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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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20:49

It's that time of year again for feds to donate to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/06

The 2022 Combined Federal Campaign hosted its virtual kickoff earlier this week, which means federal employees can now start donating their time and money to causes of their choice. To learn what's in store for this season, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Vince Micone, the chairperson of the Combined Federal Campaign in the National Capital Region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:46

After Log4j and SolarWinds, CISA tells agencies to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/06

Agencies are starting out Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a new directive to routinely scan their networks for new devices and potential cyber vulnerabilities after recent high-profile cyber incidents exposed a lack of real-time visibility into federal networks.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a binding operational directive on Monday for “improving asset visibility and vulnerability detection on federal networks.” The goal of the mandate, it states, is to “make

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19:59

Hundreds of employees join Feds Feed Families event...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/06

Donning a sea of orange T-shirts, federal employees walked down the National Mall last week, but it wasn’t just for a morning stroll through the city.The group of roughly 150 feds, from agencies including the departments of Energy, and Housing and Urban Development, along with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), showed up to the culmination of an interagency effort to collect food donations across the federal workforce. The Feds Feed Families (FFF) initiative, a governmentwide program

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22:04

A national laboratory comes up with a new version of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/05

Cars, planes and boats will be stronger and longer lasting thanks to a new metal alloy. It was developed by scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. To hear more about how they did it, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with program manager Allen Haynes and research and development staff member Alex Plotkowski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:05

Industry can live with the latest orders on secure...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/05

Industry groups seem to support the Biden administration's September 14 memo on secure software development. It lays out a detailed way for agencies to acquire software so they're, in theory, assured of the security of the software supply chain. To discuss this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Gordon Bitko, the senior vice president of policy at the Information Technology Industry Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:02

State Department ‘virtualizing everything’ to assess...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/05

The State Department, once a relative stranger to telework for most functions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, is taking steps to allow Foreign Service candidates to participate in some assessments virtually. Don Bauer, the chief technology officer of the department’s Global Talent Management Bureau, said the bureau is “virtualizing everything” it does to assess Foreign Service candidates, in an effort to diversify its pool of applicants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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22:21

Retiring after nearly 40 years, GAO Public Affairs...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/05

Tom Temin almost never interviews Public Affairs Officers on the Federal Drive. In fact, Temin said, "I never have. They're never the story." Federal Drive host Tom Temin did make an exception recently. One of the most enduring Public Affairs Specialists -- and someone Federal News Network has worked with steadily for many years -- retired. So Temin wanted him to tell his story. He's Fuller O. Griffith, better known as Ned, from the Government Accountability Office. Learn more about your ad

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20:18

The Bureau of Fiscal Service in the Treasury...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/04

Where once risk management was just a matter for the chief financial officer, now the bureau's entire senior leadership cadre is involved. Nicole Puri is the bureau's chief risk office and the past president of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management. She tells executive editor Jason Miller about how enterprise risk management has spread into a range of agency functions, even budgeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:51

IG community looking at its own DEIA efforts

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/04

The Inspector General community is taking a closer look at diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility trends in their own offices. The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, CIGIE, created a DEIA working group in 2020. Many IGs have expressed interest. For what the working group is looking at to advance diversity. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman spoke with Education IG and working group chairwoman Sandra Bruce, and FDIC IG Jay Lerner, who's the groups' vice chairman

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21:20

Federal contractors are already thinking about...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/04

Contractors are nervous about the Continuing Resolution the government has been operating under since Saturday. Perhaps more troubling is the expiration of the research and development tax credit of 100%. Now it's back to 20% and that has big ramifications, according to Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest for this interview: David Berteau, President and CEO of the Professional Services Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:22

A conversation with Catherine Emerson, the Justice...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/04

Federal employees on the front lines of national security and law enforcement sometimes need a bit more care and attention than others. This interview guest of Federal Drive host Tom Temin is Catherine Emerson, who has a had a long career in this branch of human resources. The former chief human capital officer of the Homeland Security Department is now deputy attorney general and chief human capital officer at the Justice Department. She and Tom discussed what it takes to provide good employee

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24:50

Now that it has a quorum, a progress report from the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/04

After several years of vacancy, the Merit Systems Protection Board has a full complement of three members who, after their Senate confirmations, faced a backlog of thousands of appeals to decisions that had been made by administrative law judges. What's it been like? To find out, Federal Drive host was joined in studio by MSPB member Tristan Leavitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:36

Congress steps off the government shutdown cliff. So...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/03

You're at work today. That's the good news. It went down to the wire, but Congress managed to get that continuing resolution passed. It lasts until December 16. For what comes next, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Jack Fitzpatrick, Bloomberg Government Congress reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:59

A conservation group is glad the Bureau of Land...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/03

Lots of people were unhappy, when, during the Trump administration, the Bureau of Land Management headquarters moved from Washington D.C. to Grand Junction, Colorado. The idea was to put management near the lands they oversee. At least one support group, the Public Lands Foundation, is happy BLM is moving back to D.C. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the foundation's president, Mary Jo Rugwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:56

The Navy's supply command fosters an award-winning...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/03

Mentor-protégé arrangements between large and small contractors have proven effective in helping primes -- and the government itself -- reach their annual small business goals. The yearly Nunn-Perry Awards honor Defense Department mentor-protégé setups that have been notably effective. One of this year's three awards went to the Naval Supply Systems Command. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with NAVSUP's director of small business, Chris Espenshade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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21:41

CISA aims to expand cyber defense service across fed...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/03

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rolling out a new service to help defend a wider range of agency systems from cyber attacks, and CISA is looking to potentially expand the tool beyond federal systems, according to an agency official leading the effort. CISA is rolling out a Protective Domain Name System (DNS) service to all federal agencies after spending the last year beta testing the tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:29

Federal employees will pay 8.7% more, on average,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/10/03

Participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) will see a significantly larger increase to their health premium costs in 2023, compared with the last few years. Federal employees and retirees, on average, will pay 8.7% more in health premiums, the Office of Personnel Management announced on Sept. 30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:20

Talking technology with Army Chief Data Officer...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/30

The Army is taking steps to put data analytics and artificial intelligence at the heart of decision-making. It’s already had success doing that with predictive maintenance of vehicles and in cyber operations. But the Army faces challenges getting get the right data to people on the battlefield. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke David Markowitz, the Army’s chief data officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:50

Talking technology with Army Chief Data Officer...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/30

The Army is taking steps to put data analytics and artificial intelligence at the heart of decision-making. It’s already had success doing that with predictive maintenance of vehicles and in cyber operations. But the Army faces challenges getting get the right data to people on the battlefield. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke David Markowitz, the Army’s chief data officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:03

This is only a test. Or is it? An update on the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/30

The Homeland Security Department has issued new guidance to operators of the National Public Warning System, who are distributed throughout the U.S. The guidance is how to protect the system from electromagnetic pulses or EMP, whether caused by sunspots or a nuclear detonation. The guidance was a joint effort of several DHS components. For details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to Brent Talbot, Science and Technology Directorate program manager Brent Talbot. They first discuss: Why EMP and why

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