The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

48:44

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Wednesday, March...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin A bill to keep federal diversity in building architecture Federal improper payments have become a universal constant Trump's take on an obscure law has contractors baffled what to do Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:49

Trump's take on an obscure law has contractors...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act goes back decades. It prohibits U.S. companies from bribing officials of other countries for contracts. Even if corruption is the norm in that country. Now the Trump administration says it's not enforcing the FCPA. For what this means, we turn to an attorney who's an expert in this law, Cadwalader partner Martin Weinstein.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:09:37

A bill to keep federal diversity in building...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

At least one member of Congress has been busy on several fronts. She's co-authored a bill to keep federal buildings architecturally diverse. Another to boost funding for air traffic controllers. And another to give Homeland Security more resources for event safety. Nevada Democrat Dina Titus 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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00:09:22

Federal improper payments have become a universal...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

Federal improper payments went on unabated last year. They reached $162 billion. Most but not all were overpayments. Medicare and Medicaid produced about half the overpayments. We get more now from the director of financial assurance at the Government Accountability Office, Hannah Padilla. 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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10:07

Federal improper payments have become a universal...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

Federal improper payments went on unabated last year. They reached $162 billion. Most but not all were overpayments. Medicare and Medicaid produced about half the overpayments. We get more now from the director of financial assurance at the Government Accountability Office, Hannah Padilla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:20

GSA’s overhaul of FedRAMP contingent on automation

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

Now more than ever, the long running cloud security program known as FedRAMP needs industry's help. That was the message Monday from Pete Waterman, the Director of the Federal Risk Authorization management program FedRAMP at the General Services Administration. Here with what's going on, Federal News Network's executive editor, Jason Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:22

A bill to keep federal diversity in building...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/26

At least one member of Congress has been busy on several fronts. She's co-authored a bill to keep federal buildings architecturally diverse. Another to boost funding for air traffic controllers. And another to give Homeland Security more resources for event safety. Nevada Democrat Dina Titus joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:02

Census Bureau advisors are feeling like they don't count

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Commerce Secretary Howard Luttnick has disbanded three Census Bureau external advisory groups. Gone are the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, the National Advisory Committee on Race, Ethic and other Populations and the 2030 Census Advisory Committee. The community surrounding the Census Bureau is concerned. Joining me with what this all means, the director of government affairs at the Population Association of America, Mary Jo Mitchell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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00:06:05

Hegseth cuts $580 million in contracts, grants with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will cancel more than $580 million in contracts and grants. He said they don't align with the Trump administration's priorities. The cuts are part of the Defense Department's work with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis brings us the latest. 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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8:40

Trump administration turns to Supreme Court in fight...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

When it comes to trimming the federal workforce, the Trump administration has had a string of court defeats over the last week and a half. So the administration is going all the way to the top government attorneys filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court yesterday asking the justices to stay a lower court ruling that ordered the reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees. The administration argues that's just one sign of a judicial branch power grab that only the high court

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00:06:47

Contractors face new setback in getting paid for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments to contractors. EO 14-222 tells agencies to build tracking systems. It requires written justifications for each payout. And a 30-day review of all contracts and grants. For the implications, we turn to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and

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00:10:17

Census Bureau advisors are feeling like they don't count

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Commerce Secretary Howard Luttnick has disbanded three Census Bureau external advisory groups. Gone are the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, the National Advisory Committee on Race, Ethic and other Populations and the 2030 Census Advisory Committee. The community surrounding the Census Bureau is concerned. Joining me with what this all means, the director of government affairs at the Population Association of America, Mary Jo Mitchell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

en

7:32

Contractors face new setback in getting paid for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Among the latest White House executive orders, one is holding up payments to contractors. EO 14-222 tells agencies to build tracking systems. It requires written justifications for each payout. And a 30-day review of all contracts and grants. For the implications, we turn to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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14:09

The nation's statisticians worry about the state of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

President Trump recently cited from the oval office statistics about the state of the U.S. education system. What he didn't say is that we know about student achievement levels thanks to data gathered by the Education Department itself. One of the government's most vital activities is the gathering of reliable statistics to guide policy. My next guest says the quality of national statistics has become a concern. Consultant Nancy Potok is the former chief statistician of the United States, and she

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00:47:13

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Tuesday, March...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin The nation's statisticians worry about the state of f federal data-gathering Census Bureau advisors are feeling like they don't count Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work 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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47:13

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Tuesday, March...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin The nation's statisticians worry about the state of f federal data-gathering Census Bureau advisors are feeling like they don't count Contractors face new setback in getting paid for their work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:13:24

The nation's statisticians worry about the state of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

President Trump recently cited from the oval office statistics about the state of the U.S. education system. What he didn't say is that we know about student achievement levels thanks to data gathered by the Education Department itself. One of the government's most vital activities is the gathering of reliable statistics to guide policy. My next guest says the quality of national statistics has become a concern. Consultant Nancy Potok is the former chief statistician of the United States, and she

en

6:50

Hegseth cuts $580 million in contracts, grants with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will cancel more than $580 million in contracts and grants. He said they don't align with the Trump administration's priorities. The cuts are part of the Defense Department's work with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis brings us the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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00:07:55

Trump administration turns to Supreme Court in fight...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/25

When it comes to trimming the federal workforce, the Trump administration has had a string of court defeats over the last week and a half. So the administration is going all the way to the top government attorneys filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court yesterday asking the justices to stay a lower court ruling that ordered the reinstatement of thousands of probationary employees. The administration argues that's just one sign of a judicial branch power grab that only the high court

en

8:56

Draft EO would make GSA the center of most common buys

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

The White House is bringing centralized procurement back to government. President Donald Trump signed an executive order late last week that puts the General Services Administration in charge of buying all products and services in 10 categories. Federal News Network's Jason Miller broke the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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