The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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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49:06

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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47:26

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- June 27, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin: Why the debt ceiling deal is not quite the defense windfall it seems to be USDA modernizes an important research facility with a whole new building What Congress wants Defense to look like in 2024 takes shape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:58

What Congress wants Defense to look like in 2024...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

House Armed Services committees at last voted out their bills for 2024 last week. The Senate Armed Services Committee released a statement of intent. For one view of how things are shaping up, the Federal Drive turned to 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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16:57

Why the debt ceiling deal is not quite the defense...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

Nobody loved the deal Congress worked out to raise the debt ceiling. But it did avoid default and gives a spending blueprint for fiscal 2024. It's not quite the defense bonanza it appeared to be, according to my next guest. Elaine McCusker, who is a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, joined the Federal Drive to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:59

USDA modernizes an important research facility with a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

The Agricultural Research Service has broken ground on a big new facility at the University of Kentucky. It's known as the Forage-Animal Production Research Unit. For what will happen there, we turn to the ARS Research Leader for forage animals, Michael Flythe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:49

CISA finalizes key guidance for agencies to secure...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is out with fresh guidance for how agencies can secure widely used business applications like email and productivity tools. CISA hopes to help agencies develop better visibility into both the cyber threats and security gaps lurking on their networks. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, spoke with CISA’s cyber shared services manager, Chad Poland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:01

VA trying to replace financial management IT...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

The Department of Veterans Affairs has tried twice before to replace its aging financial management IT system. Both attempts failed. But the third try could be the charm: the current project, called ITAMS, is mostly on track. Lawmakers say they’re determined to make sure it stays that way. That’s partly because nearly $4 billion are at stake, and partly because VA can’t afford to keep using its 30-year-old legacy system. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has details. Learn more about your ad

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36:37

The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- June 26, 2023

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/27

In today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin: DoD dishes out its latest batch of awards for unique research projects It's no small task to resettle the children flowing past the nation's borders Capitol Hill monitors enter a wait and see period Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:59

Capitol Hill monitors enter a wait and see period

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/26

Congress has gone into a two week recess, however the entirety of the debt ceiling debate took up a lot of time that could've been used to address other confirmations and hearings. So that mean it's going to be a busy summer once members return. To discuss what's on tap, the Federal Drive turned to Bloomberg Government's Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:37

DoD awards its latest batch of awards for unique...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/26

Last month, the Defense Department announced $18 million in Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or DEPSCoR awards to 28 academic teams. The teams hail from all parts of the country and the competition aims to help introduce potential researchers to DoD’s unique research challenges and supportive research ecosystem. To find out more about how it works, the Federal Drive got the chance to talk to Dr. Bindu Nair, Director of DoD’s Basic Research Office and DEPSCoR Program

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18:07

It's no small task to resettle the children flowing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/26

Homeland Security isn't the only department dealing with an ongoing border crisis. Health and Human Services has a big job too. It's Office of Refugee Resettlement has struggled with the task of making sure unaccompanied children are properly taken care of. It's got a mixed record. The Federal Drive got more from HHS assistant regional inspector general Nancy Bibb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:32

Pentagon unleashing new tools to improve retention

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/26

As the Defense Department looks to its future force levels, continuing problems with recruitment mean it has to focus more than ever on retention. Joining the Federal Drive to tell us about some of the retention efforts, Federal News Network's Alexandra Lohr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:52

This federal institution has an institution of its own

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2023/06/23

Can a federal department have an institution. Health and Human Services does. Its institution is a person: Bill Hall, who recently retired after -- get this -- 43 years in public affairs. He retired as a Deputy Assistant Secretary. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Bill Hall all in-studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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