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47:25

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- October 18, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/18

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin The Army's Space and Missile Defense Command has new challenges How bad would schedule F be, anyway? Get your nominations in for the Oscars of federal technology transfers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:24

Navy looks to modernize its logistics systems

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/17

If a sailor needed to change a filter on a Navy ship, it would require logging in and using six separate systems. The time it took just to order the part made the whole thing not just inefficient. The legacy systems the sailors used were difficult to secure. Well, that's changing, and for more on how the Navy is modernizing its logistics systems, Federal News Network's Jason Miller, spoke with the product director for logistics IT services, Jeff Bauer.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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11:35

Payroll Protection Plan fraud revealed through a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/17

The government is still litigating and getting money back from fraudsters in the pandemic-era Payroll Protection Plan. One reason for so many cases: whistleblowers. Not just one or two, but enough to make a noisy orchestra. We get more from an attorney and member of the the Anti-Fraud Coalition, Jason Marcus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:27

How the Army will make sure it has the people to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/17

We just heard from the director of the task force that's modernizing the Defense Department's organic industrial base. Modernized factories and depots need people with modernized skills. For how its handling that task, I caught up with the deputy chief of staff for personnel at the Army Materiel Command, Christina Freese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:19

How the Army goes about modernizing its crucial but...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/17

The Defense Department doesn't rely 100% on contractors for its needs. It also uses what it calls the organic industrial base. A network of government-owned facilities that manufacture things like howitzer shells and replacement parts for vehicles and aircraft. But the average organic factory is 80 years old. So the Army has a comprehensive plan to revitalize these facilities. At this week's Association of the U.S. Army conference, I got the details from the director of the Organic Base

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39:36

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- October 17, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/17

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin How the Army goes about modernizing its crucial but aging organic industrial base How the Army will make sure it has the people to staff its modernized organic factories Payroll Protection Plan fraud revealed through a chorus of whistleblowers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:00

Permitting council invests $15M in 'surge capacity'...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/16

The Biden Administration is giving agencies more capacity to handle the increase in permitting work that comes with a windfall of federally funded infrastructure projects. The Federal Permitting Council is investing $15 million in a new contracting tool to help agencies bring in temporary . It's also helped agencies upgrade their IT systems to streamline permitting for more on this latest investment. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the permitting Council's Executive Director, Eric

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9:32

.Pentagon releases final CMMC rule, paving way for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/16

The Defense Department has finalized the regulations for the long awaited Cybersecurity Maturity Model certification program. The Pentagon plans to begin including CMMC requirements and contracts in 2025. What comes next in the cyber certification program? Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins us with the latest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:01

Good customer experience isn't just good. For federal...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/16

There ought to be a law against bad customer experience. There *is* a law, though, that federal agencies have good customer experience. It's known as the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act. How did agencies do in 2023? We find out from the director of information technology acquisition management at the Government Accountability Office, Carol Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:06

What contractors need to know, now that a big Defense...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/16

After years of cogitation, the Defense Department has finalized one of two big rules for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification System. CMMC. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, least of the tens of thousands of affected contractors. Yesterday we heard from the Professional Service Council with an industry-wide take on CMMC. For a close-up look, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke to procurement attorney Eric Crusius of Holland and Knight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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13:42

Army modernization from the technology point of view

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/16

The idea of digital transformation has permeated the Army. One of the most important areas of transformation concerns acquisition and logistics. For an update, at yesterday's Association of the U.S. Army annual confab, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin caught up with the Principal deputy assistant of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, Young Bang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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49:10

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- October 16, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/16

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Army modernization from the technology point of view What contractors need to know, now that a big Defense cybersecurity rule is finalized Good customer experience isn't just good. For federal agencies, it's the law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:50

Survey finds trust in federal government slipping...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/15

Trust in the federal government is slipping, especially among young Americans. A Partnership for Public Service survey finds adults 18 to 34 gave the lowest trust scores of any age group. It means agencies may soon have trouble recruiting the next generation of the federal workforce. For details, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the Partnership's vice president, Mark Jacobson, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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47:51

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- October 15, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/15

Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin This study of national security should make everyone stand up and worry It's your last day to comment on one of the biggest cybersecurity rules ever FEMA's post Helene and Milton finances cause Congress to ponder returning early Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:58

FEMA's post Helene and Milton finances cause Congress...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/15

The congressional recess continues. Members are mostly in their districts dealing with elections. The back-to-back hurricanes have left FEMA in financial difficulty, the agency says. So would that make Congress return early to appropriate disaster Monday? Joining me with the possible options, Bloomberg Government deputy news editor Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:48

This study of national security should make everyone...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/15

The congressionally charted Commission on the National Defense Strategy last month issued its assessment. Basically it said no one should be certain of the U.S. actually prevailing in the next large-scale conflict. And that the weakness has many parents. More now from the commission's executive director, David Grannis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:37

NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center deepens...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/15

The National Security Agency has been sounding the alarm about Chinese backed hacking groups infiltrating U.S. critical infrastructure. Well, now the National Security Agency's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center is deepening partnerships with the defense industry. For more on how the NSA works with the private sector. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday spoke with the director of the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, Kristina Walter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:38

It's your last day to comment on one of the biggest...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/15

Final comments on a Defense Department cybersecurity rule are due today. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification project … known as CMMC … is about to become reality. That raises some practical questions. Such as … when will its requirements find their way into contracts. More now 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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6:53

DoD considers faster acquisition pathway for AI

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/11

The Defense Department enters its fifth year of its Software Acquisition Pathway Strategy designed to speed up delivery. The policy has been slow to take hold, but Army officials are already thinking of creating a special pathway just for artificial intelligence. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis joins me with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:47

Commerce Department spreads Chips Act money across...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/10/11

The Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration has made 184 million dollars in grants to six local jurisdictions. They'll carry out plans to improve local economies. With how and why these six communities were chosen, we turn to the acting director of the Recompete Pilot Program, Rachael Sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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