The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

18:34

New data shines brighter light on merits, impacts of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/05

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18:25

That rumbling you hear is the end of the fiscal year...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/05

Time-wise, there's not much left of the federal fiscal year. Less then three months now. Money-wise it's a different story. Agencies will spend around $217 billion between now and September 30, more than half by the Defense Department. Contractors, especially small businesses, need to make sure their pipelines are clear, according to federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen, who spoke with Federal Drive Host Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:04

NIH needs to tighten oversight of foreign grant money...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/05

It's perfectly legal for federal agencies to make grants to foreign entities. Research and scientific good can come of it. But it requires oversight. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked at how the Health and Human Services Department, and in particular the National Institutes of Health, overseas foreign grants, or money that went to grant sub-recipients in foreign countries, like China. For more on this, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Candice Wright, the GAO's Director for

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19:49

The State Department launches a special program to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/05

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin recently brought you an interview with one of this year's Data for Diplomacy awardees from the State Department. The award cited the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations for its work in a program called the Conflict Observatory. Team lede Susan Wolfinbarger joins Federal Drive Host Tom Temin once again for an update on a new observation post in the deeply troubled Sudan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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47:46

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 5, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/05

On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: The State Department launches a special program to monitor the violence in Sudan. NIH needs to tighten oversight of foreign grant money recipients. That rumbling you hear is the end of the fiscal year approaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:05

For FEBs, local efforts snowball into broader...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/04

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18:00

Industry leaders band together to ask DoD for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/04

When 13 technology and venture capital leaders wrote an open letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on June 26, it was a plea to reform the Defense Department’s acquisition process. The letter lists four items it calls “actionable,” but the realities of acquisition reform may mean the status quo won’t change, at least not quickly. The letter referenced an interim report published by the Atlantic Council in April that listed ways the Defense Department can immediately modernize acquisition. The

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19:16

Congress is gone until next week, but the budget...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/07/03

Budget talks in Congress are in suspended animation this week because of the 4th of July recess. When members return, they will have only three weeks until the August recess. For a recap of the sticking points, 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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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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47:39

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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45:52

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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49:21

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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