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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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8:15

A forest of proposed rules sprouts up around federal...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/08

Buy-American and not-buy-from-China rules have raised concerns from contractors. Meanwhile the FTC proposes new rules on contractor mergers that look practically unworkable. The Federal Drive got industry analysis from the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:58

A State official calls on GSA to reopen its multiple...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/08

Among the 40,000-odd counties in the United States are some really big ones. Like San Diego County, California. At the recent National Contract Management Association's World Congress, I caught up with the buying chief of San Diego, who would like to see the GSA multiple award schedules open permanently to states and counties. Among the topics I discussed with procurement and acquisition director Jack Pellegrino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:57

If this federal office building could talk, it would...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/08

The great comedian Rodney Dangerfield became famous for his jokes about lack of respect, partly for being ugly. One went like this: He was so ugly as a child, his dad carried around the picture that came with the wallet. If buildings could talk, the Hubert H. Humphrey Federal Building, home to headquarters for the Health and Human Services Department, might also lament about being considered ugly. In fact, its become something of an internet thing, after a Washington newspaper called HHS the ugliest

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9:11

TSA finally gets its pay raise: Here’s how we got...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/08

Transportation Security Administration employees just got a historic pay raise. Now, the union representing TSA airport screeners is negotiating an expanded collective bargaining agreement. The progress for TSA employees in recent years has been swift. But it follows more than a decade of efforts to address low morale and high attrition at what is still one of the youngest federal agencies. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joined the Federal Drive. Learn more about your ad choices

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7:21

IRS to eliminate ‘oceans’ of paper by digitizing all...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/08

IRS officials expect to issue faster tax refunds once the agency goes paperless by 2025. The agency is planning to digitally process all the tax returns it receives by the 2025 filing season, thanks to billions of multi-year modernization dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRS struggled to keep up with its paper workload at the height of the pandemic. And that led to long wait times for taxpayers to hear back from the agency. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more

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18:27

Defense budget work continues even with Congress on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/07

When Congress left for recess this month, it left lots of Defense Department questions up in the air. When it returns in September, it will have just a few short weeks before the end of the federal fiscal year. For an update, the Federal Drive turned to Bloomberg Government defense reporter Roxana Tiron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:04

How to inoculate your agency's acquisitions against...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/07

Protests of agency solicitations or contract awards draw protests about two thousand times every year. It's no fun for either side. But there are things the government can do in crafting an acquisition to lower the chances of a protest. At the recent National Contract Management Association World Congress in Nashville, the Federal Drive got the lowdown from the senior procurement analyst at the Army's Procurement Support Directorate, Michelle Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:01

The National Cancer Institute makes a run at...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/07

Poverty often means less access to good health care, and therefore worse outcomes than those of the wealthy. Now the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $50 million in grants to establish five new organizations devoted to cancer prevention and care. The Federal Drive got details now from the senior advisor for health disparities, Shobha Srinivasan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:52

Under new plan, DoD aims to cut its cyber workforce...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/07

The Defense Department has a new approach to talent management when it comes to its ever-expanding cybersecurity workforce. Officials hope to once and for all get past their recruitment and retention challenges. The department released its cyber workforce strategy late last week. For details, Federal News Network’s Alexandra Lohr joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:05

The next step in CISA’s maturity is its new cyber...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/07

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency execs like to say security is so important they put it in their name twice. Now that same rationale is the impetus behind CISA’s first-ever cybersecurity strategic plan for 2024 to 2026. Security is so important CISA says it needs its own strategic plan to position itself to better handle the ever-changing cyber challenges. Eric Goldstein, CISA’s executive assistant director for cybersecurity, tells Federal News Network's Jason Miller about how the

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19:28

This group says it keeps federal unions accountable...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/04

In more than a thousand federal employee complaints filed against their unions, only 1% of those employees prevailed. That is according to research by a group called Americans for Fair Treatment. AFT says it is dedicated to ensuring accountability for federal employee unions. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with the group's special counsel, David Osborne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:03

The Postal Service is told to tighten up procedures...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/04

The human remains of recently deceased individuals often require transporting over long distances. In the case of cremated remains, they often go via the Postal Service. And the Postal Office of Inspector General has found, USPS needs to improve some of its procedures for handling them. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with audit director Amy Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:24

The Federal Laboratory Consortium revamps its public...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/04

Countless new technologies have developed under federal funding, much of it under the auspices of federal laboratories. To showcase some of these developments and the technology transfer process, the Federal Laboratory Consortium has updated its online presence known as LabTech In Your Life. For more on that, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Derek Parks, the Deputy Director of the Technology Partnerships Office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Learn more about your ad

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- August 4, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/04

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The Federal Laboratory Consortium revamps its public view of technology transfer. The Postal Service is told to tighten up procedures for shipping urns full of human ashes. This group says it keeps federal unions accountable to their members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:41

OPM making plans to broaden the applicant pool for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/04

The Biden administration’s emphasis on early-career federal hiring starts in large part with interns — and they’re beginning to get a lot more attention in even the senior-most levels of government. “You guys wouldn’t believe how often we talk about you,” Office of Personnel Management Deputy Director Rob Shriver told a group of interns at an event Tuesday. “All the time, we talk about, how can we get more interns into the federal government? How can we make sure they have a good experience? And how

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21:07

This federal team put the last few pieces into the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/03

Like so many projects, sequencing human genomes has gotten harder the closer the work came to completion. A National Institutes of Health team spent seven years heading up a worldwide consortium assembling the last 8% of the human genetic code. For its work, the team has made the finals of this year's Partnership for Public Service's Service to America Medals program, aka "the Sammies." Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Adam Phillippy, who is part of the NIH team, which also included

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19:26

Sometimes, veterans' mobility makes it hard for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/03

Minority and low-income military veterans tend to move more than other veterans. Often they cross state lines, which makes it hard for state governments to identify them. That's according to research by Transunion, the credit-and-identity services firm. For the implications of veteran migrations, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Transunion's Director of Research and Consulting, Greg Schlichter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:13

The Forest Service introduces minority students to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/03

The U.S. has experienced a hot summer so far. Yet one group of students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), are spending their time in heavy gear, learning to fight wildfires. It is part of a partnership between the U.S. Forest Service and a group of four HBCUs. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the National Diversity Student Programs Manager, Stephanie Love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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49:41

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- August 3, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/03

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The Forest Service introduces minority students to woodland firefighting. Sometimes, veterans' mobility makes it hard for agencies to find them. This federal team put the last few pieces into the human genome puzzle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:51

Telework, agency funding still an ‘uphill battle’...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/08/03

Employees at the Social Security Administration are just a few small steps away from solidifying benefits in telework eligibility, training and career development, child and elder care — and much more. After months of negotiations, SSA reached an agreement with one of its unions, the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents about 42,000 SSA employees nationwide. The two parties began negotiations in April over six articles of their collective bargaining agreement. Labor and

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