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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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10:28

This GSA official takes on the dark underside of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/04

Artificial intelligence gobbles up gigantic amounts of electricity. So its both expensive and, from the General Services Administration point of view, decidedly un-green. GSA has an official is on the case both for the dollars and for the carbon. He's deputy associate administrator for the office of technology policy, Dan Pomeroy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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12:25

Where Justice Department lawyers go when they need...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/04

It's not a big group. Only 21 members. But it has national impact. And it recently marked 25 years in business. It's the Professional Responsibility Advisory Office of the Justice Department to advise the department's own attorneys. Joining me for an update, director Stacy Ludwig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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51:56

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- December 4, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/04

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Where Justice Department lawyers go when they need guidance of their own This GSA official takes on the dark underside of Artificial Intelligence How other national governments handle grants management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:43

Four military-connected groups team up to help...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/03

If Black Friday and Cyber Monday are about what you can get, then today is about what you can give. For Giving Tuesday, four groups that support needy members of the military have joined forces with one another and with industry. They're reaching out to the public to raise funds under a program called Mission Give. For how it all works, we turn to the president of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General Robert Ruark.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:41

Reporter's notebook: 2024 Contracting news

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/03

Protests of contracts went down last fiscal year. And that's not the only development on the procurement front. The micro purchase threshold, the simplified acquisition threshold, the 8(a) sole source contracting ceiling, and several other similar acquisition limits are likely to go up in 2025 and to boot, the oversight and accountability of subcontracting by primes is going to get more scrutiny, just some of the story lines. Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller, has been covering in

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7:10

House-Senate clash over military pay, benefits...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/03

Heated debates over military pay and quality of life issues continue as Congress finalizes the 2025 defense policy bill. House Armed Services Committee members told this to their Senate counterparts. "It's disheartening to see most of the recommendations from the house LED panel not included in the Senate version of the bill." Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more and specifically, what do House lawmakers want that the Senate is leaving out of the NDAA? Learn more about your ad choices

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10:25

Time to stick a fork in this bogged down procurement

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/03

The National Institutes of Health procurement arm issued requests for proposals on a multiple award contract three and a half years ago. The program, known as CIOSP4, still hasn't made any awards. It's still bogged down in protests. The program it replaces had been extended several times. My next guest says it's time for NIH to start over. Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:05

Promotion to the ultimate behind-the-scenes agency job.

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/03

You won't see her name in the newspapers. She won't introduce sweeping policy. What she *will* do is ensure all the people who do the mission-related work of the Federal Deposit Insurance Company can do *their* work. Jennifer Schoen is the newly named director of the FDIC's division of administration, and she joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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48:51

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- December 3, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/03

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Promotion to the ultimate behind-the-scenes agency job Four military-connected groups team up to help service members in need Time to stick a fork in this bogged down procurement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:09

Pentagon looks to solve financial and acquisition...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/02

You can find lots of reasons why it takes more than two years to build the annual defense budget. A big one is the fact that DoD acquisition systems and its financial management systems don't talk to each other, at least not very well. That's a problem the Pentagon is starting to solve, though programs, big and small are beginning to use a common data lexicon, and officials are hoping for some big management gains. Thanks to that added visibility we get details from Federal News Network's Jared

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8:43

Congress takes up the Department of Government...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/02

That plan of president-elect Donald Trump to slice the government down to size. It's known as the Department of Government Efficiency. The outside advisory group headed by Elon Musk is getting some traction in Congress. Here with the latest, WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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14:01

This Interior Department senior executive has done it...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/02

We've been interviewing some of the federal executives who recently became fellows in the National Academy of Public Administration. My next guest is one of them. And if it has to do with the disbursement of money, she's done if or overseen it. The deputy assistant secretary for budget, finance, grants and acquisitions at the Interior Department, Andrea Brandon joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:07

Has the time come for a new approach to spectrum...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/02

Electromagnetic spectrum which enables wireless communications is both scarce and in high demand. Until now, deciding who can use a particular frequency has been a zero sum game. The government auctions it off, and the winner has it for keeps. My next guest says the current spectrum management process is unsustainable. She led a major MITRE Corporation study, which suggests what it calls a dynamic approach to spectrum management. MITRE's chief spectrum economist Carolyn Kahn joins me now. Learn more

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53:07

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- December 2, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/02

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin This Interior Department senior executive has done it all when it comes to money Has the time come for a new approach to spectrum allocation? Congress takes up the Department of Government Efficiency cause Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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15:03

New Roth features coming to TSP in January 2026

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/12/02

There's a new feature coming soon for participants in the Thrift Savings Plan. A little over a year from now, starting in January of 2026 participants will be able to make Roth in plan conversions in the TSP with some important tax implications. That's not the only thing changing there. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman caught up with the TSP Director of External Affairs, Kim Weaver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:06

VA updates FY 2025 health care budget shortfall to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/11/27

The Department of Veterans Affairs said last summer it would need a lot more money this fiscal year than first appropriated, $12 billion more. Well now the Veterans Health Administration has revised that requirement down to about six and a half billion dollars. For why, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman asked VAs Under Secretary for Health, Shareef Elnahal.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:53

Space Force puts a defense contractor on watch list

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/11/27

Most contractors may not know it, but the Space Systems Command has special authority to put them on what it calls the contractor responsibility watch list. Well now the Space Force has put one contractor on that very list. In fact, it's the first use of the watch list that we know of. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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15:05

Open season is like hunting season. You've got to aim...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/11/27

It's the season of seasons. Thanksgiving season. Christmas season. And for federal employees, it's nearly *open* season. It has a lot of moving parts. Federal. Long time expert in all things having to do with federal employment and post-employment Tammy Flanagan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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19:09

How CBP manages two of the busiest ports of entry in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/11/27

In her years at Customs and Border Protection, my next guest rose from a newbie uniformed officer to senior executive port director for Newark-New York. That means the fourth busiest airport, and *the* busiest port. TenaVel Thomas joins me now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:27

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- November 27, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/11/27

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin How CBP manages two of the busiest ports of entry in the United States Open season is like hunting season. You've got to aim carefully Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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