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The first woman to direct the Transportation Department's Volpe Center recently retired. A 20-year federal employees, she worked an earlier 20 years for the Massachusetts Port Authority. Now she's among the new inductees to the National Academy of Public Administration. Joining me with a recap, Anne Aylward.

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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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Open season is in full swing. That's when federal employees and retirees review their health care insurance choices for 2025 this year, especially the Office of Personnel Management says you've got plenty of reasons to take advantage of Open Season. For one thing, premiums are up sharply, and companies are making lots of changes in their plans during our recent Open Season exchange, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more from OPM acting director Rob Shriver.

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The Integrated acquisition environment is facing an expanding customer base, while the name of the system screams acquisition, the General Services Administration officials realize a broader cross section of federal managers that work in grants, legal offices and agency specific programs. They also rely on the system and its data to make decisions. For more, Federal News Network's Executive Editor Jason Miller caught up with the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for GSA Integrated Award Environment Memi Whitehead,

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You might not think of the Army as having a big need for watercraft. But it does. Like when it has to move tanks from point A to point B. In fact, the demand for watercraft is rising, but the Army's fleet is shrinking. The Government Accountability Office has a few recommendations for what's becoming a critical problem. The GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, Diana Maurer, joins me now.

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A long-standing rule concerning small business preference is about to get a major expansion. Courtesy of the Small Business Administration. The rule, which applied to open market competitions, will once the rule is finalized also apply to multiple award contract vehicles. That's a big change. More now from Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.

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Each year the Senior Executives Association highlights some of the top members. This year, the senior executive of the year has been named. She's the assistant administration for domestic aviation operations at the Transportation Security Administration Michal Rottman who joins me now.

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Bad news for federal employees looking to apply for long term care insurance, you'll have to wait at least another couple of years. The Office of Personnel Management is barring new enrollments in its insurance program through at least 2026. That announcement comes after current program enrollees saw a sharp premium hike this year. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joins me with more. 

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President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are serious about their plan for a so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Billionaire car building and space services mogul Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are going to run this effort beyond that. Few details have emerged. This wouldn't be the first effort to go after government spending. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with what he's learned.

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