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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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00:08:10

Will that return-to-the-office order make things less...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/07

The Trump administration wants to make the government more efficient. It even established something called the Department of Government Efficiency. But that executive order for everyone to return to the office my next guest says that could work against efficiency. Retired public administration professor Bob Tobias has more to say. 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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17:58

A former Republican US aid administrator doesn't like...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/07

After calling it a ball of worms no apple left, the Trump administration hit the U.S. Agency for International Development with a wrecking ball. Has it strayed from its original purpose? My next guest can offer some perspective. We spent five years as U-S aid administrator during the George W. Bush administration. Now a professor and director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A & M, Andrew Natsios joins me now.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:17

Union lawsuit seeks to block ‘deferred resignation’...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

For federal employees who saw some appeal in the Trump administration's deferredresignation program, today is the last day to hit that reply button on the mass email from the Office of Personnel Management. Or maybe not, a new lawsuit challenging the program asks a federal judge to extend that deadline, and not just that, but also order OPM to start over and answer some of the legal and workforce planning questions still lingering. Federal News Network's Jared Serbu has been covering the

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00:09:32

Union lawsuit seeks to block ‘deferred resignation’...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

For federal employees who saw some appeal in the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, today is the last day to hit that reply button on the mass email from the Office of Personnel Management. Or maybe not, a new lawsuit challenging the program asks a federal judge to extend that deadline, and not just that, but also order OPM to start over and answer some of the legal and workforce planning questions still lingering. Federal News Network's Jared Serbu has been covering the

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10:49

A new FAR rule over controlled, unclassified...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

Controlled, unclassified information. That's most of the information the government generates. It's known as DUI. The Federal Acquisition Regulation council is considering new rules for CUI. With what they'd do and why they might be problematic, we turn to Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:39

A settlement for service members released under don't...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

Remember the days of don't ask, don't tell in the armed forces? The policy for gay and lesbian service members ended 10 years ago, but it still reverberates. As does the issue of transgender service members. Now a group of veterans discharged back in the don't ask, don't tell days has reached a settlement with the Defense Department after a long-running class action suit. Joining me with the details, attorney Joselyn Larkin of the Impact Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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00:10:04

A new FAR rule over controlled, unclassified...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

Controlled, unclassified information. That's most of the information the government generates. It's known as DUI. The Federal Acquisition Regulation council is considering new rules for CUI. With what they'd do and why they might be problematic, we turn to Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. 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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00:49:00

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 6, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin What foreign aid officers say about what's going on at USAID A settlement for service members released under don't ask, don't tell A new FAR rule over controlled, unclassified information is on the way 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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00:11:12

What foreign aid officers say about what's going on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

You might not be surprised to find that members of the American Foreign Service Association object to dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The association represents nearly two thousand foreign aid officers. Joining me with more of what's going on, the association's president, Thomas Yazdgerdi. 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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00:06:54

A settlement for service members released under don't...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

Remember the days of don't ask, don't tell in the armed forces? The policy for gay and lesbian service members ended 10 years ago, but it still reverberates. As does the issue of transgender service members. Now a group of veterans discharged back in the don't ask, don't tell days has reached a settlement with the Defense Department after a long-running class action suit. Joining me with the details, attorney Joselyn Larkin of the Impact Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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11:57

What foreign aid officers say about what's going on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

You might not be surprised to find that members of the American Foreign Service Association object to dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The association represents nearly two thousand foreign aid officers. Joining me with more of what's going on, the association's president, Thomas Yazdgerdi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:00

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 6, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin What foreign aid officers say about what's going on at USAID A settlement for service members released under don't ask, don't tell A new FAR rule over controlled, unclassified information is on the way Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:53

Air Force keeps EEO programs, separating them from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

After the Trump administration's executive order banning all diversity equity and inclusion efforts, the defense department wasn't sure how this would affect its equal employment opportunity EEO programs. Well now Air Force officials say they'll keep their EEO programs, but delete logos, images or language related to DEI. For now this is difficult because the program is overlapped. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis spoke to Alden Law Group partner Michelle Bercovici. Learn more about your ad

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00:09:08

Air Force keeps EEO programs, separating them from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/06

After the Trump administration's executive order banning all diversity equity and inclusion efforts, the defense department wasn't sure how this would affect its equal employment opportunity EEO programs. Well now Air Force officials say they'll keep their EEO programs, but delete logos, images or language related to DEI. For now this is difficult because the program is overlapped. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis spoke to Alden Law Group partner Michelle Bercovici. Learn more about your

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48:12

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 5, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/05

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin How non-federal governments can up their evidence-based policy-making This federal financial story you've heard before and that's not a good thing For some, deferred resignation may not be such a bad deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:21

ODNI comes under scrutiny for workforce cuts

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/05

An influential Senator wants to remake the intelligence community starting at the top. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton says the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has become too bloated. He plans to work with the Trump administration to put a cap on the size of ODNI. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:11

This federal financial story you've heard before and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/05

Federal financial management needs urgent attention. They're such a mess that the Government Accountability Office once again is unable to provide an opinion on whether government financial statements are reliable. It's an old problem but becomes more urgent as the financial situation becomes less and less sustainable. We get the latest from the GAO's director of financial management and assurance issues, Dawn Simpson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:19

GSA seeks 50% spending cuts, nonvoluntary RIF after...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/05

Time's almost up for federal employees to accept that offer from the Office of Personnel Management. Resign now and go on paid administrative leave until October, or stay and risk non voluntary reduction in force, you're fired. OPM sent out its offer government wide, but agencies are giving their employees some additional details now. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:14

For some, deferred resignation may not be such a bad...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/05

You may not be a worm in the apple of your agency. But you might be at the age and years-of-service point that retirement makes sense. The Trump administration offer of deferred resignation might actually make sense from a dollars and cents standpoint. More now from retired federal manager Abe Grungold of AG Financial Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:13

How non-federal governments can up their...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/02/05

The National Academy of Public Administration has published what it calls a field guide for using federal grants. Not just any grants though. It's about government-to-government grants so state, local and tribal governments can build better data systems. The idea is, better data management and analysis can lead to better programs. We get more now from the field guide's principal authors, Pari Sabety, an economic stability program advisor at U.S. Digital Response and Kathy Stack, a senior policy

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