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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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18:22

A federally-backed effort to improve cybersecurity of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/15

The more compute-intensive manufacturing becomes, the more companies and their factories need cybersecurity protection. Now a new cyber roadmap is out from a group called the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The group is backed by the Energy Department. Joining the Federal Drive with more, the institute's CEO, Howard Grimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:19

What's in the new NIST guidance for encryption, and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/15

One of the biggest concerns among cybersecurity people is the advent of quantum computers. The theory is, quantum will be so powerful it will easily crack encryption algorithms conventional computers would take thousands of years to crack. Now, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued four cryptographic algorithms researchers believe are quantum resistant. Joining the Federal Drive with details, NIST mathematician Dustin Moody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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15:56

General Services Administration, moves up a few slots...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/15

More analysis of the Best Places to Work in the federal government, those rankings having come out earlier this week. Many agencies saw their employee satisfaction scores go down. On average governmentwide, satisfaction fell of 4-point-5 points. But agencies that did well, had a few things in common. At the Partnership for Public Service's rankings ceremony this week, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman caught with officials of some of those high ranking agencies. General Services Administration

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16:00

GSA expects cloud services spending to continue...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/15

Over the last five years, agencies have increased their spending on cloud services, through the General Services Administration, by 60%. In 2016, agencies spent about $1 billion through the assorted GSA contract offerings. By 2021, that number grew to $1.6 billion. For what's behind that growth, Federal News Network's Jason Miller spoke with the GSA's deputy assistant commissioner for Category Management in the Federal Acquisition Service, Alan Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:32

A team at NIST helped keep methane and other...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/14

Methane is a useful chemical, but not when it leaks into the atmosphere from production or transport of oil and natural gas. A team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed a technology for detecting methane leaks and thereby getting them cut off earlier. For their work, Nathan Newbury, Kavin Cossell, and Ian Coddington are finalists in this year's Service to America Medals Program. Ian Coddington joined the Federal Drive with more. Learn more about your ad

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18:40

How multi-billion dollar defense contractors netted...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/14

Some $339 million, set aside for small business, went to some of the largest defense contractors, in a single year. That's according to the Project on Government Oversight. POGO reviewed spending patterns of the Defense Logistics Agency, under its Special Operational Equipment Tailored Logistics Support program. The Federal Drive got details from POGO's senior investigator, Nick Schwellenbach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:30

The Air Force uses the TV cooking show approach to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/14

Military readiness in some ways starts with what troops eat. The Air Force has launched an entertaining program to show its airmen and women, and their families, how to eat more healthy, and like it. Sort of like the Air Force version of the French Chef. Joining the Federal drive with more on the program and its aims, the chief of Air Force Medical Home, Col. Mary Anne Kiel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:13

Best Places to Work results are down overall, but...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/14

They're out: the annual rankings of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, compiled by the Partnership for Public Service and the Boston Consulting Group. NASA is number one for large agencies, for the 10th year in a row. But overall, the news ain't great. Employee satisfaction and engagement scores on average dropped quite a bit, for quite a lot of agencies. Federal News Network's Drew Friedman joined the Federal Drive to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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14:47

State Dept. gearing up for next round of paid interns

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/14

The State Department is accepting applications for a second wave of paid internships. They'll clock in next spring. The department is paying interns to boost diversity of its workforce … and to encourage people underrepresented groups to pursue State Department careers. It picked 200 students from 2,000 applicants for the first cohort of paid interns last year. It'll pay all student interns starting next year 2023. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the department’s talent

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16:13

Officials considering updates to how security...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/13

Defense and intelligence officials are trying to end the stigma that seeking mental health care could put your security clearance at risk. They're now looking to update the clearance process to encourage a more behavioral approach. For more, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:57

2023 appropriations bills include more oversight,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/13

For all of its talk about transparency and accountability, Congress itself has a ways to go on these matters. Lately, a group called the congressional data Task Force has expanded its own charter. This as the House moves to fund some overdue technology updates. For what's going on, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the Policy Director of Demand Progress Daniel Schuman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:54

After Boeing 737 Max crashes, GAO looked at European...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/13

When two Federal Aviation Administration-certified Boeing 737 Max jets crashed a few years back, it raised questions about the FAA certification process for new airplane designs. Members of Congress wanted to know if there was anything the U.S. could learn from the European Union's procedures. The Government Accountability Office compared the two. And for what it found Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with GAO's Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues Heather Krause. Learn more about your

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15:02

Bezos legal team protests federal contracts like no...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/13

Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos didn't get to where they are by acting timid. When it comes to federal contracts, Amazon seems to follow a simple three-word formula: protest, protest protest. And it works. That's according to an investigation by Bloomberg Government reporter Josh Axelrod, who joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:54

The Biden administration's aggressive anti-trust...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/12

When the Biden Justice Department sued Booz Allen on antitrust grounds over Booz's acquisition of EverWatch, it sent a signal. The federal contracting class of companies isn't exempt from an aggressive anti-trust stance. Justice said the acquisition would combine the only two competitors in certain support services for national security. Joining the Federal Drive with the industry's reaction, the CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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13:40

How well did HHS protect unaccompanied children from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/12

The early days of the COVID pandemic were chaotic, you might say. Health and Human Services was as busy as any agency. Among its tasks, ensuring unaccompanied children taken in at U.S. borders were kept in environments safe from the disease. How did the agency do? To find out, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with HHS Assistant Regional Inspector General, Sylvie Witten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:06

A former U.S. Attorney intern leads the fight for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/12

Law clerks form an largely unseen network of support for the Judiciary branch of government. My next guest says clerks lack protection from, and the means to redress, harassment and discrimination. Sometimes it's judges that do the harassing and discriminating. For more, the president and co-founder of the Legal Accountability Project, Aliza Shatzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:37

DHS puts the kibosh on saying ‘pilot’ as it deals...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/12

There's a new unwritten rule at the Homeland Security Department: Don’t use the word pilot or demonstration program in public or in official documents. This is because Congress inserted new language that requires DHS to report on nearly all pilot programs, before they kick off. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about this provision that seems to have surprised DHS. Jason joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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15:24

DHS puts the kibosh on saying ‘pilot’ as it deals...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/12

There's a new unwritten rule at the Homeland Security Department: Don’t use the word pilot or demonstration program in public or in official documents. This is because Congress inserted new language that requires DHS to report on nearly all pilot programs, before they kick off. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about this provision that seems to have surprised DHS. Jason joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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14:34

Space National Guard would have low initial price tag

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/12

The idea for a Space National Guard has gone back and forth since before the conception of the Space Force itself. Now, once again, the National Guard is advocating for a new component to handle capabilities outside of the earth’s atmosphere. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:20

There may be a lot of drama on the Hill right now,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/11

Gun regulations, inflation, and abortion may be at the forefront of talking points for members of Congress recently, but there is work to be done. Coming back from recess there are funding measures, nominations, and major legislation packages that will need to be dealt with. To give us a preview of what's in store, the Federal Drive spoke with Bloomberg Government Congressional Reporter Zach Cohen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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