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As President Donald Trump's administration continues to manage the fallout from the Signal incident, four nominees for top Pentagon positions faced questions about their own history of handling sensitive and classified information during their confirmation hearing on Thursday. Read this story by Anastasia Obis. #Signal https://lnkd.in/gEKS9xbY

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, unlike most agencies, has opted not to provide backpay to its fired probationary employees while in the process of reinstating them. Read this story by Drew Friedman. https://lnkd.in/eBJv-pWp

As part of efforts to right-size the schedules program, GSA is reviewing vendors who don’t meet the sales quota or are having performance and compliance issues. Read more by Jason Miller #GSA

Improving financial management and modernizing government financial systems does not necessarily equate to massive software overhauls. Sometimes, taking an incremental and targeted approach is just as important, said R.J. Blake, CPA, CGFM, president and CEO of?Blake Willson Group, LLC. “It’s about maximizing efficiencies, de-risking with technology and then complementing the human talent pools and capabilities with that technology,” he said. Read or watch the full interview! | https://bit.ly/4iQGsum Sponsored by Blake Willson Group, LLC

The more medical care becomes digitized, the more efficient it becomes for both patients and producers. This is especially true in how it enables more comprehensive remote medicine. At the same time, provider organizations must ensure that patients of all ages and degrees of technical savvy can access it. “Ultimately, it’s trying to make sure that wherever that patient is, we understand them at their level,” said Dr. Kathy Spangler, DNP, RN, a senior health care consultant at Maximus.?Read or watch the full interview! | https://bit.ly/4j25XZ3 Sponsored by Maximus

The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides financial assistance to struggling sailors, Marines and their families. Retired Rear Adm. Dawn Cutler, the society's chief operations officer, joined the Federal Drive with Thomas Temin in the studio to discuss. #TheFederalDriveWithTomTemin https://lnkd.in/eTX6_h86

As agencies integrate IT and OT systems, protecting critical infrastructure becomes more complex.?This discussion will explore strategies for securing OT environments, applying zero trust principles and improving asset visibility. Hear from Adarryl Roberts, chief information officer at Defense Logistics Agency and Heather Young, regional vice president of public sector at Claroty as they share real-world use cases and discuss evolving security priorities for 2025. Watch the full interview! | https://bit.ly/3XAz3Xo Sponsored by Claroty

For the first time ever, uniformed military service members have access to a health care benefit that's long been available to civilian federal employees — a health care flexible spending account. Ron Garner, assistant director for military compensation policy at the United States Department of Defense, joined the Federal Drive with Thomas Temin to discuss the details. #Military #HealthCare #TheFederalDriveWithTomTemin https://lnkd.in/ejsUDwBC

For the fifth in our 25 transformative moments over the last 25 years in government, Deputy Editor Jared Serbu explores how category management has reshaped federal procurement and continues to drive gains over a decade. Presenting Sponsor Carahsoft Silver Anniversary Sponsors GEHA Health, Guidehouse, FedChoice Federal Credit Union, Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) and FedPoint | #FNN25

Few are taking the ability of the U.S. military to deter war and prevail if it happens for granted anymore. Executive Director of the Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting Jerry McGinn, Ph.D. warned the Senate Armed Service Committee about it just this month. His concern centers on the ability of the defense industrial base to mobilize, he told the Federal Drive with Thomas Temin. #Military #TheFederalDriveWithTomTemin https://lnkd.in/eU7tfvA3