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CDC: Plot of 'Contagion' not so farfetched
Dr. Barbara Reynolds, the senior crisis communication adviser at the CDC, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to talk about the real-life work that CDC does in responding to health threats.
Tags: CDC , barbara reynolds , contagion , Federal Drive , Amy Morris
Wednesday morning federal headlines - Sept. 28
On today's Federal Drive: OMB takes a more hands-off approach in giving agencies 2013 budget guidance, two companies dropped their protest of an Interior Department cloud-computing contract and the USPS debt deadline is extended.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Amy Morris , OMB , budget , Jack Lew , NASA , USPS , GSA
Purported hacker group members worldwide rounded up, arrested
Authorities around the world are rounding up the members of the hacking groups LulzSecurity and Anonymous. Dozens of arrests have been made so far.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Amy Morris , LulzSec , Anonymous , FBI
Hackers prey on typo-prone web users using doppleganger sites
So-called typo-squatters take advantage of human fallibility by creating fake or spoof web sites that come up under common misspellings. Usually the sites are just a nuisance. But now, typo-squatting has taken a dangerous turn.
Tags: Federal Drive , Amy Morris , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , infoworld , typo-squatters
After averting shutdown, a bigger budget fight brews
The Senate passed a continuing resolution to extend spending six weeks beyond the current fiscal year, ending on Friday. The House plans to vote Monday on the bill which funds government until Nov. 18. But on Nov. 23 is another important budget date — the joint select committee on deficit reduction must submit its recommendations to Congress on ways to reduce $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next decade.
Tags: Federal Drive , Amy Morris , Steve Bell , Bipartisan Policy Center , Congress , continuing resolution , shutdown
Tuesday morning federal headlines - Sept. 27
On today's Federal Drive: The Senate has appeared to avert a government shutdown with the passage of a stopgap funding measure and a proposed bill would allow federal employees to donate unused sick leave to other feds.
Tags: Federal Drive , Amy Morris , Federal Drive newscast , shutdown , Congress , Senate , Jim Moran , OPM , FEHB
Friday morning federal headlines - Sept. 23
On today's Federal Drive: OPM releases the 2011 Employee Viewpoint Survey, Democratic senators are examining G.I. Bill education benefits that flow to for-profit colleges and the House passes a continuing resolution that Senate Democrats have vowed to vote down.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Amy Morris , Congress , OPM , GI Bill , CR
Tuesday morning federal headlines - Sept. 20
On today's federal headlines: President Barack Obama has proposed cuts to federal benefits as part of his deficit-reduction plan and the Air Force Secretary said he wants to preserve key programs.
Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Drive , Amy Morris , Michael Donley , contracting , DoD , DADT , Vangent , Census
Monday morning federal headlines - Sept. 19
On today's Federal Drive: More GAO testimony on DoD's audit readiness, the president signs a bill averting an FAA shutdown and following a patent office overhaul, the agency looks to hire thousands of new employees.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Amy Morris ,
Postal Service looks to reinvent itself
David Yacobucci, deputy director of the Postal Service's Risk Analysis Research Center, discussed a new strategy for Postal Service transformation. The high-level strategy recommends reducing the number of distribution centers and focusing on consistency over speed in delivery.
Tags: USPS , david yacobucci , Federal Drive , Amy Morris
