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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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9:27

Stuff you are not supposed to buy finds its way into...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/14

By law and regulation, certain products are barred from purchase by federal agencies, like telecommunications products made in China. Yet the General Services Administration's office of Inspector General has found, that somehow prohibited products have made their way onto the Multiple Awards Schedule contracts. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Deputy Assistant IG for Acquisition Program Audits, Barbara Bouldin and with the Regional IG for Auditing, Michelle Westrup. Learn more about

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9:23

Few commissions can leave more permanent results than...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/14

In Washington, it seems like there is a commission for everything. Mostly they produce reports no one reads. But there is one commission that has established a string of permanent accomplishments you can see, touch and feel. It is the American Battle Monuments Commission. This year it celebrates 100 years in business. For a review, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the commission secretary, Charles Djou. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:47

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- August 14, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/14

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Few commissions can leave more permanent results than this one. Stuff you are not supposed to buy, finds its way into GSA multiple-award schedule contracts. How the Ukraine War could gum up federal budget negotiations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:08

AFGE launches new local for DoD employees in Europe

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/14

The American Federation of Government Employees took a significant step towards unionizing Defense Department employees in Europe. The union plans to have at least one new organizing body in place by the end of 2023 or early next year. Of about 30,000 Defense Department employees in Europe, AFGE is focusing its initial efforts in Germany around Defense Health Agency (DHA) employees and workers at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the on-base super stores where service members and DoD

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11:57

What a lapse in funding might look like in October of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/11

The crazy weather throughout the country seems to be reflected in Congress. On recess, when it returns it will have 12 working days to workout a regular federal budget for 2024. Ain't gonna happen. Joining the Federal Drive to explore the possible consequences, the vice president for policy and programs at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, John Hatton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:33

The case for reforming the federal disaster relief...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/11

The system for declaring disasters and getting federal help dates back a century. For the past 25 years disaster declarations have been on the rise. But according to my next guest, politics, skill at the state and local level, and inconsistency in how federal agencies decide things mean the whole system needs reform. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Brookings Metro fellow Carlos Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:53

For this State Department operative, the wheelchair...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/11

She's a successful State Department negotiator dealing with the United Nations, no less. She's a lifelong athlete, excelling in several sports including rock climbing. And, she conducts her life from a wheelchair. Sofija Korac just received national recognition for work on behalf of people with disabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:02

Incoming WH official ‘very bullish’ on strengthening...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/11

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director brings in a former Defense official to help lead workforce and education efforts. Daniel Ragsdale worked in the Pentagon’s research directorate, at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and in the Army. He was most recently in the private sector at Two Six Technologies. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday caught up with Ragsdale this week to talk about his new White House role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:01

House bill aims to reduce effects of pay compression...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/11

Pay compression, it’s a phenomenon that’s been affecting some senior-level federal employees for years. Now, one member of Congress is trying to help adjust pay for those compressed individuals. The new bill comes after months of pressure from senior executive organizations, who want the White House to make good on a promise to at least propose a solution to the pay problem. For more, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:25

‘There’s a lot to be done’: Federal groups push for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/10

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11:46

This Labor Department advisor has been working...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/10

Persistence and focus have paid off for one Labor Department policy advisor. His beat for 23 years of federal service has been access for people with disabilities, access to transportation, jobs, and technology at the federal and state levels. For his work he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. Supervisory Policy Advisor Michael Reardon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:22

Why it's time for everyone to reorient their thinking...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/10

At a recent financial industry conference, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission called for a shift in how organizations think about cybersecurity. She called for a change from an incident response mentality, to a resilience mentality. My next guest has some ideas for how that might actually happen. Igor Volovich is vice president for compliance strategy at Qmulos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:51

DARPA keeps after an old but persistent cybersecurity...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/10

Ever since the first Microsoft Word macro attack, documents have been a source of malware delivery. Thirty years later it's still a problem. Word documents, PDFs, photographs, spreadsheets, they all remain potent delivery mechanisms for hackers. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, has for several years run a program called SafeDocs, aimed a creating documents that do not become attack surfaces. The Federal Drive got an update from DARPA program manager Sergey Bratus. Learn more

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7:34

Plan to help agencies to cut down improper payments...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/10

The government has managed to trim improper payments, after a surge at the height of the pandemic. A group of agencies have a three-year plan to really take on improper payments. In fact, the Joint Financial Management and Improvement Program will to release a Payment Integrity Plan this fall. For a preview, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the Treasury Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency, Renata Miskell Learn more about your ad

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7:14

DARPA competition will use AI to find, fix software...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/10

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, has launched a new challenge competition with help from some of the top artificial intelligence companies. It’s aimed at using AI to find and fix software weaknesses in critical networks. White House officials hope it will showcase something good about AI. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:28

The government comes to grips with cyber warfare, not...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/09

There's cybersecurity, and then there's cyberwarfare. My next guest is both an academic and a practitioner of cyber wargames. He's here to update us on the types of exercises going on right now in federal agencies. David Brumley is CEO of AllSecure, and recently returned to Carnegie Mellon University as a computer science professor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:41

How the immigration court dockets look from the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/09

We just heard the macro view of how the immigration situation is cascading down to the Justice Department's immigration courts. For how it looks from the inside, the Federal Drive turned to the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, Mimi Tsankov. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:44

A crisis is blooming in the U.S. immigration courts

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/09

Immigration courts have become what my next guest calls the dumping ground for the nation's systemic immigration failures. And that's caused enormous backlogs on the immigration court dockets. For more the Federal Drive turned to senior research associate at the University of Notre Dame, Don Kerwin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:20

The Defense Management Institute jumps into one of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/09

Six months after it was established by law, the Defense Management Institute has found its groove. The Institute, a sort of think tank for Pentagon management, has established human resources, healthcare and acquisition as topics to focus on. For more, Federal News Network's Alexandra Lohr spoke with the Institute's director, Peter Levine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:25

Ways of diversifying agency leadership

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/09

The higher the ranks of the federal workforce, the less diversity. That been the case for decades in the Senior Executive Service. It's gotten a little more diverse in more recent years. But federal associations have ideas for how to widen representation in the government's top ranks. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman got more from Tyra Dent, president of the African American Federal Executive Association, and Marcus Hill, president of the Senior Executives Association. Learn more about your ad

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