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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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20:54

Continuing the conversation about continuing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/19

The Continuing Resolution that Congress is debating, is sort of like COVID. You know it's coming, but how bad will it be. CRs can go for days or they can go for months. Last year's went nearly halfway through the fiscal year. To find out how this one is shaping up, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government deputy news director. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:16

The Veterans Health Administration takes on one of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/19

For many people who contract the COVID virus, the illness comes and goes. Others develop what's known as long covid. Symptoms last weeks or months. The Veterans Affairs Department has developed what it calls a whole health approach to long covid. With how VA practitioners are dealing with long covid, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Dr.Elizabeth Brill, the deputy assistant undersecretary for health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:09

What does the future hold for the Army in the air?

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/19

The Army might be the nation's primary ground combat force, but it has lots of assets that fly, like missiles and helicopters. For an update on what is ahead for these platforms, Federal Drive host Tom Temin travelled to the Deep South to speak with Dr. James Kirsch, the acting director of the Aviation and Missile Center, within the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command in Huntsville, Alabama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:31

DARPA launches new program to let small innovators...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/19

For a lot of would-be defense contractors, the world of classified contracts is a bit of a Catch-22. You can’t get classified work without a security clearance, and you can’t get a security clearance without a contract that demands classified work. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to solve that problem with a new initiative it calls “BRIDGES.” The basic idea is to give small firms a chance to show they’ve got the technical acumen or creativity to solve the sorts of problems

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19:47

Agencies have new ways to consider workforce...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/16

The Office of Management and Budget released its final version of the first-ever governmentwide learning agenda, to help implement the Biden administration’s broad management goals.The learning agenda, which OMB finalized on Sept. 15, created research questions to help advance the priorities specifically outlined in the President’s Management Agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:56

A discussion about climate change with an earth...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/16

Lots of federal scientists are connected to ongoing research on the atmosphere, energy, and the question of climate change. Federal Drive host Tom Temin recently got a sort of survey of these topics with an earth scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and a delegate to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Dr. Claudia Tibaldi. First question addressed weather versus climate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:41

VBA needs to tighten up procedures to get...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/16

Maybe you've seen the lawyer ads on TV. For a period of some 35 years, a million people were potentially exposed to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, the Marines' base camp in North Carolina. Since 2017, veterans from that era are presumed to have service-related illnesses from drinking that water. Now the Veterans Affairs Department inspector general has found, the Veterans Benefits Administration hasn't done a great job processing the claims. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about

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19:19

Some trends in America prompting a new marketing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/16

Government managers are supposed to use data-driven approaches in decision-making. That's what the Army is doing in trying to recruit more candidates to ROTC and to boost a flagging effort at regular soldier enlistment. Federal Drive host talked about this with Brigadier General Alex Fink, chief of Army Enterprise Marketing, a relatively new unit the Army placed in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:02

DoD issues deviation after continued UEI transition...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/15

The delays have gotten so bad with the transition to the new unique entity identifier (UEI) on SAM.gov that the Defense Department isn’t requiring contractors to have a new number to do business with them for the next six weeks. The Defense Pricing and Contracting office issued a deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on Sept. 8 that allows the services and defense agencies to do business with companies who aren’t fully registered in the governmentwide acquisition system. Learn more

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18:24

White House releases post-SolarWinds federal software...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/15

Agencies will require software vendors to self-certify that they’re following secure development practices under new White House guidance, but it leaves the door open for departments to mandate third-party security assessments as well. The new guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, “Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices,” stems from last year’s cybersecurity executive order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:53

This federal doctor's research has made HIV/AIDS...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/15

When it tragically hit the scene, some 40 years ago, HIV/AIDS was a fearsome scourge. Today it's manageable. Many people with it can lead normal lives. Much of the lifesaving research into the virus and the disease has been conducted at the National Institutes of Health. Federal Drive host talks to someone who was NIH all those years ago, Dr. Clifford Land, the clinical director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, as well as afinalist in this year's Service to America

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20:37

A plan emerges to lower the prices on military spare...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/15

The prices of spare parts have long been a bugaboo for the military. Now the Senate version of the 2023 defense authorization bill (NDAA) contains something called a Progress-Payment Incentive Pilot program. For how it works and what the benefits would be, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Julia Gledhill, a defense analyst with the Project on Government Oversight or POGO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:37

A plan emerges to lower the prices on military spare...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/15

The prices of spare parts have long been a bugaboo for the military. Now the Senate version of the 2023 defense authorization bill (NDAA) contains something called a Progress-Payment Incentive Pilot program. For how it works and what the benefits would be, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Julia Gledhill, a defense analyst with the Project on Government Oversight or POGO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:11

Health and Human Services launches a drive for your...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/15

The pandemic has depressed blood and plasma donations to what the Department of Health and Human calls historic lows. So the department has launched a public campaign to get more people to donate. Federal Drive host Tom Temin got the details from B. Kaye Hayes, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infectious Disease and the Director of the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:55

OPM’s Harris: There’s a connection between remote...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/14

Although many have said the youngest generation in the workforce heavily prefers more remote work and telework opportunities, the full picture is more complicated.The future of those remote flexibilities looks a little different, after factoring in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, said Khalilah Harris, the Office of Personnel Management’s new deputy chief of staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:13

Why judicial branch employees sued over a rule on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/14

The Hatch Act prohibits political activities by federal employees on the job. It only applies to executive branch agencies. So when the head of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts enacted new rules for that agency's employees that went even further than the Hatch Act, not everyone was on board. Two employees filed a lawsuit. Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with one of the attorneys involved. He's legal director for the D.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, Art

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21:55

This federal construction project has dragged on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/14

The Homeland Security Department's headquarters project might be one of the longest-running construction programs in government history. Planning started more than 17 years ago. The latest estimates peg the completion date at 2027, another five years. Now, the Government Accountability Office reports the latest cost and schedule estimates lack detail and, perhaps, reliability. Federal Drive host got some details on the mater from Chris Currie, GAO's director for Homeland Security and Justice

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21:22

On October 3, the State Department will launch a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/14

As part of its drive to modernize and diversify its workforce, the State Department will add new fellowhips and internships to its roster. The Colin Powell Leadership Program will open to college students and recent graduates and, its planners hope, prepare them for long-term success at the State Department. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about the program with Beth Sheppard, deputy director of talent services at the State Department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:06

CISA goes on tour to get feedback on cyber incident...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/14

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is taking the development of landmark cyber incident reporting regulations on an 11-stop roadshow, as it seeks feedback on a number of key questions about the forthcoming rules. CISA previewed a request for information today on the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. Under that law, passed earlier this year, the agency is developing regulations that will require critical infrastructure entities to report cyber

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21:02

Contractors race for year-end business, while...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/13

Federal agencies are moving into the spend-it or lose-it stage of the fiscal year, with just two weeks to go. But it looks like when the books are closed, contract obligations for fiscal 2022 will have been bigger than last year. To get all the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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