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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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16:18

DoD IG says SPACECOM basing decision was legal, large...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/12

U.S. Space Command is in charge of military operations outside of the earth’s atmosphere. But it needs a headquarters down here on the ground. Exactly where, though, that's sparked a lot of contention. Some lawmakers suspected foul play in the Defense Department favoring Huntsville, Alabama as the new home for the command. Now a DoD Inspector General report weighing in on the legality of the decision. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about your ad

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15:08

Russia's actions in Ukraine has spy agencies thinking...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/12

Intelligence agencies typically work with highly classified information. But more and more, they want to take advantage of publicly available data and other open source intelligence. The Russian attack on Ukraine has spurred spy agencies to improve their use of what they call OSINT. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joined the Federal Drive with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:58

Federal highway safety administration slow to give...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/11

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is mainly concerned with traffic safety. That mission involves rulemaking. Going back a decade, Congress asked for 19 reports and 22 rules from NHTSA, but the agency has been slow getting all of this administration out the door. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got more now from the Director of physical infrastructure at the Government Accountability Office Elizabeth (Biza) Repko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:13

SEC proposes return to 30% awards for corporate...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/11

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently proposed changes to its program for dealing with corporate whistleblowers. Since the Dodd-Frank banking legislation, whistleblowers receive up to 30% of penalties the SEC collects when they exceed $1 million. The program was trimmed back during the Trump administration. New proposed rules would return the program to its former state. For one view of what should happen next, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the co-founder and CEO of the

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20:18

Coast Guard's Project Titanic patrols the arctic for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/11

Ever since the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, the Coast Guard has been patrolling the North Atlantic for icebergs that could pose hazards. They started with ships, then moved to fixed-wing aircraft. Now, as part of a partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate, satellites, Matthew Barger is program manager for maritime safety in the DHS Science and Technology directorate, and Commander Marcus Hirschberg is commander of the Coast Guard’s International

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17:01

Results out for third round of pulse surveys, what...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/11

Results from the third Office of Management and Budget pulse survey are out. Agencies saw mixed results, but looking at the data is only the first step. Senior leaders have a lot of ways to respond to the feedback and to nip issues in the bud. Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:38

COVID spending oversight could teach feds how to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/11

Agencies are gearing up to oversee $1 trillion in infrastructure spending. But that’s only a fraction of the $5 trillion overseen by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, which is still trying to catch up. The White House recently asked PRAC members to explain how the work of overseeing COVID spending might help with infrastructure spending oversight. For more, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman caught up with the Chairman of the PRAC and the Inspector General of the Justice Department

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18:12

In the relatively small world of government...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/10

Forget about the idea of six degrees of separation. In the world of government contracting, people are no more than a hop or two away from one another. That's why, with a pressured end-of-the-fiscal-year coming, my next guest says it's a good time to remember a few of the human relations ground rules. Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joined the Federal Drive with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:27

GSA has a new person in charge of the Presidential...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/10

You don't have to work decades for the federal government to have an impact. That's one idea behind the Presidential Innovation Fellows program … operated by the General Services Administration. Now the program has a new director. Rebeca Lamadrid joined the Federal Drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:22

DHS has to account for what it knew about the Capitol...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/10

Congress, the Justice Department and the courts continue to deal with the break-in at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Homeland Security Department is dealing with issues of its own. A report from its office of inspector general found that the department's Intelligence and Analysis office had threat information, but didn't tell everyone it should have. Joining the Federal Drive with more, DHS Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn Sklar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:27

DHS has to account for what it knew about the Capitol...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/10

Congress, the Justice Department and the courts continue to deal with the break-in at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Homeland Security Department is dealing with issues of its own. A report from its office of inspector general found that the department's Intelligence and Analysis office had threat information, but didn't tell everyone it should have. Joining the Federal Drive with more, DHS Principal Deputy Inspector General Glenn Sklar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:37

Navy investigating rash of suicides aboard USS George...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/10

Three sailors committed suicide aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington last month. All in the space of one week. The rash of deaths seemed to highlight a serious and worsening problem for the military writ large: quality of life and mental health. 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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18:18

DIU is a big help in lowering barriers for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/10

By the numbers alone, the Defense Innovation Unit continues to prove its value. But beyond the numbers, DIU officials say they're meeting the goals the Pentagon laid out for them back in 2016, lowering the barriers for non-traditional companies to bring their advanced technology to DoD. Mike Madsen is the deputy director of the Defense Innovation Unit. He tells Federal News Network's Jason Miller about what he considers DIU’s 2021 successes and how they bring value to the warfighters. Learn more

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16:57

One Senator thinks a Roe versus Wade overturn could...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/09

The latest haboob in Washington concerns whether the Supreme Court will overturn the Roe Versus Wade decision. Could that affect the federal workforce? It's not an outlandish question. We get the latest from WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:55

Your next piece of work-at-home equipment might be...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/09

If remote working, remote hiring, remote on-boarding are all here to stay, could virtual reality be far behind. That's what people at Accenture are trying to find out. For details, Accenture's executive director for global talent, Allison Horn. And Accenture Federal Services' chief innovation officer, Kyle Michl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:04

VA hired 59,000 employees this fiscal year, but still...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/09

The Veterans Affairs Department hired tens of thousands of employees during this fiscal year. But it still struggles with staff shortages and high turnover. The VA is looking to Congress for legislative fixes, such as higher pay caps for health care staff. It’s also asking lawmakers to make permanent some of its COVID-era hiring flexibilities. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:30

DoD's new version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/09

The Defense Department is getting ready to test out version 2.0 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification or CMMC initiative this summer. DoD revamped its approach to securing controlled unclassified information or CUI in February. It's now going through the federal rulemaking process. Federal News Network's Jason Miller joined the Federal Drive with why this test is an important step toward DoD’s goal of launching CMMC in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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13:23

A look at Navy research into new ways to zap the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/09

In Tom Temin's fourth installment of interviews from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Temin explored two futuristic systems. Neither is ready for mounting on the deck of a Navy ship. But both work in laboratory test beds. First Temin talks with Ben Tritt, the chief of Dahlgren's high energy laser weapons systems. And then we'll hear Temin's conversation with Adam Jones, head of advanced hypersonics and guided munitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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9:25

What happens when government buyers should negotiate,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/06

When the Defense Department buys high dollar items under negotiated procurement rules, its supposed to negotiate. But the Army awarded a major contract without talking to any of five bidders. GAO dismissed a protest. So the company went to court. There it got interesting. The Federal Drive got details from Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo. He talked with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:17

The Air Force contemplates its next moves in digital...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/06

Like so many large government organizations, the Air Force is pursuing what it calls digital transformation. But what exactly is that, and what are the challenges to getting there. That question formed the basis for a series of workshops led by the National Academy of Science. Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Mike Hamel is the workshop co-chair. He talked about the details with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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