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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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9:34

DoD raises formal performance concerns on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/03

After many years of delays, the Defense Department is finally started ramping up use of its multi billion dollar household goods moving contract last month, and it's not going well. Hundreds of military families have been hit with late pickups, and even no shows, the problems are so serious, DOD has given the prime contractor a formal notice that it appears to be out of compliance with the contract. Federal News Network's Jared Serbu has been following the global household goods contract many years

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11:54

Knowing what to do doesn't help if you can't do it

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/03

An old saying among military people is that amateurs talk about battle strategies and professionals about logistics. It gets to the heart of a bigger idea. Policy gets endlessly debated and no time more than after a change in administrations. But what about the government's capacity to do things properly? My next guest has called for a capacity agenda in 2025. The founder and CEO of Code For America, Jennifer Pahlka, joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:00

The White House isn't the only one trying to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/03

The deferred resignation letter to federal employees is part of the Trump administration's gambit to shrink the government. It's gotten the attention of the House Committee on Oversight, as we hear from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 3, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/03

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Two top issues for the congressional delegations near Washington, D.C. Knowing what to do doesn't help if you can't do it The White House isn't the only one trying to right-size the government Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:10

Questions federal employees should be asking before...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/31

If you got the deferred resignation program email, well, listen up. Don't expect what the Trump administration calls a nice vacation. In fact, legal experts urge federal workers to exercise deep caution. They're telling you to consult with human resources and benefits people and even your own legal counsel and financial advisors before making a decision. Federal News networks, Anastasia Obis has some more on this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:35

Survey: Most feds say OPM’s resignation offer too...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/31

Stop us if you've heard this already, like five seconds ago. The Trump administration has given federal employees an ultimatum, resign now and go on paid administrative leave or stay and risk a non voluntary reduction in force. A Federal News Network poll finds, though, not many employees plan to take the deal. Among their concerns, they say OPM hasn't provided all the answers to their questions. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman conducted the survey, and he brings us the latest. Learn more about

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11:24

A court squashes net neutrality, what next for the FCC?

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/31

With net neutrality A recent U.S. appeals court decision ended the idea of net neutrality. It said the Federal Communications Commission lacked authority to regulate internet service and broadband providers. The incoming F-C-C chair, Brendan Carr, was already planning to undo Biden administration rules *for* net neutrality favored by the outgoing F-C-C chair. For what the broadband industry hopes for next, we turn to the president and C-E-O of the trade group U.S. Telecom, Jonathan Spalter. Learn

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9:48

Reaction keeps thundering over the deferred...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/31

Federal employee associations and unions are uniformly up in arms over the resignation request that went from the Trump administration to every federal employee. Among them the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, NARFE. For what it's advising people to do NARFE vice president John Hatton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:24

The infamous resign later, get paid now offer how...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/31

Federal employees nationwide have been mulling the offer from the White House to resign but stay on the job for the next 8 months. For the legalities of this offer, we turn to federal employment attorney Danny Rosenthal of James and Hoffman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:22

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin - - January 31, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/31

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin The infamous resign later, get paid now offer, how legal is it? Reaction keeps thundering over the deferred resignation offer A court squashes net neutrality what next for the FCC? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:33

Why artificial intelligence could cause the lights to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/30

The information technology age has produced many marvels. But they all need electricity. Now thanks in part to the explosion in artificial intelligence the industry is building giant complexes of datacenter. The Energy Department has taken a gander at the just how much power data centers will gobble up. Here with some of the numbers, from the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, staff scientist Arman Shehabi.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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14:07

Thinking of retiring all of the sudden? Haste could...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/30

Hiring freezes, the new Career/Policy classification, freezes on this and that program. It's all causing lots of federal employees to consider retiring. My next guest warns, don't do anything in haste. It could cost you in more ways than one. Tammy Flanagan is principal at Retire Federal, and she join me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:18

Coast Guard suspends its anti-harassment policy

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/30

The Coast Guard has suspended its anti harassment policy to conduct a 90 day review of that document. The brass caution that while the policy for harassing behavior might be suspended, harassment itself, that's still prohibited. Federal News networks, Anastasia Obis has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:42

How federal land could generate lots of electricity

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/30

A study late in the last administration concluded that using federal land to build windmills and lay out solar panels could generate a lot of electricity. Thousands of gigawatts. With how they developed the estimates, we turn to a senior energy analyst with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Trieu Mai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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51:46

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 30, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/30

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Why artificial intelligence could cause the lights to dim How federal land could generate lots of electricity Thinking of retiring all of the sudden? Haste could be a mistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:18

OPM 'deferred resignation' offer sparks flurry of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/30

The Office of Personnel Management, the Trump administration that is, has told Feds they can take a deferred resignation and go on administrative leave until September. The OPM offer is raising legal questions, though federal employment attorneys say that whatever it is, it's a novel approach to reduce the federal workforce. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:51

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 29, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/29

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin FDA's accelerated approval pathway has a few potholes How to make sure you've got the cybersecurity people you need Cybersecurity has had its ups and downs as we head into 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:00

Trump administration targets wide range of positions...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/29

Agencies have a new deadline to create their lists of federal positions to potentially be converted to the Trump administration's new schedule policy, career employee classification, formerly known as Schedule F. New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management details the types of positions that might be covered, but the guidance is also likely to run into some legal battles. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joins me with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:30

Cybersecurity has had its ups and downs as we head...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/29

Last year was an eventful one on the cybersecurity front. Advancement of the Defense Department's new requirements for contractors. Cyber updates in the federal acquisition regulation. Artificial intelligence interacting with cyber. My next guest led a team that had put it all in on place together with a cyber forecast for 2025. Townsend Bourne is cyber team leader and a partner at the law firm Sheppard Mullin, and she joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:19

An increased IRS workforce presents challenges to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/29

Everyone knows by now, the Trump administration is calling for teleworking federal employees to return to their offices five days a week. That's easy to say, but like many agencies, the IRS is trying to figure out just where to put them all. The IRS workforce recently grew to 100,000 more than it's had in decades. Its office space hasn't kept up. For one view on how to cope Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the executive director of the professional Managers Association, Kelly

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