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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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6:24

Pentagon wants to be ‘approachable’ for small businesses

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/27

Over the past decade, the number of small businesses in the defense industrial base has decreased by 40%. With the first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy out, the Pentagon wants to turn things around. The recently awarded defense industrial base consortium agreement, for example, will allow industry partners, including small businesses and non-traditional contractors, to work with the Defense Department on defense supply chain technologies projects and potential research through prototype

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9:24

OPM’s 12 plays to improve the federal workforce

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/27

Few things in the federal community get as bad of a rap as the hiring process. It takes too long to hire federal workers. It’s too cumbersome. We have too many, or not enough authorities for hiring managers to understand. Without a doubt the federal hiring process is an easy punching bag for agency leaders as to why their workforces are missing or can’t find the skillsets they need. And while the federal hiring process, or for that matter any organization’s hiring process, is far from perfect, part

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9:53

Will Congress get a budget deal done with only days...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/26

The House returns to Washington on Wednesday. The Friday after that, Congress will encounter the first of two deadlines for avoiding a partial government shutdown. All this will be underway, as House leadership seems to be melting away. For an update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:36

Going in-depth with one of the nation's premier...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/26

The U.S. Marshals service had a busy year, arresting no less than 73,000 fugitives in 2023. And it concluded a multi-agency operation focusing on violent fugitives and drug pushers that had 600 arrests alone. For an update, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Ronald Davis, the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 26, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/26

On this episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: An in-depth update from one of the nation's premier federal law enforcement agencies. Will Congress get a budget deal done with only days before the first shutdown deadline? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:03

CISA, Microsoft unveil progress on free logging...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/26

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is touting progress on an agreement with Microsoft to ensure advanced logging capabilities are available to all federal agencies for free, a move CISA says will make it easier for the federal government to root out cyber attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:59

How the administration could deal with the Texas...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/23

Can the federal government resolve a long-running dispute with the Texas National Guard. And if it could, should it? The Guard, under Gov. Greg Abbott, has been running its own border-protection operation, at times keeping Customs and Border Protection out of the way. For one view of the legalities here and what the federal government could do, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the counsel for liberty and national security, Joseph Nunn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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11:51

Military spouses tell what life is like in the world...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/23

The Pentagon keeps tabs on the status and attitudes of military spouses. Its biannual survey asks about satisfaction with military life, finances, employment and a list of other factors. For what leadership learns and how they use it, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, Patricia Barron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:08

HUD cracks down on old-fashioned corruption,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/23

Dozens of current and former employees of the New York City Housing Authority were arrested earlier this month, slapped with federal charges of bribery and extortion for taking kickbacks from companies getting housing-development contracts. The Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General (HUD IG) helped conduct the multi-agency investigation leading to the charges. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin was visited in-studio by IG Rae Oliver Davis. Learn more about your ad

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47:15

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 23, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/23

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: HUD moves against old-fashioned corruption flourishing in the big apple. Military spouses tell what life is like in the world of active duty. How the administration could deal with the Texas National Guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:18

Navy seeks to break its buy, replace technology model

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

One of Jennifer Edgin's, the Navy's assistant deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, goals is to ensure technology is onboarded quickly and is always modernized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:12

Contractors have new grounds to protest their way...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

Multiple-award contracts don't mean everyone who bids get a slot. A new federal circuit court ruling shows that losing companies can protest those who did get an award and maybe knock them off. For details on this important case, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with attorney Stephen Bacon of Rogers-Joseph-O'Donnell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:50

VA does not have a good handle on its contractor...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

By law and regulation, the Veterans Affairs department is supposed to check out the employees used by its contractors. A recent look-see by VA's Office of Inspector General found pretty serious non-compliance. For details and why this is so risky, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Jeffrey Brown, VA's deputy assistant IG for audits and evaluations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:08

VA researcher devoted his career to technology for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

This man has spent a career improving the lives of veterans and others with physical disabilities. He has overseen development of vastly improved wheelchairs and prosthetic devices. Now he is an inductee to the Inventors Hall of Fame. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with him at length: Rory Cooper, VA senior research career scientist, Paralympian, and the man who directs the Human engineering Research Laboratories, a joint VA and University of Pittsburgh effort. Learn more about your ad choices

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49:05

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- February 22, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: This VA researcher has devoted his career to technology for assisting the disabled. VA does not have a good handle on its contractor employees. Contractors have new grounds to protest their way into a multiple award contract. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:46

DoD ready to start implementing multibillion dollar...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

The Pentagon’s massive project to overhaul the military’s system for moving members’ belongings from one duty station to another has cleared its latest technical hurdle and is finally ready to begin implementation, government and company officials involved with the multibillion dollar Global Household Goods contract said Tuesday. A new round of IT integration testing, conducted in January, proved “successful,” Stuart Bradie, the president and CEO of KBR, told investors on a conference call

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9:18

Navy used threat of cyber vulnerability to expand VDI

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/22

SAN DIEGO — When the Ivanti virtual private network vulnerability came to light in January, the Department of the Navy had an answer. The DoN expanded its virtual desktop interface to 110,000 users from 25,000 in less than a week, moving them off of the risky VPN product. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:33

Contractors on edge because of Pentagon's proposed...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/21

Contractors are wary of the latest proposed rule giving DoD access to their IT systems. It is part of an effort to improve cybersecurity with incident reporting and information sharing. Another rule would impose new requirements on contractors unclassified systems. For reaction, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Stephanie Kostro, Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:42

Whistleblower protection legislation stalls amid...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/21

Whistleblower protection legislation often has bipartisan support. Yet it seems to take forever. A bill to extend federal protections to contractors was supposed to get marked up in January in the House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. But now it is sidelined. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Joe Spielberger, the policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:55

Science gives a boost to identifying long-lost...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/02/21

DNA has long been used to identify human remains. Such is the case at the identification lab operated by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Now some new scientific methods have emerged called next-gen sequencing. To go deeper into what that is and how it can help, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with DNA operations director at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Tim McMahon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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