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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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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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17:19

Rebuilding the Office of Personnel Management will...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/24

The Office of Personnel Management still has a lot of rebuilding to do. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest in this interview, points out that OPM went eight years without a confirmed director. The Trump administration tried to roll its functions into the White House and GSA. American University professor Bob Tobias puts the recent OPM testimony into context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:11

DISA fields a classified version of a very widely...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/24

Since January, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has been running a highly classified version of a very popular consumer platform. DISA completed functional testing of what it calls DOD-365-Sec, a secure version of Microsoft Office 365, a cloud-hosted suite of common products. With a progress report on user testing, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the program manager for DISA's Defense Enterprise Office Solution, Carissa Landymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:37

With low staffing and high workloads, EPA’s large...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/24

The Environmental Protection Agency is asking Congress for a significant boost in funding for next year, in part to try to rectify the challenge of a shrinking workforce paired with a rapidly growing workload. The White House proposed a $12 billion budget for EPA for fiscal 2024. If enacted, the funding would be a 19% increase over the agency’s budget for fiscal 2023, and the largest budget ever for the agency. Among efforts to tackle climate change, protect public health and improve infrastructure,

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17:21

Space Force finds multiple paths to training its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/24

As the Space Force continues to build its capabilities, it has to figure out how to train the growing number of guardians coming into its ranks. For now the solution remains a cobbled-together system of using its own training command and supplementing that with resources from the Air Force and the private sector. The technology-heavy new service relies on skilled operators to run and maintain its arsenal of satellites and sensors that make up U.S. presence in space. While the Space Force maintains

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18:23

Agencies coming around to sharing office space as...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/23

The future look and feel of your office space isn’t just going to be filled with movable furniture or whiz-bang technology. It likely will include federal employees from other agencies. The latest trend the General Services Administration is hearing from agencies is the desire to share buildings, conference space and training rooms as a part of reducing costs and improving the employee experience. Nina Albert, the commissioner of the Public Building Service at GSA, said federal office space will

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52:40

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

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/23

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Lots of new developments on the whistleblower front thanks to this year's budget bill. Cloud computing is great, until you can't connect. Then what? A veterans advocacy group updates its guidance for the Pact Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:13

A veterans advocacy group updates its guidance to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/23

The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act -- the Pact Act -- became law a few months ago. It brought an expansion of services available to veterans and drew more veterans into eligibility. For a review, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked to a director at the National Veterans Legal Services Program, Richard Spataro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:39

Lots of new developments on the whistleblower front

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/23

The omnibus appropriations bill enacted last year, contains something called the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest on this podcast, calls it the most important transnational anti-corruption whistleblower law since the Dodd-Frank law in 2010. In fact, Stephen Kohn, a partner at the law firm Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto, helped get it passed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:17

If agencies let cyber employees temporarily leave...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/23

Agencies got more details from the Office of Personnel Management on how to get started with an inter-agency program aiming to boost retention of federal cybersecurity professionals. The guidance from OPM came after President Joe Biden signed a bill into law last June, which established a federal rotational cyber workforce program. The program lets agencies offer up rotation assignments for federal employees currently working in IT, cyber or cyber-related positions. Eligible employees can apply for,

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52:14

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

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/22

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: In the post-pandemic era, the government is still perfecting its bio-responses. Inside the Defense Department's latest run at modernizing its business systems. This head of an obscure agency improves health care for millions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:22

This head of an obscure mulit-billion-dollar agency,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/22

He runs a program most people never heard of, but it has got a $5 billion budget. He is the head of the Bureau of Primary Health Care, nested in the Health Resources and Services Administration, itself a component of the Health and Human Services Department. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with this senior executive and recent recipient of a Presidential Rank Award, James Macrae. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:47

In the post-pandemic era, the government is still...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/22

Given everything that happened in the pandemic of 2020, one would think the government would have learned a thing or two about bio responses. It has learned a lot, actually. But there is more work to do, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Chris Currie, GAO's Director of Homeland Security and Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:13

DHS organizing new directorate to lead CX efforts

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/22

The Department of Homeland Security is moving out on a department-wide customer experience initiative across multiple fronts, with DHS bringing in a former U.S. Digital Service official to lead a new CX office. DHS is establishing a permanent “CX Directorate” at headquarters this year. During a March 16 meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, DHS Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen said the permanent office is already attracting “key talent” to the department’s CX work. Learn more about

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17:40

Commerce’s CATTS procurement exemplifies all that’s...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/22

The Commerce Department’s Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services (CATTS) multiple award contract is the perfect microcosm of all that’s wrong with federal procurement and small business. Despite the fact there are thousands of contracts that agencies award every day going off without a hitch — at least that’s the important reminder from former federal executive David Drabkin and many others over the years — the Commerce effort to create a high-dollar, long-term relationship

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51:31

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- March 21, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/21

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The Agriculture Department promotes new ways to manage and use a very old resource. Why federal employees are watching the political landscape more than ever. For contractors, the 2024 budget request doesn't quite add up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:02

For contractors, the 2024 budget request doesn't...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/21

Federal contractors don't see a lot of room for growth after inflation in fiscal 2024, with a few large agencies actually requesting a reduction in funding relative to what was enacted in 2023. For a few observations, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to Stephanie Kostro, Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:23

Why federal employees are watching the political...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/21

If you wonder why federal employees worry, along with everyone else, consider: mini financial crises, a stubbornly bear stock market, no breakthroughs on Social Security solvency, and the debt-ceiling debate dragging out. For one point of view, Federal Drive host talked with John Hatton, Vice President for Policy at the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:18

The Agriculture Department promotes new ways to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/21

You would think everything wood can be used for has been thought of. But wood, considered a renewable resource, has a lot of life. The Agriculture Department is running a competitive grant program to come up with new ways to manage, promote and use wood. For the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Brian Brashaw, the Forest Service's Assistant Director for Wood Innovations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:31

CISA lays out post-EINSTEIN future with shift to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/21

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is looking to position a new “Cyber Analytics and Data System” at the center of national cyber defenses, as the agency’s post-EINSTEIN plans come into focus in its fiscal 2024 budget request. CISA is seeking $424.9 million in the 2024 budget for “CADS.” The program is envisioned as a “system of systems,” budget documents explain, that provides “a robust and scalable analytic environment capable of integrating mission visibility data sets and

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51:54

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- March 20, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/03/20

In today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Social Security establishes a new office just for native Americans. This tribal leader wants sovereignty restored she says the government erased 50 years ago. Congress takes up more of the budget this week, and a few repeals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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