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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

VA ‘Infrastructure 2.0’ plan in works to expand...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/15

The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing a plan to expand its network of healthcare facilities across the country and improve the infrastructure of some of its existing facilities. The VA expects to submit a new infrastructure plan to lawmakers in the first half of the new year, focused on expanding its footprint of facilities as it prepares for a historic expansion of veteran health care and benefits under the PACT Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:12

The Combined Federal Campaign steps it up as...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/14

The Combined Federal Campaign had a successful giving season earlier this month. Now it's trying to keep the momentum going. For what's happening locally, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the chairman of the CFC for the National Capital Region, Vince Micone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:07

The Judiciary branch is urged to tighten up its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/14

Judges are suppose to be above the law. But even in the federal judicial branch, ethical and legal transgressions occur. The Government Accountability Office has found that the judiciary doesn't follow best practices for addressing waste, fraud and abuse. To get the details, Federal News Networks Eric White spoke with GAO's director of information and cybersecurity, Carol Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:36

What's new in the crucial and long-running FedRAMP...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/14

Cloud computing became a major technology strategy for the government more than 10 years ago. To help agencies ensure cloud security, the GSA set up a program called FedRAMP, Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. The basic idea was, a vendor with FedRAMP certification for one agency could be trusted by other agencies for a given product. The program has come a long way. For an update, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the acting FedRAMP director, Brian Conrad. Learn more about

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8:35

Why a continuing resolution is ‘not enough’ to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/14

As time runs low before the current continuing resolution (CR) expires on Dec. 16, the Social Security Administration heightened calls to Congress to receive its entire budget request from the Biden administration for fiscal 2023. SSA received $400 million in the CR, but agency officials said that won’t be enough to tackle years-long challenges for the agency’s workforce. The agency is pushing Congress to approve the Biden administration’s budget request of $14.8 billion for 2023 — a $1.4 billion

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6:33

VA pivoting away from $2.6 billion logistics system...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/14

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s ready to start moving away from the multibillion dollar IT platform it had intended to use to manage its massive health care logistics enterprise, and will now use its own contract vehicle to replace its troubled implementation of the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support system (DMLSS). Officials said Tuesday they are now reducing the scope and funding of their previous $2.6 billion interagency agreement with DoD to use the DMLSS system, whose

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20:22

‘We will continue to make tweaks’: FRTIB responds to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

It’s been six months since Thrift Savings Plan participants saw major changes in the online My Account platform, when the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board transitioned to a new TSP recordkeeping system. It may be an understatement to say that the final launch of TSP’s multi-year modernization project, known as “Converge,” was bumpy. Many TSP participants voiced their frustrations and concerns with both the board’s handling of the transition, as well as the interface itself, after the

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8:29

Tackling the Air Force computer problem one PC at a time

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

One of the biggest themes for Air Force war stories over the past couple of years has involved trying to make the computers work. Go to social media, and tales of hour-long waits to open email or download a PDF file proliferate. Now, the Department of the Air Force is scaling up its program to try and address the problem. So far, it’s making progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:18

The new defense authorization bill nails down some...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

From inflation adjustment to procurement leadtimes, the National Defense Authorization bill the Senate takes up today will address a few issues that have been nagging contractors for years. For highlights, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with the President and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:59

Inside the Copyright Office's honors program for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

The name Barbara A. Ringer has deep meaning to the U.S. Copyright Office. The late Ringer worked there for more than 30 years, and served as its first woman director in the 1970s, after winning a discrimination lawsuit. She helped modernize copyright law, and was recognized internationally. Today the Copyright Office runs a two-year honors program for young lawyers named after Ms. Ringer. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with one of the current fellows: Keyana Pusey. Learn more about your ad

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7:59

Inside the Copyright Office's honors program for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

The name Barbara A. Ringer has deep meaning to the U.S. Copyright Office. The late Ringer worked there for more than 30 years, and served as its first woman director in the 1970s, after winning a discrimination lawsuit. She helped modernize copyright law, and was recognized internationally. Today the Copyright Office runs a two-year honors program for young lawyers named after Ms. Ringer. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with one of the current fellows: Keyana Pusey. Learn more about your ad

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10:37

The Navy lays out a strategy to compete and win in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

U.S. armed forces operate at sea, on land, and in the air. The one place they ALL operate in: cyberspace. Now the Navy has issued what it called a cyberspace superiority vision. It has three principles: secure, survive, and strike.Federal Drive host Tom Temin was joined by someone to go in-depth on the principles, the Navy's principal cyber adviser, Chris Cleary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:53

‘We will continue to make tweaks’: FRTIB responds to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/13

It’s been six months since Thrift Savings Plan participants saw major changes in the online My Account platform, when the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board transitioned to a new TSP recordkeeping system.It may be an understatement to say that the final launch of TSP’s multi-year modernization project, known as “Converge,” was bumpy. Many TSP participants voiced their frustrations and concerns with both the board’s handling of the transition, as well as the interface itself, after the

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25:12

Meet the new head of the Federal Highway Administration

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/12

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), part of the Transportation Department, must oversee spending of some $350 billion from the infrastructure bill. Now the FHWA has a new executive director. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the 20-year veteran of the agency, Gloria Shepherd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:32

Those lights you see are the Defense Authorization...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/12

It will have things to love and hate, but it looks like the National Defense Authorization Bill will make it to passage in the remainder of the 117th Congress. But what about Friday's government funding deadline? Federal Drive host Tom Temin gets the latest from Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government deputy news director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:02

600 EPA employees seek more promotion opportunities...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/12

Environmental Protection Agency employees, implementing major climate and green government legislation championed by the Biden administration, are calling for higher wages and more opportunities for promotions. More than 600 EPA employees represented by the American Federation of Government Employees are calling on the agency to extend career ladder pay scales and merit promotions for lawyers, inspectors and engineers. Their Dec. 8 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan states federal pay for

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17:15

Pentagon’s new $9B cloud contract vehicle to start...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/12

After a drawn-out contracting saga that lasted more than five years, the Pentagon is eager to finally implement its first-ever contracts to provide enterprise cloud computing services for the entire Defense Department. Officials said they’ll be ready to start accepting orders under the multibillion dollar Joint Warfighter Cloud Computing contracts within the next 15 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:17

Federal agencies deploy Chinese drones in U.S. airspace

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/09

You might not be familiar with a company called DJI. It's a large, Chinese drone manufacturer. The Army and Interior Department have banned DJI products, because the company -- which is closely associated with the Chinese Communist Party -- is a security threat. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with someone, policy and technology researcher at the Lincoln Network, Lars Schonander, who is concerned that other federal agencies continue to buy DJI drones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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21:59

After the Huawei and ZTE bans, what's next for China...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/09

The administration, prompted by Congress, has banned sales of telecommunications gear from Chinese companies. Now the question is: Should anything come next, when it comes to Chinese products that might have national security implications? Federal Drive host Tom Temin has spoken on the matter with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. In this interview, his guest is Matt Turpin, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and former China director at the National Security Council. Learn more about your ad

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17:54

Lawmakers push intelligence community to speed up...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/12/09

It’s no secret that it takes a long time to get hired by an intelligence agency. But Congress is now looking for details from agencies on exactly how long it takes to bring in new employees, as well as a plan for improving those timelines.The compromise fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act released this week would require the director of national intelligence to send lawmakers a report on the time it takes onboard personnel in the intelligence community. Learn more about your ad choices

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