early June. The nearby Social Security Administration headquarters building has closed off about 20 water fountains and taps since July. Well both CMS and SSA are dealing with legionella bacteria in their water supply. In this week's, Federal Report executive e…
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Come next year, the General Services Administration will likely have a new administrator. Long time federal sales expert Larry Allen has a few suggestions for G-S-A reform. He joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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The Veterans Affairs Department has a system for detecting errors and fraud in payments made for health care delivered outside of the V-A system. But V-A suspended operation the Program Integrity Tool nearly two years ago. That means tens of billions of dollars in payments have occurred without sufficient oversight. Details now from the director fo…
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin VA spends billions without a crucial oversight tool Some bold ideas for the next G-S-A administrator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Coast Guard officials express confidence they'll meet their recruiting goals, but even if they do, it'll take some time to replenish the ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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The Defense Information Systems Agency is gearing up for the Olympus pilot phase in September. We get an update from Federal News Network reporter Anastasia Obis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Health and Human Services rearranges its technology furniture One view of what the dreaded Schedule F would do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesDi Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Schedule F. The Trump administration gambit to make policy-connected career federal employees easier to let go and replace. No one knows whether it will return. But my next guest thinks schedule F would have a negative impact on rural America. The policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, Joe Spielberger. Learn more about your ad choic…
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