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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

The Federal Drive with Terry Gertonprovides expert insights on current events in the federal community.Read more interviewsto keep up with daily news and analysis that affect the federal workforce. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.

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00:10:59

The Pentagon is collecting more information about the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/09

As concerns about repeated blast exposure receive increasing attention, the Defense Department has launched several monitoring initiatives. but, GAO says the department has not fully assessed the personnel and resources needed to support those efforts into the future. Alyssa Hundrup, director on the Health Care team at the Government Accountability Office, led that review and joins me now with the details. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:09:19

A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/09

CMS recently revisited a Medicare payment policy after determining that some arrangements no longer reflected the original intent of the rule. Healthcare attorney Alice Harris joins me now with a look at what the agency saw and what it decided to do about it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:48:10

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/09

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Washington is making decisions now that could reshape competition, investment and planning across the federal marketplace A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements ended up producing results regulators didn't intend The Pentagon is collecting more information about the potential effects of blast exposure. GAO says it still needs a clearer picture of the resources required to manage that effort See Privacy Policy at

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00:14:57

Pentagon turns to medical records to identify service...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/08

The Pentagon is using military medical records to identify service members who could be subject to the administration's ban on transgender troops. Federal News Network found that the effort is reaching people who may have transitioned years ago, people who never transitioned and even some people who aren't transgender. How does the military have the ability to find people based on something that may be buried in their medical history? Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen is here to tell us more about

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00:24:10

Government is very good at preventing mistakes, but...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/08

For decades, government reform efforts have focused on accountability, oversight and reducing risk. A new blueprint argues that approach may have left agencies better at avoiding failure than achieving success. Joining me to talk about their new reform proposal are Loren DeJonge Schulman and Rob Shriver. Loren Schulman is the director for Government Capacity with the Federation of American Scientists. Rob Shriver is Managing Director of Civil Service Strong and Good Government Initiatives at

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00:09:33

Washington often focuses on what Congress passes....

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/08

With election season accelerating, pressure is building on Congress to wrap up its work and head home. We examine what's still on the agenda and what could be pushed aside with WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell MillerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:10:21

Turning 65 doesn't make the choice between Medicare...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/08

Federal employees nearing retirement often discover that health coverage decisions are more complicated than they expected. From spouse eligibility to Medicare enrollment, small choices can have lasting effects. Here with answers to some of the questions listeners ask most often is Tammy Flanagan, principal with Retire Federal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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01:01:44

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/08

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Turning 65 doesn't make the choice between Medicare and FEHB any less confusing Government is very good at preventing mistakes. But what if that comes at the expense of actually solving problems? Washington often focuses on what Congress passes. What lawmakers decide not to tackle can matter just as much See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:39:09

Best of "The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton" - -...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/07

It's Labor Day, and coming up today on the Best of "The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton" One taxpayer's effort to solve an IRS problem led to a much larger question about how the agency is functioning today The Postal Service has long delivered ballots. Increasingly, policymakers want it to play a larger role in how ballots are validated and counted Military housing has been under scrutiny for years, yet many of the same complaints continue to surface. A closer look suggests the challenge may be

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00:14:08

House VA lawmakers to subpoena Oracle over EHR contract

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/04

House Veterans Affairs lawmakers sought answers on Wednesday about why the Veterans Affairs Department massively increased the contract for its electronic health record system. But, one key participant in the project, the contractor Oracle, failed to show up and committee members were not happy. Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller joins me now with details on how lawmakers plan to force Oracle to testify.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice

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00:12:09

Recent attacks on water utilities exposed a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/04

Recent attacks on water utilities have shown how quickly a local cybersecurity incident can become a national concern. The systems that deliver drinking water are operated by thousands of separate organizations with varying resources and cyber capabilities. For more on what that means for protecting critical infrastructure, I'm joined by Ozgur Ozmen, assistant professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy

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00:12:19

As Washington races to build the next generation of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/04

A new White House strategy ranks the technologies viewed as most important to national security and economic competitiveness. According to one new industry analysis, less attention is being paid to reducing cyber risk in the systems government already relies on every day. Rob Smith and Brad LaPorte of LionFish Tech Advisors join me now to discuss those gaps. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:11:16

It may be easier to calculate the cost of defending...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/04

A recent Congressional Budget Office report estimates that it could cost over $7 billion to protect military installations from unmanned aircraft. But the report also highlights a threat that is evolving faster than traditional acquisition cycles. For a closer look, I'm joined by Bill Ostrowski, CEO of MyDefence North America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:52:43

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/04

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Recent attacks on water utilities exposed a cybersecurity challenge that's national in scope but local in responsibility It may be easier to calculate the cost of defending military bases from drones than to design defenses that can adapt as quickly as the drones do. As Washington races to build the next generation of national security technology, some cybersecurity experts are focused on the systems already in the field See Privacy Policy at

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00:08:51

Agencies are being forced to take prioritized...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/03

Artificial intelligence is forcing agencies and industry to take a prioritized approach to software patching. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s new directive on patching is designed to have agencies focus on the highest risk cyber vulnerabilities and give them more time to focus on other important security practices. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:07:48

OPM’s overhauls to FEVS pose both opportunities and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/03

Agencies have a few months left to survey their employees before the required end-of-year deadline. For most, it will be their first time distributing an employee engagement survey on their own. For some federal workforce experts, transitioning to agency-specific surveys is a welcome change. But questions remain about a tight timeline, limited resources and lack of experience. Here with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California

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00:12:06

The federal government is asking universities and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/03

For years, research institutions operated under relatively defined federal standards for reviewing high-risk biological research. A new government-wide policy shifts toward a broader risk-based approach that requires universities and laboratories to make more of those decisions themselves, with significant compliance consequences if they get them wrong. Here with a breakdown of where the rules are changing is Cara Baer, partner at Butler Snow. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and

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00:12:10

The people earning STEM Ph.D.s aren't ending up where...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/03

The traditional Ph.D. model was built around academic research careers. As industry absorbs more advanced scientific talent, NSF is testing whether a different approach could better align training with opportunity. Here to walk through NSF's pilot program is Sr. Erwin Gianchandani, Assistant Director for Technology Innovation and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:08:15

NASA's newest space telescope wasn't built to zoom in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/03

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope combines the image quality of Hubble with a field of view that's dramatically larger. That will allow scientists to map vast portions of the sky, search for distant planets, and study some of the biggest unanswered questions in astronomy. Federal News Network's Eric White gets more details from Matthew Bolcar, senior optical systems engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:51:58

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/09/03

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton The people earning STEM Ph.D.s aren't ending up where doctoral education was originally built to send them The federal government is asking universities and laboratories to make more decisions about biological research risks before Washington gets involved NASA's newest space telescope wasn't built to zoom in on a single mystery. It was built to show astronomers more of the universe at once See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California

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