The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

7:07

DoD advisory board calls on the Pentagon to expand DIU

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/16

The Defense Department struggles to test buy and field emerging technology quickly, nothing new there. New would be contractors often find defense procurement complex and opaque. Well, now members of the Defense Innovation Board say the Pentagon needs to expand the Defense Innovation Unit if it's to solve these problems. We get the latest from Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:27

There's one big population the Department of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/16

The DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency has vowed to help the Trump administration reduce the federal headcount. My next guest says the DOGE might be overlooking another source of savings. Government contractors, who outnumber federal employees. Danielle Brian is executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, and she joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:00

A NOAA grant program aims at coastal resiliency

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/16

A grant program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aims to help resilience of coastal cities and towns. It will hand more than 54 million dollars to four of what it calls accelerators. The accelerators will in turn make grants to small businesses developing technologies for things like renewable energy and hazard mitigation. Joining me with more, Braid Theory CEO Ann Carpenter and NOAA program director Carl Gouldman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:28

What a time to be alive, with a hundred new executive...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/16

Federal employees, and to some extent all public servants, are wondering precisely what the next few days an months will bring. Lots of questions of a practical nature, like when will new Social Security benefits flow under repeal of old limitations. And, what happens Monday when Donald Trump re-enters the oval office. We get some informed speculation from the staff vice president of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, John Hatton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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46:08

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 16, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/16

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin A NOAA grant program aims at coastal resiliency There's one big population the Department of Government Efficiency might be overlooking What a time to be alive with a hundred new executive orders coming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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18:00

GSA's Robin Carnahan reflects on her years with the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/15

During her three plus years as administrator of the General Services Administration, Robin Carnahan kept one idea front and center. Government is a service provider. There's no better place to lead that effort than the GSA. As Carnahan's time at GSA comes to an end on Monday, she says the agency is in a better place than it was four years ago. Federal News Network's Jason Miller sat down with Carnahan for exit interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:24

Immigration courts miss a crucial metric for tracking...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/15

The U.S. border chaos is mirrored to some extent in the court system that deals with immigration. A congressional audit has found that the Justice Department which operates immigration courts lacks data on whether non-citizens have shown up for their mandatory hearings. The case management system of the Executive Office for Immigration Review doesn't track it. We get more now from the Government Accountability Office's Rebecca Gambler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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51:52

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 15, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/15

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin What the tech industry wants from the new administration and Congress Immigration courts miss a crucial metric for tracking immigrants When termination for convenience becomes inconvenient Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:51

When termination for convenience becomes inconvenient

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/15

Does anyone ever really have a contract with the government? A customer that can terminate for convenience, as the legal phrase goes? One sole practitioner pushed back and found that even termination for convenience has procedures and rules. My next guest says you should know your rights as a contractor. Haynes Boone procurement attorney Zach Prince joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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13:02

What the tech industry wants from the new...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/15

Lots of industries are switching their hopes for the future to the incoming Trump Two administration. The technology sector thinks about maintaining U.S. leadership in domains like artificial intelligence. One group is calling on the new administration and Congress to create the necessary tax and regulatory environment. More now from the president and C-E-O of the Information Technology Industry Council, Jason Oxman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:20

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 14, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/14

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Inside the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's search for better wireless communications The V-22, a Marine Corps aircraft that keeps on killing marines The so-called budget is only the start of a lot of hard work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:02

The so-called budget is only the start of a lot of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/14

The top-line budget agreement Congress worked out last weekend doesn't mean the work is done. Members still have to work out the agency-by-agency allocations. And whatever policy riders each side can stomach. We get the industry view from the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:05

CMS launches digital service model to retain tech...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/14

Agencies have been beckoning private sector tech workers hit by layoffs, consider public service. Getting them to apply is one thing, but agencies are now looking at how to retain them. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is trying by launching its own digital service model after the White House's US digital service for details. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the open source lead for CMS Remy DeCausemaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:44

Five takeaways from GSA’s latest Section 508 assessment

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/14

The latest government wide section 508 assessments show agencies still struggling to meet digital accessibility standards. The annual evaluation lists numerous persistent issues that make both external websites and internal ones less than fully accessible for people with disabilities. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins us with more on this latest assessment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:08

The V-22, a Marine Corps aircraft that keeps on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/14

The Marine Corps has been operating the V-22 transport aircraft for more than 30 years. And for more than 30 years, the Marines have been dealing with crashes. Sometimes deadly ones. The vertical lift machine has killed 60 people. The cycle of accident, groundings, and returns to flight continues to this day. My next guest did detailed analysis of the data connected to the V-22. Brad Dress, a reporter for The Hill newspaper, joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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13:20

Inside the DHS Science and Technology Directorate's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/14

Wireless cellular communications keep growing as an imperative for emergency responders.The Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate has an ongoing research program for development of cellular for details, I spoke with the technology manager for the Science and Technology communications and networking technology center, Sridhar Kowdley, Here's an excerpt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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50:26

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- January 13, 2025

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/13

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Homeland Security steps up efforts to stop human trafficking What's next for the armaments industry as the Trump administration arrives Congress gets set to take on Trump and the DOGE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:59

What's next for the armaments industry as the Trump...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/13

The armed forces are about to get a new commander in chief. The collective that brings together a critical segment of the defense industrial base also has a new leader. The National Armaments Consortium has named a decorated Army combat veteran and long-serving civilian executive as its new executive director. Ben Harris joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:37

White House new cyber EO would give CISA more...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/13

President Joe Biden is expected this week to sign the second cyber security executive order of his term. Agencies will get new requirements for how to improve software security. The Office of Management and Budget gets the job of rewriting circular a 130 and the cyber security and infrastructure security agency gets new authorities to conduct threat hunting inside agency networks. That section has caused some concern. Federal News Network's Jason Miller got a hold of the draft. Learn more about

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9:35

Congress gets set to take on Trump and the DOGE

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2025/01/13

With just a week until inauguration, three forces are converging. They'll all impact the federal workplace. The Trump Administration is promising a stack of one hundred executive orders. The external Department of Government Efficiency will start to dig in. And after breakfast pleasantries, a chaotic Congress will join the battle. The outlook now from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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