The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Five architectural firms are now at work on proposals for a brand new museum for the Navy. To learn more about why the Navy will build a new museum, as well as to hear about the Navy's vision for the new facility, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with retired Rear Admiral Samuel Cox, the Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

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It's called Kestrel, but it's not a falcon catching mice. It's the newest Energy Department supercomputer. Kestrel just arrived at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. To look deeper into what it will do and to hear about some of Kestrel's amazing statistics, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Program Manager Kristin Munch.

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Reports of mold in barracks and family housing continue to plague the military services, but two soldiers stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia invented a new device to stop mold growth before it starts. They won an innovation award for their invention, and it is now deployed in barracks rooms as part of a beta testing program.

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The Energy Department’s inspector general is overwhelmed. It cannot keep up its oversight with the amount of money Congress has appropriated the agency over the last few years.

Energy received a huge budget increase from four laws Congress passed over the last few years: the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPs and Science Act and $1 billion dollars for solar projects in Puerto Rico as part of the 2023 omnibus appropriations bill.

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Senior executives say they are okay with the latest White House return-to-the-office guidance. The Office of Management and Budget issued the guidance a couple of weeks ago. It emphasizes what it calls organizational health, and calls for a lot of data gathering. For one perspective, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the Chairman of the Senior Executives Association, Marcus Hill.

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No one can predict when disaster will occur. But organizations, whether government or private, can control how well they respond. It is all about risk mitigation and resilience. Thinkers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) have pondered how the federal government can help state and local governments improve resilience in what CSIS calls "connected areas": workforce, climate security, supply chains and cybersecurity. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Suzanne Spaulding, CSIS Senior Adviser.

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The Department of Homeland Security is moving out on a multifaceted effort to address both the potential applications of artificial intelligence to DHS’ many missions and potential threats stemming from the diffusion of AI technologies, as the department’s top official looks to respond to rapid advances with ChatGPT and related technologies.

In an April 20 memo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas directed the establishment of an Artificial Intelligence Task Force to be co-led by Dimitri Kusnezov, under secretary for science and technology, and Eric Hysen, DHS’ chief information officer.

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It varies with the stock market, but about 1% of Thrift Savings Plans have more than a million dollars in them. Most so-called TSP millionaires have been working for decades. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with someone who thinks the millionaire roster should be five times as big as it is.: Financial Consultant and retired federal manager, Abe Grungold.

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