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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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7:16

Pentagon advisers want DoD to build out agreements...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/15

For the past 30 years, Congress has continued to renew the Defense Department’s Mentor-Protégé Program — but only as a pilot. The program, which pairs up established defense companies with small businesses for mutually beneficial gains, has been continually saved from the chopping block by lawmakers since 1991. Now, after an in-depth look from outside business experts, the Defense Business Board is recommending Congress make the program permanent once DoD makes a few tweaks. Learn more about your ad

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7:51

DHS marks expansion of bug bounty efforts with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/15

The Department of Homeland Security is planning to award up to four contracts as early as next month for vetted security researchers to find software bugs in DHS systems, including at live hacking events. DHS released the “Hack DHS: Crowdsourced Vulnerability Assessment Services” request for proposals Aug. 3. Companies have until Aug. 15 to submit “phase one” proposals so DHS can complete an “advisory down-select.” Companies that get through the first phase will have until Aug. 30 to submit

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7:30

Senate committee calls on VA, DOJ to improve...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/12

Senate lawmakers are pushing the departments of Justice and Veterans Affairs, along with all agencies, to improve the accessibility of their online services. The Senate Special Committee on Aging looked into the accessibility of federal technology, specifically for seniors and individuals with disabilities, as well as older and disabled veterans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:27

Postal unions demand USPS ramp up hiring to address...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/12

The Postal Service’s two largest unions are weighing in, more than a year into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year agency reform plan.The National Association of Letter Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union are calling for USPS to increase hiring, adding that long-term understaffing is taking a toll on employee morale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:50

At least one prime contractor is growing its own...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/12

The government's need for fresh technologies and innovation has rippled throughout its supply base. An emerging trend has prime contractors accelerating their investments in promising startups. A case in point: A $100 million fund established by Booz Allen Hamilton. For its aims and how it works, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Brian MacCarthy, Booz Allen's vice president for tech scouting and ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:59

How to get a bunch of smart college students to help...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/12

What if you had a hundred colleges and universities focusing on your agency's top challenges? That's the idea behind a program called Hacking for, well, name your mission. Public administration challenges get translated into semester-long courses at various schools and the results are delivered back to the original agency. Now a bill in Congress would make it easier for all agencies to use the program, coordinated by a non-profit called Common Mission Project or CMP. Federal Drive host Tom Temin

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13:39

Two decades later, the Homeland Security Department...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/12

It's been 20 years since its creation and there are some aspects of the Department of Homeland Security that are still taking shape. In the latest change to its organizational chart, the department created a new Office of Health Security in its headquarters. In part, it’ll take the place of the former DHS Office of Health Security, but the new mission’s quite a bit broader. To find out more about this, Federal News Network's Deputy Editor Jared Serbu talked with Dr. Pritesh Gandhi, DHS’s chief

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11:23

This FDA lawyer was instrumental in limits on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/11

Since the FDA got authority from Congress in 2009 to regulate tobacco marketing, smoking rates in the United States have dropped to 10% for adults and less than 3% for minors. Much of the credit does not go to a scientist, but a lawyer. Until his retirement this past spring, Mitchell Zeller was director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products and is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals Program. Federal Drive host Tom Temin sat down with Mitch in the no-smoking-allowed Federal News

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9:14

Customs and Border Protection feels the return to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/11

One sign that the world is sort of back to normal in the COVID epoch: More people than ever are signing up for the various Trusted Traveler Programs. For an overall update, as well as how they're dealing with an applications backlog, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Carlo Cortina, Customs and Border Protection field operations branch chief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:08

Veterans Affairs makes a single front door for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/11

For many years the Veterans Affairs Department has worked to make it easier for veterans to access VA services. Now the department is two months into an effort to make it easier for vendors -- and what the department calls "innovators" -- to put their services and capabilities before VA program and contract people. It's a website called Pathfinder. For how it works, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Michael Parrish, the VA's chief acquisition officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:40

Does the government need a FOIA enforcer?

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/11

A federal advisory committee is recommending Congress give a small office at the National Archives and Records Administration the ability to issue binding decisions over Freedom of Information Act request disputes. Proponents of the recommendation say it will help improve FOIA at a time when public records requests backlogs and denials are on the rise. But the idea also faces pushback, including from the office’s director. With just 10 employees and an annual budget of less than $2 million, the

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6:44

Navy sets up new command to help with flailing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/11

The military has a recruiting problem. That fact has been on display in the past couple months as all of the military services bolster enlistment bonuses and reevaluate their end strength goals for 2022 and 2023.The Navy is by no means exempt from the issue, and as of May was 1.5% below its authorized end strength. Now, in response, the service is taking the formal step of creating a new command to address at least some of its recruiting issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:15

Feds’ pay lags 22.5% behind private sector, the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/10

Salaries for federal employees fall significantly behind the private sector, the Federal Salary Council reported on August 5, 2022. The council reported the pay disparity between public and private sector employees, on average, was 22.47%. In late 2020, the council calculated the pay gap at 23.11%. The pay disparity is calculated based on wages only, and doesn’t include the value of benefits for the public and private sectors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:18

White House sets a high bar for customer experience...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/10

The Biden administration is setting a higher bar for customer experience across government. And it’s tapping the Veteran Affairs Department to help oversee those improvements under the President’s Management Agenda. The VA recently made it easier for veterans to track down benefits on its website. It’s now looking to integrate Login.gov as a single sign-on for all its online services. For an update on the state of VA’s customer experience, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke Barbara Morton,

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9:05

The U.S. might be out of Afghanistan, but an Army...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/10

For the U.S. Army and one of its software contractors, the conflict in Afghanistan is still going on. An unresolved dispute over licensing of language translation software has entered a new phase, eight years after the company first claimed breach of contract. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talks about the case with Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:04

Defense Department sites are rife with poisons in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/10

Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, known as PFAS, are suspected of affecting people's health. The chemicals last nearly forever. And, one environmental group says two out of three Defense Department sites have excessive levels of PFAS in their ground water. Federal Drive host Tom Temin discussed with Jared Hayes, policy analyst with the Environmental Working Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:55

Does that Supreme Court decision on the EPA change...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/10

Emotions have been running high over some recent Supreme Court decisions. When the court curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency's claimed authority over electricity generation, from the reaction you might have thought Antarctica would melt next week. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about all of this with Devin Hartman, the energy policy director at the R-Street Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:41

Capitol Hill is anything but slow this summer season

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/09

It’s that time of year when activity on Capitol Hill usually falls into a lull. But this year’s the rare occurrence when big legislative activity is happening in August. The Senate passed a huge reconciliation bill over the weekend; the House is expected to do the same later this week. Meanwhile both houses have a lot of work waiting for them to reconcile their versions of the annual appropriations and authorization bills. To talk about at least some of those moving pieces, Federal News Network

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10:02

Congress could use a dose of artificial intelligence

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/09

The select committee on the modernization of Congress has been at work for several years. It's found that nearly every function in the legislative branch is due for updating. Recently the committee held a hearing on whether artificial intelligence technology could help. And if so, where. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke about this with Joe Mariani,the research manager for Deloitte's Center for Government Insights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:53

Even Customs and Border Protection is getting into...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/09

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has launched what it calls a green trade strategy. Among other things, it seeks to strengthen enforcement against what it calls environmental bad actors. And foster a greener worldwide supply chain. To find out what's happening in this area, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with AnnMarie Highsmith, CBP's executive assistant commissioner for Trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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