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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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14:47

A look at how the cloud will help FEMA

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/05

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expanding its footprint in the cloud. And doing it in a slightly unusual way. FEMA is partnering with the Agriculture Department to develop a charge-back model to its program areas. Jim Rodd is FEMA’s cloud portfolio manager. He tells executive editor Jason Miller about how the cloud will impact FEMA’s mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:22

How Health and Human Services is helping with the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/01

The United States is helping Ukraine militarily, but only indirectly. When it comes to health care for the besieged Ukrainians, the aid and cooperation are more direct. Much of the work falls to the Health and Human Services Department. Joining the Federal Drive with an update, the H-H-S assistant secretary for global affairs, Loyce Pace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:38

This legislation would turn Veterans Affairs...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/01

In an agency as large as Veterans Affairs, with a third of a million employees, there's no shortage of things to go wrong. Often, it is whistleblowers that point them out, often to the office of inspector general. Now a bipartisan bill that passed the House would ensure continuance of a policy, that every VA employee receive training by the OIG, to learn how to report alleged wrongdoing. Here with more on the VA Office of Inspector General Training Act, one of its original sponsors, Rep. Lauren

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8:10

Twelve senators reject VA’s plans to reshape health...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/01

A dozen senators reject the Veterans Affairs Department’s plans to reshape its health care real-estate. The senators say they won't proceed with the President’s nominees to serve on the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. The commission, part of the 2018 MISSION Act, is supposed to review the VA’s recommendations on how it expects to right-size its real-estate portfolio of medical facilities across the country. But VA officials say their plan to close old facilities and build new ones won’t

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15:01

New clearance ideas aim to make national security...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/07/01

The security clearance process can make it difficult to move personnel from one agency to another. That’s especially true for people who need the highest levels of clearance. Lie detector requirements and other issues can bog down an application for months. The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has some new suggestions for how to make it faster and easier. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, spoke with INSA vice president for policy, Larry Hanauer. Learn more about your ad choices

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15:47

A guy deep in the Defense Department is actually...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/30

It's become an unfunny joke. No matter what crucial intellectual property gets developed in the United States, it gets stolen by China or maybe Russia. A special team deep in the Defense Department has been working on one strategy to counteract this. It looks for investments in U.S. companies by suspicious foreigners. For his work collaborating with many other agencies, the team leader is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. The deputy director of the Office of Foreign

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14:20

Agencies aren't always capable of investigating their...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/30

Federal employee whistleblower complaints are often investigated by the agency itself, rather than by the Office of Special Counsel. This can speed resolutions, or end up with complaints going nowhere. Or suppressed. Bob Tobias, professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, has looked at this question. He joined the Federal Drive with some perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:48

How to boost your chances of getting that crucial...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/30

Just because you apply, doesn't guarantee you'll get federal security clearance. Lots of people make basic errors in their clearance and suitability forms. That can make things take longer than they should. Joining the Federal Drive with some tried-and-true advice on the mistakes to avoid, Shaw Bransford Roth attorney James Heelan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:07

As with most of the country now, the military...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/30

The House recently passed its 2023 Defense authorization bill. In it are some provisions relating to service member marijuana use and possession. In particular, asking the Military Justice Review Panel to come up with new sentencing guidelines. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione talked with the author of that provision, Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown (D-Mary.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:22

GPO puts its stamp on hybrid workforce model for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/30

The Government Publishing Office, an arm of Congress, has issued its vision for a hybrid workforce. About a third of its workforce is still out on full-time telework or remote work. GPO is also offering 100% telework for white-collar employees in the D.C. area, unless they’re needed in the office on a specific day. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with GPO’s Chief of Workforce Development, Education and Training, Stewart Lane. First you’ll hear from GPO’s Chief Human Capital

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15:08

TSP board increases call center staff, but still...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/29

If you are among the millions that participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, you’ve probably heard about or maybe seen firsthand, some of the challenges as TSP rolled over to a new system earlier this month. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board says it's making some progress to resolve issues like customer service delays. By now, most TSP participants have successfully logged into the new My Account. But the problems don’t end there. Here with more, Federal News Network’s Drew

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15:55

USPTO putting foundational piece of zero trust...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/29

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is taking a big step to reduce cybersecurity risks from its employees, often the weakest cyber link. USPTO will be among the first agencies to implement a Secure Access Service Edge architecture, known as SASE. Jamie Holcombe is the chief information officer for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Beau Hutto is the vice president of federal Netskope. They tell executive editor Jason Miller about why SASE will accelerate USPTO’s journey to zero trust. Learn

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15:12

When key personnel really do matter in bidding for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/29

It's an old question. An agency awards a services contract because of specific people the contractor promised would work on the project. Then one of them quits. In the ensuing protest cases, the Government Accountability Office and the federal courts seem to be of differing minds. We get more now from Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:59

The military is working on hypersonic weapons, but...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/29

Even as the armed forces develop hypersonic missiles, the Missile Defense Agency pursues a project to develop measures to counteract enemies' hypersonics. But the program is having significant oversight problems and technical risks. For details, we turn to the acting director for contracting and national security acquisitions issues at the Government Accountability Office, John Sawyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:23

Contractors start looking at what's in the defense...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/28

The House Armed Services committee spent time last week marking up the defense authorization bill for 2023. As always, the NDAA has a lot to say about procurement and contractors. But it doesn't say anything about whether they're compensated for inflation. Here with what the services contractor community is watching closely, Professional Services Council president David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:58

Energy explores new way to harvest precious metals to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/28

A clever idea to use magnetic nanoparticles to capture valuable materials from brine. Sounds arcane, but it's blossomed into new projects that could help make the U.S. a producer, and not just a consumer, of critical minerals used in electronics and energy production. One planned pilot project, funded co-funded with industry by the Energy Department's Office of Fossil Energy is in the works at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. For more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with lab

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15:50

AFGE makes another run at Veterans Affairs to settle...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/28

The American Federation of Government Employees returns to the negotiating table with Veterans Affairs officials for the largest union contract in the federal government. AFGE wants to resolve persistent points of disagreement. The union wants VA to put employees on performance improvement plans before imposing discipline. It's also wants to ensure Title 38 medical employees receive an equal share of performance-based awards and incentives. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke

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18:03

Why the National Security Agency overpaid contractors...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/28

Remember the CARES Act, enacted at the height of the pandemic? Among other things, it let agencies reimburse contractors to pay employees unable to work at an approved federal site or to telework. At the National Security Agency, lack of controls led to millions of dollars in improper payments under the CARES Act. That's according to an audit by the NSA's Office of Inspector General. Joining the Federal Drive with more, the assistant IG for audits, Jamal Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:32

After a turbulent week, Congress is on recess, but...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/27

Reeling from two highly controversial Supreme Court decisions and some revelatory hearings concerning the Capitol break-in, Congress is in recess this week. But not everything has stopped on the Hill. We get more from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:45

Meet the small team that handles the Air Force's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/06/27

This year's Secretary of Defense Environmental Award winner in the Environmental Quality Individual, Team category went to the Air Force Radioactive Recycling and Disposal team. As part of the 88th Civil Engineer Group, AFRRAD handles low-level radioactive recycling and low-level mixed waste management in the Air Force and provides radioactive material recycling for the Department of Defense. For learn more about this mission, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Zach Olds, AFFRAD team

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