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For the military, nothing much happens without good requirements. Vic Steinman is the air warfare requirements coordinator for the Navy. His work earned him a Defense Acquisition Workforce Award. Federal Drive host Tom Temin will be interviewing several of the award winners, all of whom are Defense Department civilians. First, right here, Mr. Steinman.

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Congress will be particularly partisan this week. It's the week of the State-of-the-Union Address, with a governor and former Trump administration press spokeswoman giving the response to President Biden. Fun. For more of what's going on, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.

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A bill before the House would create a new cadre of people to help the government in case of a serious cyber attack. The National Digital Reserve Corps would be managed by the General Services Administration. To learn more about the Corps, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales.

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The Biden administration this spring plans to end the national emergency declarations that started with the COVID-19 pandemic, but agency watchdogs are still uncovering the full scope of fraud that stems from $5 trillion in pandemic spending.

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Cybersecurity in the private sector has long been a matter of collaboration. Companies and sectors worked with government to establish risk management approaches to what companies would ultimately decide to do. Our next guest believes that statements coming from the administration signal a move to cyber regulations, mandates and oversight. Attorney Megan Brown, a partner at Wiley Rein, talked about it with Tom Temin.

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A foundation dedicated to the furthering military medicine is about to celebrate 40 years. It was signed into law by President Reagan, and later named for the Senator who sponsor the bill authorizing it. For what it does and how it works with the military, the president and CEO of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Dr. Joseph Caravalho, talked with Tom Temin.

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The National Science Foundation has confirmed that all of its excepted service employees will get a 4.6% pay raise for 2023. The announcement from agency leadership walks back an initial plan to give some upper-level NSF employees a 1% raise. It was an attempt to ensure pay differentiation within the agency, but it quickly gained pushback from employees and the union. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.

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When it comes to modernizing back office functions across the government, sometimes you have to start at the bottom. Forget about the cloud or the modern software for a second, and focus on basic definitions. That’s what the Office of Personnel Management is doing with the first update in five year to the Human Capital Business Reference Model or HCBRM.

Jeff Pollack is the HR Line of Business program manager and Steve Krauss is a senior advisor for the HR Quality Service Management Office and the HR LOB at OPM. They tell executive editor Jason Miller about how they are focusing on the basic definitions through the draft HR Federal Integrated Business Framework or FIBF. First you hear from Jeff Pollack.

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The Air Force has long had the job of providing close air support for Army and Marine Corps ground troops. Its what made the A-10 attack fighter such a beloved instrument. The F-35 is supposed to replace the A-10 in that role. But internal Air Force documents suggest the Air Force will no longer provide close air support. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin learned more from the Project on Government Oversight's Dan Grazier.

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