The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

8:34

What Congress will face when it returns from Easter...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/04/01

Congress is out on recess now, so some might surmise that nothing too horrible can happen. But, still, they have got issues to deal with, including some "local" ones, like how to fund the a replacement bridge in Baltimore. And, there are some global issues, like aid to Ukraine. For a rundown on all things Congress, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:40

Retirement planning enters era of renewed inflation

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/04/01

With the era of near-zero inflation over, retirement planning has taken on some new urgency, simply because a fixed income and rising prices do not make a good combination. For some of the latest think on all that, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Thiago Glieger, with RMG Advisors of Rockville, Maryland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:04

New director takes helm at Bureau of Engraving and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/04/01

She is 24-year Army veteran and she spent several years in the congressional branch as deputy director of the Government Publishing Office. Now she's the new director of the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing. To find out what is ahead for the bureau, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the new director, Patty Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:48

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin --April 1, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/04/01

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A new director takes the helm at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Retirement planning enters an era of renewed inflation. What Congress will face when it returns from an Easter recess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:41

'We are on the front line.' USPS letter carriers...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/04/01

A Postal Service letter carrier is one of the most public-facing jobs in the federal government. They deliver mail and packages to 163 million addresses across the U.S. at least six days a week. They’re a routine presence in their customers’ lives, which means they’re often the first to realize when something on their route isn’t quite right. It turns out letter carriers are often first on the scene in the case of an emergency. Every year, USPS employees rescue people from house fires, car crashes

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7:49

Alpha-1, DoD’s portfolio of services, will accelerate...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/04/01

The Pentagon is building out infrastructure to facilitate the implementation of AI technologies in a secure and sustainable way, and Alpha-1, a new portfolio of services, will be central to the effort. Alpha-1 is not merely a platform but rather a set of capabilities and tools that the armed services and other DoD agencies can use to accelerate the development of AI technologies. “Alpha-1 is the one that is starting to get momentum to enable AI and ML scaffolding,” Navy Capt. Xavier Lugo, who leads

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8:50

Will that bridge collapse in Maryland affect federal...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/29

Once people got over the shock of the Maryland bridge collapse, the long-term questions started to arise. Like, what about the nation's supply chain, given that the Key Bridge is the entrance to an important shipping port. For analysis, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Philip Evers, University of Maryland supply chain management professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:00

Labor-Management Forums arrive late in Biden...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/29

Labor-Management Forums in federal agencies come and go, over and over again, depending on which party holds the White House. Now they have returned, but only in the third year of the Biden administration. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with someone about that: former management processor and union president Bob Tobias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:22

Commerce sends hope, maybe some skill, out to the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/29

A non-profit grantee in a cooperative agreement with the Commerce Department, plans to seed the country with specialized nerds. The International Economic Development Council has recruited 65 of what it calls economic recovery corps fellows. They will fan out to distressed areas and help get local economies going. For details Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Nicole Manapol, Senior Director of the Council's Economic Recovery Corps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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51:08

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin --March 29, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/29

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Commerce sends hope and maybe some skill out to the nation's poor areas. Labor-Management Forums arrive late in the Biden administration. Will that bridge collapse in Maryland affect federal supply chains? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:34

Transgender federal employees want more training,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/29

One year after the Office of Personnel Management released its gender identity and inclusion guidance on Transgender Day of Visibility, transgender federal employees expressed gratitude for the guidance, but also frustration around a lack of communication and training regarding both protections and processes. They appreciate the protections and the clarity put forth in the guidance; it’s far more than existed before. But they also said agencies could do more to communicate about the guidance at both

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10:37

Agencies navigating federal hiring challenges for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/29

Agencies are beginning to think a little more creatively about how to hire employees with disabilities, but at the same time, federal hiring managers are getting caught up in some red tape. Although a majority of agencies say the Schedule A hiring authority leads relatively quickly to high-quality hires, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found in a March 20 report that some agencies face difficulties with understanding or using the authority. In some cases, HR staff find it difficult to

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10:54

How to make sure you outlive your investments after...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/28

No one avoids death and taxes. But you can make sure an element -- that is crucial to a comfortable retirement -- lasts the rest of your life. For what it is and how to preserve it, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with certified financial planner Art Stein of Arthur Stein Financial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:42

How to do foreign aid without stepping on federal toes

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/28

A large non-profit has been obtaining Tesla battery packs and getting them into Ukraine for when Russia knocks out the electricity. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin was curious about how an operation like that works. How does it maneuver around military operations and stay on the good side of the State Department and other agencies that may be operating there? For more, Tom spoke with the President and CEO of Direct Relief, Thomas Tighe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:39

New rules take effect for agencies buying from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/28

New rules have taken effect for procurement from AbilityOne contractors. Those are the companies, mostly non-profits, whose employees have disabilities. The rules were ordered by Congress back in 2017 and they bring more competition to the program. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the Executive Director of the AbilityOne Commission, Kim Zeich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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50:07

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin --March 28, 2024

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/28

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: New rules take effect for agencies buying from AbilityOne contractors. How to do foreign aid without stepping on federal toes. How to make sure you outlive your investments after you retire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:32

Pentagon’s CDAO wraps up ninth iteration of GIDE

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/28

At the end of 2023, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office delivered a minimum viable capability for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control via a series of global experiments known as GIDE. In 2024, the office wants to make the data collected during GIDE exercises available to those developing the next round of AI models. This year’s GIDE 9, which was wrapped up last week, successfully demonstrated a “completely vendor-agnostic” data integration layer for the first time, making

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9:41

CISA’s cyber incident reporting rules will apply to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/28

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency expects to receive tens of thousands of reports on hacks, ransomware attacks and other cyber incident data within the first year of new reporting regulations becoming effective. CISA released a 447-page notice of proposed rulemaking for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) today. The proposed rules will officially publish in the Federal Register on April 4. Comments on the proposal will be due by June 3. The rules

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10:25

Contractor lawyer's take on that cybersecurity rule

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/27

That new safe software attestation rule from the Homeland Security Department has become final. Contractors have to start planning now for when the rule goes into effect this fall. For more on how to ensure compliance, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:40

What to do about those ever-rising FOIA request backlogs

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2024/03/27

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests keep rising every year. Some agencies have trouble responding to them on time, leading to growing backlogs. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Justice Department bureau that oversees FOIA activity could improve its guidance on how to get out from under backlogs. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with GAO's Director of Strategic Issues, Jay McTigue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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