The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

00:51:22

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

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/13

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton What the latest proposal to reorganize the State Department tells us about diplomatic priorities When it comes to protecting federal employees, she's done it all No surprise--Attention to detail matters in federal acquisition regulations 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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00:11:35

What the latest proposal to reorganize the State...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/13

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to reorganize the State Department may not be as draconian as an earlier version suggested, but it still has plenty of structural changes. Will it make a difference in how diplomacy operates? Here with an inside look is the Founder and CEO of fp21, Dan Spokojny. 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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00:07:40

VA Secretary Collins says he hasn't finalized plans...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/12

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing for significant cuts to its workforce after hiring surged under the Biden administration, the VA is setting a goal of cutting 15% of its workforce. That would mean 10s of 1000s fewer employees. Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers he hasn't finalized the plan yet, and the cuts could be higher or lower than that goal. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice

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00:07:22

Trump admin fires acting FEMA administrator after...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/12

The Trump administration summarily replaced Cameron Hamilton, the Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency last week after he spoke against eliminating the agency in front of Congress. For more on what's happening at FEMA, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me now. 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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00:52:01

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton -- Monday, May...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/12

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton The only member of Congress with a PhD in science weighs in on Trump's cuts New DEI guidance from the EEOC and DOJ generates lots of questions Congress adds a little SALT to the reconciliation bill discussions 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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00:08:34

Congress adds a little SALT to the reconciliation...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/12

Tax cuts, crypto regulation, air traffic control, and the Library of Congress. There's no shortage of issues for Congress and no clear way ahead. Hre to help us sort through what's happening on the hill, Deputy news director at bloomberg government, Loren Duggan. 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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00:10:37

The only member of Congress with a PhD in science...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/12

The Trump administration has cancelled close to $3 billion in NIH and NSF research grants. His 2026 skinny budget proposes further cuts to NSF, NIH, and NASA's research programs. To discuss the impact of these cuts, the Co-chair of the House Research and Development Caucus, Illinois Representative Bill Foster joins me now. 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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00:15:28

New DEI guidance from the EEOC and DOJ generates lots...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/12

Employers and employees have rights and obligations under Title seven of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. New technical guidance from the EEOC and DOJ tries to clarify how DEI-related initiatives may create unlawful discrimination in workplaces, but it may raise more questions than it answers. My next guest, Chai Feldblum, a former Commissioner of the EEOC, is here to help us sort it out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:08:41

Arrington kicks off effort to eliminate RMF for DoD...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/09

The Defense Department's latest effort to obtain secure software kicked off a 90 day sprint this week to develop a framework and an implementation plan under the software fast track, or SWFT initiative. The Pentagon's goal with SWFT is to replace the reliance on the risk management framework and give the military services and defense agencies easier access to secure software. For more on this DoD initiative, Federal News Network's executive editor, Jason Miller joins me now. See Privacy Policy at

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00:46:49

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton -- Friday, May 8,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/09

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton As the executive branch slashes foreign aid programs, will Congress step in? What might change in a CISA 2015 reauthorization 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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00:06:09

As civilian workforce shrinks, DISA turns to automation

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/09

As the Defense Department's civilian workforce continues to shrink, defense agencies are turning to automation and artificial intelligence to offset the impacts of workforce reductions. Federal News Network's Anastasia Opus joins me now to share the details. 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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00:12:22

As the executive branch slashes foreign aid programs,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/09

Foreign aid is often intertwined with national security and diplomacy, which can make it seem like Congress has limited control. But as the Executive Branch cuts critical foreign aid, non-profits are asking Congress to exercise its power of the purse to take a more active role in directing and distributing these foreign aid funds. Bread for the World’s government relations director, Bob Powers, joins me now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:08:52

What might change in a CISA 2015 reauthorization

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/09

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act passed on a bipartisan basis a decade ago. But to get consensus, a lot of provisions got left behind. Now it's time to reauthorize, and with that comes the opportunity to modernize and fix the original provisions. Here to discuss whether, and how, Congress might move forward, Partner at Wiley Rein, Megan Brown. 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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00:07:18

Agencies to move to forced distribution system to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/08

The Trump administration wants to end what it sees as a culture of everyone gets a trophy in the Senior Executive Service. A new proposed rule from the Office of Personnel Management would require agencies to significantly limit how many senior executives receive the highest ratings in performance reviews. Federal News Network's Drew. Friedman joins me now with more details. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:07:52

Lawmakers question Noem over cuts to CISA, FEMA, TSA

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/08

The Trump administration's 2026 budget request would cut spending across several department of homeland security components, but lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pressing DHS for more details on those proposed reductions for the latest Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me now. 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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00:14:04

One non-profit wants to help veterans make the leap...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/08

Veterans know that you need a map to help you get where you want to go. But when it comes to getting a job in the tech sector, a map might not be enough. Now, there’s a new program to help veterans, especially those formerly employed by the federal government and recently laid off, make the transition into high-demand private-sector cybersecurity and tech roles. Here to tell us more about this effort, Vets in Tech Founder and CEO , Katherine Webster. See Privacy Policy at

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00:13:30

New legal concerns for federal contractors who might...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/08

The Trump administration has declared war on Mexican drug cartels. Federal contractors already have to declare they don’t do business with foreign terrorist organizations. But new guidance from the Department of Justice means it turns out it might not be so easy to tell who’s who, and that has legal repercussions. To help us understand these new complexities, Counsels from King and Spalding, Mike Galdo and Brandt Leibe join me now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California

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00:55:06

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

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/08

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry GertonA proposal to reorganize the entire Department of Defense, all of it, all at once One non-profit wants to help veterans make the leap to private sector AINew legal concerns for federal contractors who might also do work in Mexico 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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00:10:07

A proposal to reorganize the entire Department of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/08

Warfighting has changed dramatically. New threats, new technologies, and new realms like space and cyber arise quickly and require adaptation. But the Pentagon is still organized like it's 1950. A new paper from the American Enterprise Institute says now is the time for a top-to-bottom realignment. Here with more details is AEI non-resident senior fellow and retired Army major general, John Ferrari. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:07:14

The Marine Corps passed its financial statement...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/05/07

The Marine Corps is DoD only military service that's managed to pass a financial statement audit. But the way it's gone about it isn't the sort of thing you'd want to do over the long term. The current process is expensive, time consuming, and filled with manual work arounds, but officials say they recognize those issues, and the next step is to make those successful audits more sustainable details now from Federal News Network's Jared Serbu. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and

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