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Agencies still have trouble staffing up with cybersecurity employees. Now, there’s yet another way the Office of Personnel Management is trying to help out. A pair of cyber workforce dashboards will launch soon. OPM says they’ll help agencies better understand their skills gaps. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.

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Space Force may be the newest and smallest military service, but it's moved pretty quickly to start new commands and build up its force. Federal News Network’s Alexandra Lohr attended the Mitchell Institute's Space Power Symposium earlier this week and got the lowdown on Space Force staffing.

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The past three administrations have named China as the U.S. top rival, threat. Military leaders model what would happen in a conflict in and around Taiwan. At the Sea Air Space conference earlier this week, the Federal Drive discussed how the Naval War College teaches about the China rivalry when I caught up with professor and retired Navy officer James Holmes.

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After 33 years of working for the National Treasury Employees Union, its president, Tony Reardon, is calling it a career. He'll retire in August, when his term as president concludes. Before that, he joined the Federal Drive in studio.

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You probably know agencies are moving zero trust cybersecurity on their networks. One challenge with that is managing the arrays of cybersecurity tools and products agencies typically have. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, discussed that issue during a recent panel discussion hosted by ATARC. First we hear from Jonathan White, cloud and data branch chief at the Coast Guard. You'll also hear from was Jonathan White, cloud and data branch chief at the Coast Guard. Justin also spoke with Donald Coulter, senior science advisor for cybersecurity at Homeland Security’s science and technology directorate.  

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The largest federal employees union says industry is price-gouging the Defense Department. The American Federation of Government Employees urges Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to consider emergency waivers, to recapitalize DOD's own production capabilities. This as commitments to Ukraine diminish U.S. supplies of ordnance and launch platforms. For industry reaction, the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau.

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A persistent problem for the federal Bureau of Prisons is the rate at which former convicts come back. 45% of released inmates end up re-arrested within three years. A 2018 law required the Justice Department to measure individuals' risk of recidivism and take steps to prevent it. The Government Accountability Office has taken a new look at the program, and found room for improvement. The GAO's director of homeland security and justice issues, Gretta Goodwin spoke with the Federal Drive.

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The Navy famously has a challenge in keeping its ships, ship shape and ready. Bolted to naval ships are the weapons systems that form a ship's purpose. Naval Supply Systems Command has a special unit for that called Weapons Systems Support. At the Sea Air Space conference this week, the Federal Drive caught up with Weapons Systems Support commander, Rear Admiral Kenneth Epps.

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The State Department makes it easier for people with disabilities to join the Foreign Service. It sets a new standard of medical clearance for prospective diplomats, and settles a 20-year-old discrimination lawsuit. The department will also pay plaintiffs $37 million dollars, after it rejected or delayed hiring more than 230 individuals who were unable to obtain a “Class 1” or “Worldwide Available” medical clearance. For more, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the acting deputy assistant secretary, Jameela Akbari. 

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