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Tons of cocaine entering U.S. due to sequestration cuts, rear admiral says
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Charles Michel, director of the Joint Interagency Task Force South told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp that cuts from sequestration are limiting the resources available to stop large amounts of cocaine from entering the country.
Tags: Charles Michel , Joint Interagency Task Force South , cocaine , sequestration , DoD , DHS , Michael OConnell
DHS putting post-FISMA approach to cyber through a trial run
Three Department of Homeland Security components are testing how ongoing authorizations work. The Office of Management and Budget is drafting a memo to require agencies to change from approving the cybersecurity of systems every three years to a more regular oversight schedule.
Tags: technology , DHS , Jeff Eisensmith , OMB , Mark Powell , Larry DeNayer , Citizenship and Immigration Services , cybersecurity , continuous monitoring , ongoing authorizations , ACT-IAC , Jason Miller
Coast Guard: Budget cuts to limit flights, patrols
Tags: sequestration , Robert Papp
Coast Guard kicks into high gear after Sandy
Nearly 170 people are reported stranded in New York City, where Coast Guard helicopters are now being deployed, said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Frederick. Most calls the Coast Guard received this morning were inland-based, Frederick said.
Tags: Jamie Frederick , Sandy , DHS , Federal Drive
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.
Tags: Federal Drive , NWS , Steven Cooper , Sandy , Jamie Frederick , Steven Musser , FDA , Debra Katz , Legal Loop , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service
VA gears up to standardize ratings for exceptional employees
The Veterans Affairs Department's National Cemetery Administration is testing the new employee appraisal system, called GEAR, to better define and measure employee performance. The Coast Guard also is preparing a pilot of the approached designed by the National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations.
Tags: workforce , management , OPM , VA , Tim Curry , Curt Odom , Veronica Wales , AFGE , SEIU/NAGE , Mark Bailey , Demetrios Stroubakis , GEAR pilot , The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations , employee performance appraisals , Jason Miller
DHS surfing the retirement wave, turns focus to leadership, morale
Catherine Emerson, the agency's chief human capital officer, said the annual turnover rate is only 1.35 percent for its 240,000 employees. She said new programs, called Cornerstone and Capstone, are trying to ensure employees have the leadership training necessary for the future. The Coast Guard also is increasing employee engagement as it prepares to move into its new headquarters at St. Elizabeth's in Washington.
Tags: Catherine Emerson , DHS , CHCO , workforce , recruitment , cybersecurity , diversity , morale , Manson Brown , management , Leadership training , succession planning , Jason Miller , Francis Rose , Agency of the Month
Cyber Command boss wants better integration of network warriors
Military's cyber offense and defense strategies are being executed by two separate teams that can't sufficiently share knowledge, per the commander of U.S. Cyber Command
Tags: DoD , technology , cybersecurity , NSA , U.S. Cyber Command , Keith Alexander , Air Force , Robert Day , Suzanne Vautrinot , Jared Serbu
