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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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9:51

Can a 10-year federal infrastructure plan really...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/09

The Action Plan from the Biden Administration seeks to ensure projects across the nation get done on time and on budget. They've already hired 25,000 people to help state and local governments. But the plan has a 10-year horizon. That could spell trouble. For analysis, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with American University Professor Bob Tobias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:27

If this VA program was a high school, people would...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/09

The Veterans Affairs Department is in the midst of a five-year pilot program. It's called VET-TEC or Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses. The Government Accountability Office found that the program has some problems, including that a third of the veterans enrolled drop out. For more on this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Dawn Locke, GAO's Acting Director for Education, Workforce and Income Security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:05

An update on doings of a crucial federal agency...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/09

President Biden recently appointed four new members to the 10-member Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States. The Council is not an agency widely known to the public. For an update, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Chairman Andrew Fois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:24

OPM removes two federal skills gaps from its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/09

Agencies have made progress on closing skills gaps for a couple of federal jobs, but there’s still work ahead for other critical roles, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Based on agencies’ progress so far, OPM identified which of five different governmentwide positions should be kept on its high risk list, and which can be removed based on federal agencies’ progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:34

Fewer contractors are protesting bids and awards

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/08

Figures from the Government Accountability Office show a 12% drop in the number of contracting protests in fiscal 22. Protests are down 40% since 2018. What does it all mean? Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest thinks the protests that do happen, have a lot of impact. This conversation is with Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:40

How costly is federal paperwork? Well, this is costly.

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/08

Digital services and modernization are pillars of the Biden administration's management agenda. These efforts don't just matter to federal agencies though. Business is thoroughly behind efforts to streamline government services. The Chamber of Commerce has put some numbers on what paperwork costs the economy each year, and how many hours it eats up. Federal Drive host Tom Temin gets the details from Chamber VP Jordan Crenshaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:33

VA tries a novel way to ensure veterans get to their...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/08

The Veterans Health Administration has been working on a deal with the ride service Uber to help rural veterans get to their appointments. A test has been running since July at the VA medical center in Memphis, Tennessee. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about this with in-studio guest Dr. Indra Sandal, from the VHA innovation fellowships program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:23

VA considering steps to shorten wait times for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/08

Long wait times for certain types of treatment continue to occur at the Veterans Health Administration. Pain management is among the conditions for which veterans have to wait. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest said that in California, the wait for pain care can last 78 days. Temin talked about the reasons this is so, and how it can be fixed, with Former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:05

CISA signature federal cyber program warrants more...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/07

The continuous diagnostics and mitigation program turned 10 years old last month. And what a long strange trip it's been for C-D-M. As agencies move toward zero trust and face an ever changing cyber threat landscape, CDM has hit stride. In his weekly Reporter’s Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about where the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is taking the program next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:32

Tomorrow's vote has a lot of nerves on edge on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/07

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband is recovering. But the attack at the Pelosi home in San Francisco has Congress rattled once again about security. More anxiety comes from the possibility of a party switch in the House or Senate or both. To take a look at all of this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Mitchell Miller, Capitol Hill Correspondent for WTOP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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29:33

How to find data on millions and millions of pandemic...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/07

We are all familiar with that ubiquitous fast-food-chain sign: "Billions and Billions Served." The same could be said of federal disaster spending. Millions and millions of awards, billions and billions of dollars. The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, made up of inspectors general, recently launched a group of dashboards to help people see which agencies got how much money and where all that money went. To explore the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Michael Horowitz,

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19:51

The troubled F-35 jet sure spreads the money around

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/04

No one knows what the F-35 aircraft can do in a war, say, over Taiwan. One thing we do know is the fifth-generation fighter, now something like 20 years in development, has economic significance. Something like $72 billion F-35 dollars is spread throughout the U.S. economy every year. For more details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Kevin Michaels, the managing director of AeroDymanic Advisory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:58

Nurses at one Veterans Affairs facility win a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/04

Registered nurses working for the Veterans Health Administration in Las Vegas recently got a 12% raise. This after promising to hold a big rally. That got management to sit down with the Title 38 employees. For the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Linda Ward-Smith, president of Local 1224 of the American Federation of Government Employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:56

The Federal CIO talks about her office's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/04

They're operating under a continuing resolution, but agency information technology staffs are working hard on modernizing. Recently the office of the Federal Chief Information Officer came out with what it called a governmentwide operating plan. CIO Clare Martorana said the plan should not be confused with a strategy. At the recent ACT-IAC executive leadership conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin caught up with Martorana and asked what the difference is between a plan

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20:09

Advocacy groups raise concerns about federal pay...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/04

Federal employees’ wages are falling further behind those in the private sector, according to new data from the Federal Salary Council.The council reported that in 2022, federal workers earned 24.09% less in wages alone than their private sector counterparts. In 2021, the pay gap by the same measurement was 22.47%. In comparison, the Biden administration’s federal pay raise request is 4.6% for next year, composed of a 4.1% overall increase and a 0.5% pay locality increase. The National Treasury

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20:11

HUD emphasizing need to do front-end fraud risk...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/03

Elliott Johnson Jr. is a senior management analyst in the HUD's Office of the Chief Risk Officer. He tells executive editor Jason Miller about a new tool that will help mature the agency’s processes, and reduce fraud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:44

How government email systems screw up contract bid...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/03

As long as the government has had competitive procurement, one rule has stood firm. If a bid comes in late, tough luck for that bidder. But the rule got harder to interpret when email replaced hand-delivered envelopes or faxes. What if a server crashed? What if a bid got stopped by a spam filter? Now a new case has muddied the rule. For the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Zach Prince, Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:45

What your agency can expect if the government gets...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/03

If the Senate or the House (or both) switch to Republican control come January, you can expect a different approach to government oversight. To explore specifics and possibilities, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Molly Reynolds, the senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:36

An accomplished federal CFO has a forum to share...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/03

No agency can operate effectively without a solid financial framework. That's where chief financial officers come in. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with someone who has operated as a CFO at large federal agencies and at two major universities. At the moment Gwendolyn Sykes is the CFO of the Secret Service and a new follow at the National Academy of Public Administration or NAPA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:49

Survey: As agencies turn to hybrid work, many feds...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/11/03

As agencies pivot their thinking about the role of hybrid work — a mix of in-person and telework opportunities — for the federal workforce, some federal employees are raising questions about the reasons behind working in the office at all. Close to two-thirds — about 64% — of respondents in an exclusive Federal News Network online survey said they were satisfied with their current work situation. But at the same time, the requirement of working in the office at least once a week was a pain point for

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