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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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19:34

How the Veterans Benefits Administration is coping...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/03

The PACT Act, which became law in 2022, aims to help veterans who were exposed to toxins. Since June 3, it has sparked more than 625,000 new claims. For how the agency is dealing with the caseload, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Josh Jacobs, the Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:46

The FDA ponders whether artificial intelligence can...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/03

Artificial intelligence seems to be overturning every part of life. How about this one: AI and its country cousin, machine learning, working together to develop new drugs. To see how AI can help and what some of the risks might be, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the Food and Drug Administration's Associate Director for Policy Analysis, within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Dr. Tala Fakhouri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/03

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The FDA ponders whether artificial intelligence can help with drug approval. How the Veterans Benefits Administration is coping with Pact Act claims. Congress is gone until next week, but the budget questions drone on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:57

Thousands of feds one step closer to a bigger raise...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/03

Almost 33,000 federal civilian employees are a step closer to a bigger pay raise in 2024, after the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a proposal to establish four new locality-pay areas for the General Schedule. OPM’s proposed rule, added to the Federal Register Wednesday, comes after the President’s Pay Agent in December approved recommendations from the Federal Salary Council to establish the four new locality pay areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- June 30, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/30

On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: What do people *really* mean when they say government should operate like a business? VA's Inspector General has become an enduring presence among IG's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:02

What do people really mean when they say government...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/30

When the nearly endless debates over the debt ceiling were raging on, the United States didn't look very businesslike to the rest of the world. Internally, though, you never stop hearing that federal agencies should operate more like a business. This is both true and not true, according to my next guest. The Federal Drive got commentary from American University professor Bob Tobias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:46

VA's Inspector General has become an enduring...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/30

After seven years on the job, Michael Missal is one of the senior inspectors general. He joined Veterans Affairs as IG early in the second Obama administration. He joined the Federal Drive with a progress report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:10

State Dept’s departing diversity chief expects DEIA...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/30

The State Department put a spotlight on one of the Biden administration’s top federal workforce priorities, when it named its first chief diversity and inclusion officer. The department since then has launched new fellowships, and made changes to how it screens applicants joining the Foreign Service. Now State’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer is stepping down after more than two years on the job. For a retrospective, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke Ambassador Gina

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16:43

Army Women’s Initiatives Team ready to tackle...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/30

Improving the quality of life and careers for women soldiers. That's the goal of a new new Army advisory group advocating for women soldiers. The Women's Initiative Team will hold its first meeting in August. Federal News Network’s Alexandra Lohr joined the Federal Drive with details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- June 29, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/29

On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: This federal lawyer got a settlement from a powerful industry after a 20-year dispute Health and Human Services tries speaking in many languages How the Air Force secrets leaker could end up getting away with it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:47

How the Air Force secrets leaker could end up getting...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/29

Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guard member, recently joined a long list of military and civilian employees who blithely gave away classified documents. A federal judge let Teixeira hire a private attorney with experience in national security cases. Joining the Federal Drive with analysis of what this might mean, Tully Rinckey managing partner Dan Meyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:45

This federal lawyer got a settlement from a powerful...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/29

When you hit that convenience store for a pack of smokes, you might notice the warning sign. That's thanks to my next guest. She produced a settlement in a long running dispute with the tobacco industry about retail signage. For her tenacity and skill, she's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. The assistant director of the consumer protection branch of the Justice Department, Lisa Hsiao, joined the Federal Drive to discuss further. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:33

Health and Human Services tries speaking in many...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/29

The reality in America is that millions don't speak English, or English is not their first language. The Health and Human Services Department studied its own efforts to make information and services available to non-English speakers, as part of compliance with the Biden Administration's Executive Order 13-985 on racial equity. With what it found, the director of HHS's Office for Civil Rights, Melanie Fontes Rainer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:07

TSA chief pushes back on bill that would reverse pay...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/29

With higher salaries on the horizon, attrition is way down at the Transportation Security Administration. But TSA’s top official says a House funding bill would force the agency to reverse forthcoming pay increases for non-screening employees like air marshals and canine handlers. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- June 28, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/28

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: A nearby state undertakes regulatory reform officials think would work in Washington This new technology has the whole nation hallucinating It's out, a procurement rule banning contractors from using Tik-Tok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:05

The true role of Federal Executive Boards

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/28

85% of the federal workforce operates outside the nation’s capital. That’s why the government has Federal Executive Boards – or FEBs. The decades-old program helps coordinate and communicate among agency headquarters and field offices, for things like snow days and other emergencies. But the 28 Boards across the country also manage mentoring and training programs – and much more for the federal workforce. Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman got the latest from Anita Spinner, the director of FEB's

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17:21

It's out, a procurement rule banning contractors from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/28

The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council earlier this month issued something the procurement community had been expecting. An interim rule that bans the Tik-Tok app from certain contractor devices. Joining the Federal Drive to explain the implications, Haynes and Boone partner Zach Prince. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:33

This new technology has the whole nation hallucinating

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/28

The baby boomers used LSD to hallucinate. Nowadays people use generative artificial intelligence to hallucinate, to create misinformation that seems credible. Now the Government Accountability Office has published a detailed study of generative AI and its implications. The Federal Drive got more now from the GAO's director of science and technology assessment, Brian

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19:40

A nearby state undertakes regulatory reform officials...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/28

Virginia officials under Republican Governor Glen Youngkin have launched a reform of the state's regulatory system. The new Office of Regulatory Management covers all agencies. It requires them to do detailed economic reviews of proposed regulations. Joining the Federal Drive with the details, the deputy director of the new office, Reeve Bull. https://www.theregreview.org/2023/02/20/bull-virginia-charts-a-path-forward-on-regulatory-modernization/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:14

A ‘sea change’ is coming for Labor’s business...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/28

The Labor Department has more than 500 business applications. All that software needs constant care. And Mangala Kuppa, the director of business application services in the CIO’s office, leads the caretaker effort. Kuppa, who was a finalist for the 2023 leadership award from Women in Technology, tells Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller about consolidation and rising use of shared services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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