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- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Proposed commission would give teeth to cost-saving ideas but some lawmakers skeptical
- Feds outside the Beltway react to furloughs
- Contracting executives guilty of 8(a) program fraud
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- 29-year-old NASA engineer going where no one has gone before
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
Federal Drive Interviews -- Oct. 30, 2012
The Federal Drive gets post-superstorm Sandy updates from the National Weather Service and the U.S. Coast Guard.
NWS ramps up to track Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy
Steve Cooper, acting deputy director of NOAA's National Weather Service, told The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp, his agency added staffing to follow progress of the major East Coast storm.
The nuts and bolts of the sequester
Republicans and Democrats are sounding the alarm: The budget sequester is coming and we have to do everything to stop it.
NWS could furlough 5,000 employees to cover budget shortfall
The National Weather Service says it must furlough as many as 5,000 employees for 13 days by Sept. 30, unless Congress allows the agency to move around funds within its budget.
Say goodbye to inaccurate weather forecasts?
The National Weather Service has developed and tested a more precise forecasting and warning system. Don Berchoff, the science and technology director at NWS, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how the agency got the program up and running.
The Great Washington Shakeup
How do you follow an act like an earthquake? Well, wherever you are, the government did very well and everything seems to be okay, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Storms kill 1, leave thousands without power in Va.
More than 20 schools are closed due to power outages and about 49,000 customers remain without electricity a day after powerful thunderstorms rolled through Hampton Roads.
Possible funnel cloud spotted on Eastern Shore
The National Weather Service is investigating whether a tornado touched down on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Moderate flooding along Potomac in western Md.
Flooding is occurring along the Potomac River in Frederick and Washington Counties.
2 tornadoes confirmed in western Md.
The National Weather Service is confirming that two tornadoes touched down in western Maryland.
Md. storms prompting changes in school alerts
The private forecasting service AccuWeather says it's willing to modify its agreement with the Frederick County public schools after school officials said the company didn't warn them about a storm system that spawned tornadoes in two neighboring counties.
2011 already Virginia's 2nd deadliest year for tornadoes
April's killer tornadoes have made 2011 the second deadliest year in Virginia since modern records began in 1950.
Don't get alarmed: 1 million to practice tornado drill today
The events in Japan remind us all how quickly disaster strikes. On Tuesday in Virginia, more than a million people are expected to practice for one.
GOP plan would cut tsunami warning center budget
A spending plan approved by the House would slash funding for a tsunami warning center that issued an alarm after the devastating earthquake in Japan.
Schools, trains delayed; roads slick Monday
Heavy precipitation Sunday and freezing temperatures overnight have delayed some schools and commuter rails Monday morning.
Open? Closed? OPM redefines operating statuses
The Office of Personnel Management provides a behind-the-scene look at how Director Berry plans to handle the winter ahead, introduces a new set of operating status notifications, and looks at the National Weather Service's long range forecast.
Weather Service to improve weather decisions, climate data
NWS hunts for data on record-breaking heat
It's not as easy as it sounds.
