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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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9:08

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: SBA shuffles its CIO chair once...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/09

After four years of stability in the chief information officer’s role, the Small Business Administration is back to the CIO shuffle. Since Maria Roat left in 2020 to become the federal deputy CIO, SBA is on its third technology leader as Stephen Kucharski assumed the acting title in late June or early July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:37

A view from Capitol Hill with Bloomberg's Loren Duggan

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/08

By modern standards anyway, it’s been a frenzy of legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Besides the annual appropriation and authorization process, first we had the far-reaching CHIPS Act. Then, just yesterday afternoon, the Senate gave final passage to the Inflation Reduction Act, after a full weekend of votes on amendments. Federal News Netork's Deputy Editor Jared Serbu talked about all of this and more with Loren Duggan, deputy news director at Bloomberg Government. Learn more about your ad

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10:11

The Justice Department appeals a case that found the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/08

A 2017 mass shooting incident in Texas is at least partly the fault of the Air Force. That's what a court ruled because the Air Force had not put the shooter's criminal history into the FBI's background-check system, allowing the shooter to purchase the rifle with which he murdered 25 people. Now the Justice Department has filed an appeal of the Air Force ruling. To discuss the victims' side of the tragedy, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to plaintiff's attorney Jamal Alsaffar. Learn more about

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9:35

GSA looks for ideas on using kiosks to collect...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/08

Kiosks are like robots that don't move. They replace people for high-volume, repetitive tasks like checking people in or issuing paperwork. Now the General Services Administration is looking for ideas for using kiosks to identify people or issue credentials, remotely. For more details, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke to Darlene Gore, GSA's director of identity, credential and access management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:23

Air Force providing vaccines for airmen as monkeypox...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/08

The United States declared monkeypox a national health emergency on Thursday and clinics across the nation are working to get vaccines to those most threatened by the disease. Now, the Air Force is getting the word out that it has vaccines available for its airmen on demand. The service announced it is providing vaccines to airmen who are at high-risk for monkeypox immediately if possible. If the shot is not at the clinic, the Air Force will ship the vaccine within 48 hours. Learn more about your ad

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9:44

Customs and Border Protection’s internal affairs unit...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/08

CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility is looking to hire hundreds of criminal investigators and other personnel over the next year. The hiring spree comes as OPR responds to a growing number of complaints and incidents at the nation’s largest law enforcement agency. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday spoke about this with Dan Altman, the executive director for investigative operations at OPR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:20

A look inside the Army's strategy to modernize its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/05

Army brass have been pursuing a modernizing strategy for some time now via the Army Futures Command. It has focused on doctrine and lethality and the systems to keep the Army out front. But the Futures Command is also looking at modernizing another component where the Army has historically innovated. Namely, its medical operations. For an update on that, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the chief of medical readiness and integration, Col.Mike Mansell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:14

Staff shortages persist at the Veterans Affairs...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/05

Each year the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General looks at VA staffing. In particular, whether crucial medical staff jobs slots are filled or if VA has what are known as severe occupational staffing shortages. It's had mixed results recently. To find out more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke about a recent IG report with the deputy assistant IG for healthcare inspections Julie Kroviak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:59

Senate Dems introduce bill to prevent Schedule F from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/05

Democrat Senate lawmakers proposed legislation that would prevent tens of thousands of federal workers from becoming at-will employees.The Preventing a Patronage System Act, which Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced on August 2, would stop agency heads from reclassifying any federal civil service position outside of a merit-based system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:24

This FDA scientist's work helps public health...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/04

When people get some sort of foodborne illness, you want the source off the market as soon as possible. At one time that took weeks or even months. A government doctor developed an application of a methodology called genomic epidemiology to foodborne heebee geebies. It greatly speeds up pinpointing the source. For his work, he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Dr. Steven Musser, deputy director for scientific operations in the

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17:11

Why the Pentagon needs to bolster its network of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/04

For decades, the government -- mainly the Defense department -- has used organized consortia of companies to acquire advanced technologies. Now the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University has urged the Pentagon to consider a list of ways to improve the consortium model. The find out more about this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Center Senior Fellow Stephanie Halcrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:00

Its mid-level managers say they're adamant about...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/04

It happened in the Obama administration and again during the Trump administration. The IRS appearing to engage in politically influenced activities. Earlier it was denying tax exemptions to conservative non-profits. Then it was audits of people not favored by the White House. For how audits are supposed to work, and mainly do, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the president of the Professional Managers Association, Chad Hooper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:34

Lawmakers flag concerns with payment delays, cost...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/04

The Coast Guard’s transition to a new Department of Homeland Security financial management system is under the microscope at the Senate Appropriations Committee, where lawmakers are seeking more information about delayed payments and cost increases.The committee, in the report on its fiscal 2023 spending bill, is directing DHS’s chief financial officer and chief information officer, along with the Coast Guard, to brief the committee on the delays once the annual spending bill becomes law. Learn more

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14:32

Lawmakers flag concerns with payment delays, cost...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/04

The Coast Guard’s transition to a new Department of Homeland Security financial management system is under the microscope at the Senate Appropriations Committee, where lawmakers are seeking more information about delayed payments and cost increases.The committee, in the report on its fiscal 2023 spending bill, is directing DHS’s chief financial officer and chief information officer, along with the Coast Guard, to brief the committee on the delays once the annual spending bill becomes law. Learn more

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14:25

Senate appropriators add tens of billions to the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/04

Senate appropriators proposed last week an end to a four-decade-old provision that restricts the government from funding abortions and, in turn, could expand reproductive care for military service members and federal employees.The proposal is part of a set of bills to fund the government through fiscal 2023, which includes $850 billion for national security when taking into account the Defense appropriations bill, military construction spending and some military-related Energy Department funds. That

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16:55

A look into the ramifications of those lost Secret...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/03

Text messages you send for official business on a government-issued phone are official records. Now the Secret Service has famously lost hundreds of thousands of texts, reportedly because of a phone system switchover. The January 6 hearings were mostly about former President Donald Trump. For what the Secret Service might face legally, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with federal legal eagle John Mahoney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:49

Even the government's main school marm gets a report...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/03

The Government Accountability Office looks at every agency at one time or another. Some more often than others. No one is exempt from this oversight, even the overseers within the executive branch. GAO has a continuing list of recommendations for the Office of Management and Budget, which it recently reiterated. Federal Drive host Tom Temin got all the details from the GAO's director of strategic issues, Michelle Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:14

Data analysis raises alarms over spending on critical...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/03

If national security and national economic competitiveness are driven by new technology, then the U.S. is at risk for falling behind. That's according to the newest data analysis from Govini. It found that federal spending on a range of technologies is up. But in certain domains of research and development it's not keeping up with China. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about all of this with Govini CEO Tara Murphy Dougherty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:59

Female DEA agents will receive a settlement, three...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/03

A group of former special agents at the Justice Department’s Drug Enforcement Administration will soon receive a settlement from a sex discrimination case, three decades after its original filing. The $12 million settlement, which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finalized on July 22, will go to 71 agents who filed claims in the class-action lawsuit. The case centered on a systemic discrimination practice at DEA, which denied qualified female special agents overseas positions, a type of

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17:00

New sexual assault policies across the military

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/08/02

Military branches are taking a tougher stance to combat sexual assault to create safer environments for soldiers and encourage victims to come forward.The Army, Navy and Air Force are implementing new policies aimed at reducing assaults. The Defense Department has been battling sexual assault incidents for years and is in the process of implementing more than 80 recommendations from an independent review commission that finished its work last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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