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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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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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00:10:15

The argument in favor of keeping agency headquarters...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/24

The Trump administration has promised to move the headquarters of some agencies away from the Washington area. There's even legislation proposing this called the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement. Yep, the swamp act. My next guest says he's skeptical this would help much or save money. You might not like his alternative, but its an idea that also has support. From the conservative Cato Institute, former economic committee staff member Chris Edwards. Learn more about your

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00:10:35

How tariffs will affect the Defense Department...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/24

The Trump administration has imposed, or threatened to impose, tariffs on several countries, including China. Trump wants to replace imported goods with goods manufactured in the United States. In the meantime, one commodity crucial to national security is still mostly made in Asia. Printed circuit boards, the foundation of electronic systems used in communications and defense. For how would tariffs affect these products, we turn to the executive director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of

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11:59

Congress remains in a reactionary stance to the whims...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/24

After an all night session last Thursday, the Senate has adopted a 340 billion dollar budget blueprint to try and implement the Trump administration's agenda. That agenda seems to include letting go more federal employees, which is starting to get bipartisan pushback as more and more districts are affected. For more on all of this, WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchel Miller joins us now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:06:23

Presidential Management Fellows ‘at a loss’ after...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/24

President Donald Trump has ordered the elimination of the Presidential Management Fellows Program. Trump's mandate will end a government wide effort that has recruited early career talent in the federal workforce for nearly 50 years. Since the news of the program's termination, many current and former fellows now say they're at a loss. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman files this report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at

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11:20

How tariffs will affect the Defense Department...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/24

The Trump administration has imposed, or threatened to impose, tariffs on several countries, including China. Trump wants to replace imported goods with goods manufactured in the United States. In the meantime, one commodity crucial to national security is still mostly made in Asia. Printed circuit boards, the foundation of electronic systems used in communications and defense. For how would tariffs affect these products, we turn to the executive director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of

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11:00

The argument in favor of keeping agency headquarters...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/24

The Trump administration has promised to move the headquarters of some agencies away from the Washington area. There's even legislation proposing this called the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement. Yep, the swamp act. My next guest says he's skeptical this would help much or save money. You might not like his alternative, but its an idea that also has support. From the conservative Cato Institute, former economic committee staff member Chris Edwards. Learn more about your ad

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11:29

A Biden appointee sues to keep her job under Trump

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

One highly visible appointee of former president Joe Biden has filed suit to keep her job. Bureau of Prisons Director Collette Peters filed her appeal of what she calls a wrongful dismissal to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Peter has retained federal employment attorney Mary Kuntz, who joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:10:44

A Biden appointee sues to keep her job under Trump

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

One highly visible appointee of former president Joe Biden has filed suit to keep her job. Bureau of Prisons Director Collette Peters filed her appeal of what she calls a wrongful dismissal to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Peter has retained federal employment attorney Mary Kuntz, who joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:06:36

Lead CMMC architect returns to Pentagon as DoD CISO

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

The original architect of the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model certification program, CMMC was marched out of the Pentagon early in the Biden administration. Well, now she's back. Katie Arrington has joined the Defense Department and the Trump administration again, she'll oversee DoD cybersecurity, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at

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12:37

How artificial intelligence is energizing information...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

Technology is like a flywheel. Flywheels do a lot of work, but they slow down if the don't get an injection of new energy. Artificial intelligence looks like the energy coming into the flywheel of information technology. My next guest has looked into this. He's the chief technology officer at Booz Allen, Bill Vass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:11:52

How artificial intelligence is energizing information...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

Technology is like a flywheel. Flywheels do a lot of work, but they slow down if the don't get an injection of new energy. Artificial intelligence looks like the energy coming into the flywheel of information technology. My next guest has looked into this. He's the chief technology officer at Booz Allen, Bill Vass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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45:47

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Friday, February...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

Today on the Federal Newscast A Biden appointee sues to keep her job under Trump How artificial intelligence is energizing information technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:06:38

Lawmakers press Hegseth about cost, morale, readiness...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

President Trump's order directing the military to seal the border with Mexico gave the Pentagon a big part in immigration enforcement. The Defense Department has said the southern border operations will cost nearly a billion dollars over the next eight months. Some members of Congress say the department doesn't have a realistic estimate. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis brings us the latest in that cost estimate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See

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7:21

Lead CMMC architect returns to Pentagon as DoD CISO

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

The original architect of the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model certification program, CMMC was marched out of the Pentagon early in the Biden administration. Well, now she's back. Katie Arrington has joined the Defense Department and the Trump administration again, she'll oversee DoD cybersecurity, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:23

Lawmakers press Hegseth about cost, morale, readiness...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

President Trump's order directing the military to seal the border with Mexico gave the Pentagon a big part in immigration enforcement. The Defense Department has said the southern border operations will cost nearly a billion dollars over the next eight months. Some members of Congress say the department doesn't have a realistic estimate. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis brings us the latest in that cost estimate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:45:47

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Friday, February...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/21

Today on the Federal Newscast A Biden appointee sues to keep her job under Trump How artificial intelligence is energizing information technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 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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00:08:22

Why Schedule F could work this time around

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/20

We just heard the case against that new class of civil service called career-policy. Formerly called Schedule F, it's the Trump administration's way to make the civil service more accountable. For a cautious view of why it might work this time around, we turn to a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Sean Higgins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:07:15

Governmentwide firings ‘devastating’ to probationary...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/20

At the National Science Foundation, 168 federal employees lost their jobs Tuesday. They got a couple of hours notice to say goodbye to their colleagues and pack up their belongings. This story is echoing widely across the government and impacting thousands of federal employees, and it comes after the Trump administration encouraged agencies to fire people in their probationary periods, when they've got fewer job protections. Here with an update, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman. Learn more

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00:09:13

The Smithsonian educates people outside of the museum...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/20

A unique component of the Smithsonian marks 60 years in business this year. Smithsonian Associates bills itself as the largest museum-based education program in the world. It offers many courses and seminars for lifelong learners. Joining me in studio with the details, Smithsonian Associates director Fredie Adelman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:10:00

The case against the new Policy-Career job...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/20

One of the most difficult debates right now is whether the new career civil servant classification is a good thing or a bad thing. It's called Policy-Career, a new name for Schedule F. The Trump administration has willed it into being with an executive order. For the case against this classification, we turn to long-time government accountability watcher Joe Spielberger from the Project on Government Oversight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy

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