The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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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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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00:06:47

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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00:47:13

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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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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00:09:35

Congress gets back to serious business this week like...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Congress re-convenes this week. It'll get to the brass tacks of the President Donald Trump agenda including a big tax cut and what to do about the 2026 budget. We get the rundown now from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. 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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11:06

The nation's newest military museum opens tomorrow

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Very few military service members achieve the Medal of Honor. Now they have a museum. In fact, today is the first full day of operation for the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. For details, the museum's executive director, Cory Crowley, joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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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11:36

Hate the idea of a private postal service? Hold on a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Maybe privatizing parts of the U. S. Postal Service isn't such a bad idea. Nations have a wide range of models for operating their postal services ranging to fully outsourced to industry. On the other hand, no one matches the scale of the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service office of inspector general's new white paper details how postal services work in more than two dozen nations. Here with the highlights, research manager John Althen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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00:08:11

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 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:10:51

Hate the idea of a private postal service? Hold on a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Maybe privatizing parts of the U. S. Postal Service isn't such a bad idea. Nations have a wide range of models for operating their postal services ranging to fully outsourced to industry. On the other hand, no one matches the scale of the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service office of inspector general's new white paper details how postal services work in more than two dozen nations. Here with the highlights, research manager John Althen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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00:49:21

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Monday, March 24,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Hate the idea of a private postal service? Hold on a minute The nation's newest military museum opens tomorrow Congress gets back to serious business this week like your budget 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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00:10:21

The nation's newest military museum opens tomorrow

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Very few military service members achieve the Medal of Honor. Now they have a museum. In fact, today is the first full day of operation for the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. For details, the museum's executive director, Cory Crowley, 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 https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:07:12

USPS DOGE team will have limited access to agency...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

The Postal Service is letting a team from the Department of Government Efficiency help out with its reform efforts. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says DOGE will bring a new perspective to problems he spent years trying to solve. Still, DeJoy tells members of Congress that DOGE will look at a narrow set of issues with limited access to agency data. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at

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49:21

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Monday, March 24,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Hate the idea of a private postal service? Hold on a minute The nation's newest military museum opens tomorrow Congress gets back to serious business this week like your budget Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:20

Congress gets back to serious business this week like...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

Congress re-convenes this week. It'll get to the brass tacks of the President Donald Trump agenda including a big tax cut and what to do about the 2026 budget. We get the rundown now from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:57

USPS DOGE team will have limited access to agency...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/24

The Postal Service is letting a team from the Department of Government Efficiency help out with its reform efforts. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says DOGE will bring a new perspective to problems he spent years trying to solve. Still, DeJoy tells members of Congress that DOGE will look at a narrow set of issues with limited access to agency data. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:04

Sunshine Week comes amid darkening clouds for open...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/21

It's the Friday of Sunshine Week, and a top house lawmaker is putting the spotlight on Freedom of Information Act staffing at agencies. Representative Gerry Connolly of Northern Virginia says the Trump administration threatens FOIA, but challenges with FOIA backlogs and staffing actually stretch back years. For the latest, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:00

Federal wildland firefighters secure permanent pay...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/21

After years of pushing for reforms, federal wildland firefighters have just secured a permanent pay increase. Part of the continuing resolution Congress passed this week included legislation to create a new pay system for front line workers. But federal union leaders are still looking at a number of other challenges facing wild land firefighters here with the latest Federal News Network's Drew Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:17

Inside one of the lawsuits against Trump...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/03/21

Many groups have launched lawsuits against the Trump administration in recent weeks. Among them, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and others has sued over DOGE access to the Treasury Department payment apparatus. For why it brought suit, EPIC's senior counsel John Davisson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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