When he's not tooling around the National Capital region on his motorcycle, Tom Temin interviews federal executives and government contractors who provide analy...
Trump installs DOGE within White House, scrapping plan for an outsider task force
That Department of Government Efficiency, the DOGE faced a slew of legal battles. Just minutes into the Trump administration, the largest federal employee union and several nonprofits asked to join Trump's external government efficiency commission. So far, they got no response. The groups say DOGE isn't meeting transparency and ethics requirements for federal advisory boards Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest.
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GSA’s new leadership mostly comes from tech, finance sectors
The General Services Administration has new leadership in place on this the first full day of the second Trump administration. The new officials say they want to recommit GSA to its founding purpose, ensuring governmentwide efficiency and maximizing value for American taxpayers. Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller joins me now with what he's learned.
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Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 21, 2025
Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin
One crucial commission asks Congress for a raise
How much of Biden regulatory agenda will survive under Trump?
Contractors and agencies alike await a new Trump reality
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One crucial commission asks Congress for a raise
If you think the tax code is complicated, try checking out campaign finance laws. They're administered by the Federal Election Commission. Late last year, the FEC submitted a long list of legislative proposals for the 119th Congress to take up. Here with a summary, the commission chair, Ellen Weintraub.
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Contractors and agencies alike await a new Trump reality
President Trump spent his first day in office dealing with immigration and energy policy undoing as much of the previous agenda as he could. The less obvious changes like where to substantially cut government spending will come later. Whatever happens will eventually get around to contractors. My next guest says that if past is prologue, it makes sense to look at what Trump did the first day around. David Berteau is president and CEO of the Professional Services Council. Yesterday, in the hours before inauguration, he joined me in studio.
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When he's not tooling around the National Capital region on his motorcycle, Tom Temin interviews federal executives and government contractors who provide analysis and insight on the many critical issues facing the Executive branch. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.
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