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A bipartisan task force convened by Auburn University is out with a cybersecurity policy blueprint for the next administration. The group has dozens of recommendations, including one to strengthen the authorities of the White House Office of the National Cyber director. For more Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday spoke with two of the task force members.

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On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin:

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Lots of federal employees like to pin their retirements to the end of the year. It makes for nice closure on a career. But if you mean this year, there's no time to lose. Retirement is all about the planning you do ahead of time. I got the lowdown from one of the top retirement planning experts, Tammy Flanagan.

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Few problems seem as intractable as homelessness. Get one person into housing, and two more end up under a bridge. Now the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness plans a fresh run at prevention, with what it calls its first-ever prevention framework. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the council's executive director, Jeff Olivet.

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Agencies with high employee satisfaction scores tend to also have high performance scores. That's according to research by the Partnership for Public Service. For more on the viewpoint survey and performance connection, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the Partnership’s Senior Manager for Data Science and Strategy, Brandon Lardy. 

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Agencies now have the results of the 2024 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, FEVS. So what should they do with that knowledge? The Chief Human Capital Officers Council has been helping agency managers understand and respond to the FEVS results. And looking at ways to support the HR workforce, and better use human capital data. Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman recently spoke with CHCO Council Executive Director, Colleen Heller-Stein.

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In a memo released this morning, OFPP details four new initiatives to train, develop and retain contracting officers and other acquisition employees. Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller got exclusive details from OFPP senior advisor Christine Harada.

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Anyone with a career, assets and perhaps a family needs a little estate planning. It might be arcane, but it matters unless you plan to live forever. Military service members sometimes have higher risks, so they need to think about estate planning too. For some tips, the Federal Drive turned to the president and CEO of the Navy Mutual Aid Association, Brian Luther.

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Prize competitions have grown in popularity. They help agencies find needed new technologies and potential suppliers at low cost, and they introduce new companies to federal business. The Army has had a lot of success with prize competitions. For an update, Tom Temin spoke to the director of the Office of Army Prize Competitions, Dr. Matthew Willis.

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The Health and Human Services department has identified two new priorities. One is improving data used for artificial intelligence. Another is better use of information technology in the delivery of behavior health services. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology office recently made a series of small awards towards these goals. Joining the Federal Drive with details, public health analyst Alison Kemp.

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