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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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17:36

Fewer federal employees are addicted to opioids...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/21

Federal employees, no less than people in other occupations, sometimes have to deal with pain resulting from injuries. In recent years, many of them have become addicted to opioids. Thanks to the work of my next guest, over the past five years the number of federal employees using opioids has dropped by 58%. For his work, he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. Antonio Rios, the division director of Federal Employees', Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation at the

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29:36

The Census Bureau resets with a new five-year...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/21

Even as the nation still digests the findings of the 2020 count of the U.S. population, the Census bureau is looking towards 2030 and modernizing the other products it produces more frequently. It recently released its strategic plan for now to 2026. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about some of the highlights with Census Bureau Director Robert Santos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:36

FNN's Jory Heckman talks with Scott Gibbons and Chike...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

The Labor Department wants feedback on its first-ever Enterprise Data Strategy … a three-year effort to get more value from the data it generates. Labor officials hope to add staff with data talent and modernize systems that house data. For more, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with two people: Labor’s Chief Data Officer Scott Gibbons and Chief Innovation Officer Chike Aguh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:38

Tony Reardon, national president of the National...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

Tea leaves indicate a 4.6% pay raise for federal employees next year. House Democrats are pushing for 5.1%. At least one big union says that given inflation that's not enough. Is 4.6 or 5.1 only the starting point? Federal News Network's Drew Friedman put that question to the president of the National Treasury Employees Union, Tony Reardon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:54

Customs and Border Protection has a new job position...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sometimes faces distrust, even antagonism, among citizens and non-citizens officers encounter. To help ease this problem, CBP created a new position called senior community relations manager. The person taking on that job is Nawar Shora. Tom Temin talked to Mr. Shora on THE FEDERAL DRIVE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:15

This team of business coaches aims to enlarge the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

With small business federal spending goals on the rise, it seems like a good time for small and disadvantaged companies to take a shot at federal business. A self-styled incubator called Hutch, based in Baltimore, Maryland, seeks to develop minority- and women-owned technical services companies. Hutch founder Delali Dzirasa talked about it with Federal Drive Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:23

The government's people agency has a growing task...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

The Office of Personnel Management doesn't hire people to work at federal agencies. But it has a lot of influence over how agencies hire people. And it provides crucial shared services to help agencies manage their workforces. This year the Government Accountability Office added three high priority recommendations for OPM to improve things. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about it with GAO's director of strategic issues, Michelle Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:25

The government's people agency has a growing task...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

The Office of Personnel Management doesn't hire people to work at federal agencies. But it has a lot of influence over how agencies hire people. And it provides crucial shared services to help agencies manage their workforces. This year the Government Accountability Office added three high priority recommendations for OPM to improve things. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about it with GAO's director of strategic issues, Michelle Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:42

For commercialization success, this Homeland Security...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/20

The Homeland Security Science and Technology directorate works to develop new technologies and get them into commercial production. A lot of work has focused on technologies to speed up airport screening and make it more accurate. Now a unit of Science and Technology has won an interagency partnership award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. Specifically, high definition advanced imaging and shoe scanner technology. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with the program manager John

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10:01

Is the security clearance process biased? Intel...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

The intelligence community is updating training standards and reviewing historical data to ensure the process of obtaining a security clearance isn’t a barrier to hiring and retaining more women, minorities and other individuals from diverse backgrounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:24

Contractors sat up and listened to an astonishing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

A high ranking military official recently cited acquisition and the Defense supply chain in predicting mathematical certainty of the U.S. losing out to China. That made contractors sit up and listen. Federal Drive host talked about this with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:24

How procurement looks from the point of view of the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

The government market is recession proof. But that doesn't mean contractors don't fight tooth-and-nail for federal business. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke about that with the leader at one of the major contractors: CEO of Peraton, Stu Shea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:45

This inspector general is ready to oversee...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

A recent interview Tom Temin conducted with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) suggested that agency inspectors general are not prepared to oversee the hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure spending coming their way. Federal Drive host Temin talked about this with the assistant inspector general for audits at the EPA, Katherine Trimble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:17

How agencies scale up to oversee infrastructure grants

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

A recent interview with the Project on Government Oversight said agency inspectors general are not prepared to oversee the hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure spending coming their way. Assistant Inspector General for Audits at the Environmental Protection Agency Katherine Trimble disagrees. She explains why on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:10

An inside look at contractor competition

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

The government market is recession proof. But that doesn't mean contractors don't fight tooth-and-nail for federal business. For what the scene looks like from the standpoint of one of the majors, CEO of Peraton Stu Shea joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:52

Is the Defense supply chain causing us to fall behind?

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/19

A high ranking military official recently cited acquisition and the Defense supply chain in predicting mathematical certainty of the U.S. losing out to China. That made contractors sit up and listen. Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:29

Cyber Safety Review Board’s first report gives CISA...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/18

The Cyber Safety Review Board’s first ever report gives high marks to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for leading the response to the Log4j vulnerability, while warning that the software bug will continue to haunt systems for many more years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:54

Growing frustrations puts GSA on hot seat to fix the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/18

The General Services Administration is once again struggling with a major systems modernization project, causing an increasingly high level of frustration among vendors and grantees. Now, a powerful congressman is demanding answers about why three months into the transition to the new way for vendors to identify themselves for federal contract or grant awards, GSA hasn’t resolved serious issues with the system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:21

What's next on the Hill, now that the House has...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/18

In a bit of progress for regular order, the House last week managed to pass its version of the National Defense Authorization Act. And, members will get down to the 2023 spending bills this week. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin got the latest from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:14

At CISA, even the chief of staff has been marinated...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/18

As the government's lead agency on cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, keeps getting a higher budget, more people, and more programs. Although her role is administrative, even CISA's chief of staff has a long history in the cybersecurity field. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Kiersten Todt, in this in-depth interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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