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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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7:00

OPM’s ‘retirement quick guide’ aims to tackle...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/24

The Office of Personnel Management took a step to address more immediate concerns from retiring federal employees, ahead of the agency’s long-term efforts to modernize retirement services. A new “retirement quick guide,” which OPM published Monday, aims to help federal employees and recent retirees better understand and navigate the current federal retirement process. “This is a need right now,” Lori Amos, OPM’s deputy associate director for retirement services, told reporters Monday. “This is our

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6:56

VA opts into Special Salary Rate for IT workforce,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/24

The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a new pay model for its IT and cybersecurity employees later this year — whether or not a governmentwide effort to increase tech workers’ salaries moves forward. VA expects the Special Salary Rate will significantly raise the salaries of more than 7,000 of its personnel nationwide. If adopted by all agencies, the SSR would increase the pay for about 100,000 federal IT and cyber employees governmentwide. But the viability of a new governmentwide pay

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8:23

A default isn't a shutdown, but agencies could treat...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/23

That smooshy sound you hear is everyone squirming in their seats as the national-debt default looms closer. The weird thing is, the government is fully appropriated for the rest of fiscal 2023, with four months of high spending yet to go. Contractors worry agencies might treat a default as if it were a shutdown. For more observations, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:21

When you hear about these new military sunglasses,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/23

Anyone with so-called transition eyeglass lenses knows that they take forever to darken when you go outside. They also take quite a while to lighten up when you go inside. Now, photochemical scientists from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, together with an R & D company, have developed -- for the Defense Department -- lenses that go from light-to-dark and dark-to light, in the blink of an eye. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with BGSU distinguished professor Dr. Jayaraman

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11:34

Bureau of Prisons employees union deals with both...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/23

Bureau of Prisons correctional officers, and nearly everyone is a correctional officer, operate in a crucible. They deal with Bureau management, which has trouble maintaining staffing and measuring its programs. Inmates are, well, inmates. Some are beyond redemption, some work to improve their lives. In the fourth interview in his series, The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks with Shane Fausey, the President of the National Council of Prison Locals,

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47:45

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- May 23, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/23

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The series continues: The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government. The Bureau of Prisons employees union deals with both management and the inmates. When you hear about these new military sunglasses, you'll want a pair. A default isn't a shutdown, but agencies could treat it that way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:33

After four year delay, agencies to get 21st Century...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/23

First, there as the pandemic. Then, there was the change in administration. At the same time, there were several high profile cyber threats to deal with. But the time has come to put the 21st Century IDEA Act, passed and signed into law in 2018, to the front of the priority list. The Office of Management and Budget finally is ready to issue implementation guidance for the nearly four-plus-year-old law. Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said yesterday the new guidance will hopefully

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7:31

Many veterans not getting the lifeline they need from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/23

During the height of the Great Depression in 1932, Army troops charged into a Washington, D.C. encampment of World War I veterans and their supporters who had gathered to get money owed to them by the government. The so called “Bonus Army” was driven across the river at bayonet point and dispersed. The event went down in history as a nadir in the government’s treatment of its veterans, and it’s one you might say we have been trying to live down ever since. For veterans, the transition from a

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9:12

A fresh legislative effort to get federal employees...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/22

Now there's a Senate version of the Show-Up act, designed to get more federal employees to return to their offices to work. In fact, it's getting a lot of attention, even as the debt ceiling uncertainty continues. For the latest, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:56

The Patent and Trademark Office wants to improve the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/22

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently expanded a contract to improve the cybersecurity of its main databases, as well as move the agency to that all-important zero-trust architecture. For the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the USPTO Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe and the President of Trustwave Government Solutions, Bill Rucker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:56

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/22

Federal Drive host Tom Temin launches a week-long series: The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government. Having best places to work, means some employees endure the worst places. And the worst of all, according to the rankings for 2022 compiled by the Partnership for Public Services, is the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), a component of the Justice Department. It's overall index of 35, compared to 55 for the Justice Department itself, is the lowest of any agency. And it dropped a statistically

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51:03

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- May 22, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/22

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: We hear from Justice inspector general Michael Horowitz, as we launch a special series, The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government. The Patent and Trademark Office wants to improve the security of its crown jewels. A fresh legislative effort to get federal employees back into the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:44

What exactly is organic food? USDA wants to make sure...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/19

In the world of food, the word organic remains vague, and the rules a bit loose. Now the Agriculture Department has proposed new rules to tighten up the production and handling of food sold as organic. To hear some details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to Dr. Jennifer Tucker, the Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:40

A long-time federal-employee advocate reacts to the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/19

It may not be likely to become law, but a new bill to reform federal civil service shows how deeply some members of congress feel about the issue. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) just introduced a bill that would turn all federal employees, not just senior executives, into employees at-will. For one reaction, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to Bob Tobias, a Professor of Management at American University in Washington, D.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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46:08

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- May 19, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/19

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: What exactly is organic food? The USDA wants to make sure everyone follows the rules. A long time federal employee advocate reacts to the latest civil service reform gambit. The Defense Logistics Agency moves away from a legacy application in COBOL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:05

VA renews EHR contract, sets higher penalties for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/19

The Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing its multibillion-dollar contract for a new Electronic Health Record, with new terms meant to hold the vendor accountable for persistent outages. The VA announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement on a renegotiated contract with EHR contractor Oracle-Cerner. Tuesday marked the deadline for VA and Oracle-Cerner to renew the five-year base period contract signed in 2018. The VA announced last month it is indefinitely putting all future deployments of

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6:32

Navy ready to start implementing fixes to notoriously...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/19

The Navy thinks it has some answers to the “fix our computers” problem, and those answers can’t come soon enough. Officials estimate the service is losing about one man-year of productivity every single day by virtue of how long it takes employees to log into their desktops and laptops — and that figure only accounts for the service’s workforce within the five walls of the Pentagon. The Navy’s latest attempt to improve user experience will also start inside the Pentagon, where all of its users could

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8:11

OPM’s new approach to modernizing retirement services...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/18

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48:57

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- May 18, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/18

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: What NIST is hearing from industry about critical infrastructure cybersecurity. In our Service to America Medals series: How the Air Force went from logjam to innovation factory. If the government defaults, you might need that cash in you mattress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:55

If the government defaults, you might need that cash...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/05/18

More questions than answers surround the possibility of a government debt default. But it wouldn't be good for federal employees or retirees. For the duration, you might need to live on whatever rainy-day cash you've got saved up. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with certified financial planner Art Stein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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