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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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23:15

Can the government prevent a grid shutdown from a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/13

If wind and solar don't wreck the energy grid, emerging quantum computing sure could. Brownouts here and there could turn into a sudden national catastrophe. For how the federal government can help prevent it, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Duncan Jones, the head of cybersecurity at Cambridge Quantum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:50

The Army tries a new tactic to fill its pipeline with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/13

Each generation brings new recruitment challenges for the Army. That's why the Army is constantly seeking fresh messages to deliver through its marketing channels. Maybe you remember "Be All You Can Be" or "The Army of One." Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about the latest recruiting challenges and the Army's newest marketing campaign, with Maj. Gen. Alex Fink, the Chief Marketing Officer for the U.S. Army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:33

A conversation with the STEM director at the U.S....

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/13

The Navy is many things: sailors, ships, submarines, airplanes. In some sense, it's a science and technology enterprise. You know, STEM. Federal Drive host Tom Temin made a recent visit to the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dalhgren, Virginia and spoke with Joseph McGettigan, a former Navy captain (and Dalhgren commanding officer), who is now director of the STEM Center at the Naval Academy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:14

Soon we'll know how long the Continuing Resolution...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/12

A government shutdown in three weeks is unlikely, but Congress still has to work out the details of a Continuing Resolution. Then there's the matter of the $47 billion in immediate spending the White House has requested for COVID relief and a few other things. For the latest , Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:12

So is the vaccine mandate for federal contractors on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/12

A three-member panel of federal judges upheld an injunction that stopped the mandate that federal contractors have COVID vaccinations. It was not a unanimous decision. The same panel -- to which the Biden Administration had appealed the injunction -- agreed that the injunction should not be nationwide. Confusing? You bet. Federal Drive host Tom Temin tried to cut throught the confusion by talking with Jenner and Block partner Matthew Haws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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23:06

A program to foster intergovernmental cooperation...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/12

A program established by the National Academy of Public Administration just marked its first year of operation. The Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships has already contributed to NAPA's work on the grand challenges in public administration. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the center's director Nancy Augustine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:49

White House developing cyber workforce strategy to be...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/12

The White House is pulling together a new cybersecurity workforce strategy that promises to help the federal government grapple with longstanding cyber workforce challenges, including an emphasis on stronger implementation mechanisms to ensure agencies follow through on the plan’s goals and objectives. Agencies have long struggled to compete with the private sector for cyber talent. Mounting cyber threats combined with a tight labor market cast an especially acute focus on efforts to recruit and

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23:13

The latest DoD attempt at improving contractor...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/09

Industry has lodged a pretty strong objection to the latest version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, known as CMMC. The Defense Department has been working and reworking CMMC for several years. It's an attempt to make sure contractors have the controls in place to safeguard controlled unclassified information. The Coalition for Government Procurement has raised the latest objections. In this interview, Federal Drive host Tom Temin gets the latest from Rob Metzger, a

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24:35

The federal government knows when people are born,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/09

You've heard the stories. People receiving Social Security payouts after they've died. It all stems from whether the Social Security Administration has the latest and most complete death records. Problem is, those are administered by the states. Last year Congress asked the National Academy of Public Administration to examine the sources of data for Social Security and how well it can access them. To ask about what they found, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the study's co-author, Barbara

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19:34

Pentagon planning new guidance to help contractors...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/09

The Defense Department is preparing new guidance that would give its contracting officers more flexibility to reimburse vendors whose costs have ballooned because of inflation, updating an earlier policy document that industry groups complained did too little to prevent contractors from bearing the full brunt of higher prices.The update is in the final review stages and should be published within the next week, said Dr. Bill LaPlante, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment. A

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19:34

Pentagon planning new guidance to help contractors...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/09

The Defense Department is preparing new guidance that would give its contracting officers more flexibility to reimburse vendors whose costs have ballooned because of inflation, updating an earlier policy document that industry groups complained did too little to prevent contractors from bearing the full brunt of higher prices.The update is in the final review stages and should be published within the next week, said Dr. Bill LaPlante, the undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and sustainment. A

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20:25

New approach to buying digital services slowly...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/08

Four years ago when the Office of Federal Procurement Policy set a deadline of 2022 to train acquisition workers to buy technology differently, it thought it was giving agencies plenty of time to accomplish this goal. The idea of the Digital IT Acquisition Professional Program (DITAP) came from a competition held in 2015 to improve the federal government’s approach to buying digital services. Joanie Newhart, the associate administrator for acquisition workforce programs at OFPP, said agencies will

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19:20

Without good data, it's tough to plan complicated...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/08

You'd think the government would be the most skilled buyer of office supplies in the world. It has the most offices after all. But a recent attempt at a blanket purchase agreement landed the General Services Administration into a big fat protest with Office Depot. To learn more about this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:51

What good is a clinical trial if nobody knows what...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/08

The National Institutes of Health could be called Clinical Trials - R - Us. It funds or conducts dozens of medical trials every year. Trials come with statutory requirements to report results. Now the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has found shortcomings in NIH reporting on clinical trials. For more on this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with HHS assistant regional inspector general Sylvie Witten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:33

The National Science Foundation teams up with its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/08

The National Science Foundation has joined up with the Czech Science Foundation, the NSF's counterpart in the Czech Republic. The two agencies are funding research into an area you probably never thought of. Namely: How to produce gamma rays with high powered lasers. Somebody has to think about this and Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with one of them, the head of the NSF office of international science and engineering, Kendra Sharp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:13

Navy Safety Command will use surprise inspections,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/08

In recent years, the Navy struggled with a handful of accidents that led to the death of sailors and damage to expensive warships.The collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a commercial ship in 2017, which killed 17, was an alarm bell for the Navy. Since then, after multiple reviews and Congressional investigations, the Navy is changing its approach to safety and in March elevated its Navy Safety Center to the 2-star-led Navy Safety Command. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:49

White House expects CR ahead of fiscal 2023, seeks...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/07

The Biden administration, expecting Congress will need more time to pass a comprehensive spending package for fiscal 2023, is requesting $47 billion in emergency funds to last through the end of the calendar year. Nearly half the funding would go toward the federal government’s response to COVID-19. That includes the rollout of updated booster shots approved this week by the Food and Drug Administration and restarting a program to deliver free COVID-19 rapid tests to households. The administration

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21:29

Contractors are happy the vaccine mandate has mostly...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/07

Services contractors are wondering just what their options are now that the Biden administration lost an appeal of a federal court ruling. The ruling upheld an injunction against the contractor vaccine mandate. But the same three-judge panel also said the injunction should not be national. Now companies are wondering whether every contracting officer will have read the confusing advice from the White House. To learn more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the president and CEO of the

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21:12

The armed services are drowning in ink

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/07

If the armed services didn't allow tattoos, they'd probably have to cut the forces in half. In recent years, they've relaxed rules on allowable tattoos, responding to the fact that ink has become a cultural norm. It's also become a recruitment and retention issue. The Government Accountability Office surveyed the armed forces' policies and came up with a few recommendations. For the details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with GAO's director of defense capabilities and management issues, Brenda

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20:48

The Pentagon has a long list of to-dos from its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/09/07

Everything about the Defense Department is large. The budgets. The number of people. The number of vehicles, buildings, projects, offices, and programs. Also big is the list of management and operational improvement recommendations from the DOD inspector general. For an update, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the IG technical director for follow-up and quality assurance, Valerie McMichael. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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