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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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10:52

OPM finalizes rule on Administrative Leave Act

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/26

Placing federal employees on paid indefinite administrative leave, that practice is about to end. The Office of Personnel Management published a final rule to cap federal employees to 10 days of administrative leave during personnel investigations. The final rule comes eight years after the Administrative Leave Act was passed. That was 2016 and just this year, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility or PEER filed a lawsuit to prod OPM to cough up that rule. Federal News Network's Drew

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14:02

This agency hopes to achieve the miraculous enabling...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/26

A unit of Health and Human Services recently made grants to four academic and industry teams to do miracles. Enabling the blind to see. The awardees will work on technologies to enable transplantation of the human eye. For details, from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, program manager Calvin Roberts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:00

How the military turned things around to meet...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/26

After years of falling short of recruitment goals, the armed services did manage to eke out a win in 2024 and meet them. The story of how the services turned things around largely boils down to having a path for previously disqualified recruits to join the military. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis joins me for the year in review here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:38

DoD edges toward goal of ubiquitous connectivity

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/23

The carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to its home port in San Diego on Friday after a multi month tour at sea, including an unusually long stint of 107 days without a port call. But the Nimitz class aircraft carrier had something that's been unheard of until now, ubiquitous, high speed internet connectivity, even when it was 1000s of miles from shore. The connectivity experiment is part of a navy project called Sailor Edge Afloat and Ashore for how they tested it and the difference it made

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8:13

VA EHR to resume rollout in mid-2026, after...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/23

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a plan to get its stalled electronic health record back on track. The VA will start laying the groundwork for more go live sites in the coming weeks, and expects the new EHR to be in more VA facilities by mid 2026 that is. The project has been on a year and a half pause. The VA and its contractors have spent that time fixing problems at sites already using the new EHR. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:59

No shutdown, but no 2025 appropriations either

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/23

The government won't shut down. But it doesn't get 2025 appropriations either. That will have to wait until March under the continuing resolution hammered out at the 11 hour Friday night. An update now from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:55

After a career in procurement, she's selling to the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/23

A long-time federal career procurement executive has a new job. She's the CEO of a contractor. But not just any contractor but a non-profit with a purpose. Soraya Correa was chief procurement officer at the Homeland Security Department, among other things, and retired as a member of the Senior Executive Service. This year she became president and CEO of the National Industries for the Blind. Ms. Correa joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:27

Things are changing at AbilityOne contractors

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/23

At 50 years in business, SourceAmerica looks a lot different than when it was founded. It's one of the largest contractors under the AbilityOne program, and it offers a lot more than its very first product a creeper to let mechanics slide under cars. As part of a series on the AbilityOne program, we welcome the president and CEO of SourceAmerica, Richard Belden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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48:59

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin - December 23, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/23

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Things are changing at AbilityOne contractors After a career in procurement, she's selling to the government No shutdown, but no 2025 appropriations either Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:40

OMB's Clare Martorana reflects on her tenure

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/20

Over the last four years, the Office of Management and Budget issued 20 memos focused on federal technology. The goal, of course, is not to just issue memos and claim victory. OMB memos usually are the first step of a long process to change the way agencies deliver services, protect data and train the workforce. Clare Montana sat down with Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller in her office at OMB to reflect on her tenure as the Federal Chief Information Officer and the impact of her

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9:08

DCSA details new plan for next-gen background...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/20

The Defense Counter Intelligence and Security Agency has a plan to get the next generation background investigations IT system back on track. The National Background Investigation services is years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget, but DCSA top official says a new program plan and new program leadership will deliver on end this in the coming years, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday has all the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:59

How children of military service members are at war

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/20

Any parent of at-home children worries about cybercrime and the potential for exploitation. My next guest says the threats are worse for children of military families. He should know as a parent of two and as a former deputy commander of the U.S. Cyber Command. Retired Lieutenant General Charlie Moore joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:43

Operators of these parts of critical infrastructure...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/20

Whether it's that sharp new BMW 3-series or a basket of cheap hardware from Amazon. It got to you through a port. Operators of U.S. ports have their eye on federal infrastructure spending $19 billion of it. For what they're hoping for, the president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities, Cary Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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14:00

Some final thoughts from one of the leading reformers...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/20

After years of working to reform Congress, my next guest can look back at some real accomplishments. And work still to be done. Representative Derek Kilmer of Washington, spearheaded the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress which became the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization. Now he's retiring from Congress. Derek Kilmer joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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52:28

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- December 20, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/20

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Some final thoughts from one of the leading reformers of Congress Operators of these parts of critical infrastructure want their share of federal spending How children of military service members are at war Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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58:29

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Dec. 19, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/19

On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Losing the acting on a high ranking title at NASA In the two weeks or so left of 2024, get the most out of your money A leading government research administrator steps onto a new stage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:04

In the two weeks or so left of 2024, get the most out...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/19

The government might be operating on a continuing resolution. Individuals should take better charge of their own financial lives before the end of the year. Including optimizing your Thrift Savings Plan. Some tips now from RMG Advisors financial planner Thiago Glieger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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17:16

A leading government research administrator steps...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/19

One of the government's leading researchers and research administrators has been recognized with a new outside post. Simon Liu, the administrator of the Agricultural Research Service at the Agriculture Department … is now a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. He joined the Federal Drive earlier to discus his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:24

Losing the *acting* on a high ranking title at NASA

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/19

A satisfying thing it is when that *acting* moniker is removed from your title. My next guest has become simply the associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA. For what it all means, Clayton Turner joined the Federal Drive earlier with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:29

More federal hiring reforms to come, as Congress...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/19

A bill to reform the way agencies recruit employees is heading to President Biden’s desk. Congress passed the bipartisan Chance to Compete Act earlier this week, to codify skills-based hiring practices for the federal workforce. The push for agencies to focus on applicants' skills, rather than degrees, has been years in the making. Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman got more from the Partnership for Public Service’s vice president of government affairs, Jenny Mattingley. Learn more about your ad

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