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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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9:16

DARPA is hard at work on the next generation of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/06

Hypersonic projectiles, missiles moving at five times the speed of sound, have become a high priority across the Defense Department. You've got two basic ways of getting projectiles to go that fast. One is the electromagnetic rail gun. The other is the use of hat planners call air breathing engines, and those are the topic of a new effort at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Project manager Andrew Knoedler spoke with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:48

FEMA employees win $16.5M settlement for unpaid overtime

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/06

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a new overtime policy aimed at ensuring employees are compensated for extra work. It follows a major settlement over unpaid overtime claims dating back to 2015. Current and former FEMA employees could be eligible for payment. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:36

OPM’s Ahuja says agencies need to balance speed with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/06

As agencies started implementing return-to-office plans, employee engagement and satisfaction both declined in the 2021 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The "FEVS" also saw a drop in employees' response rate last year, in part because of the delayed and shortened version of the survey. The Office of Personnel Management, which distributes "FEVS", plans to get back to the typical spring timeline for 2022. But, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja tells Federal News Network's Drew Friedman there's still a lot

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17:01

'Tis the season to honor those who serve the country...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/05

It's that time of year once again, the season to honor those who serve the country with distinction. The Partnership for Public Service has announced finalists in the Service to America Medals, or Sammies, program. This year there's a special category for Covid-19 response. For more, the president and CEO of the Partnership, Max Stier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:16

What the ones who actually have a say in next year's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/05

The Biden administration's budget proposal for 2023 would give magnificent, double-digit increases to some large agencies, notably Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Commerce. But can Congress deal with it in any meaningful way by October 1? The Federal Drive got analysis from Bloomberg Government congress reporter Jack Fitzpatrick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:18

TRICARE expanding services for new and pregnant parents

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/05

The Army is changing its policies for soldiers who are pregnant or just delivered a baby. The move continues the Army’s push to put its people first with better the work-life balance. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:25

GSA shouldering a lot of the load when it comes to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/05

The General Services Administration is doing much of the work for the Biden administration’s goal to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by federal operations. GSA's Public Buildings Service is furthering energy policy through its procurement and design standards. It’s also spending billions of dollars to modernize land ports of entry with sustainability in mind. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with Public Buildings Service commissioner, Nina Albert. Learn more about your ad

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11:24

OPM’s Ahuja says agencies need to balance speed with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/04

Agencies are ramping up recruitment for 8,000 new federal positions, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The departments of Transportation, Energy, Commerce, Interior, Agriculture, among others, are all looking to hire for those jobs. To help create better pathways to federal service, the Office of Personnel Management is offering solutions for agencies to get new employees in the door. In an exclusive interview, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja told Federal News Network's Drew Friedman,

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15:06

Senior Executives Association's outgoing president...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/04

Some big changes are underway at the nonprofit group that represents the federal government’s career executives. The Senior Executives Association hired Gregory Brooks to fill a new executive director role. Brooks and a new team of contractors will manager SEA’s day-to-day operations. Meanwhile, Bob Corsi, who’s served as the association’s president for the past two years, is stepping down. Corsi joined Jared Serbu on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about those changes. Learn more about

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9:54

Drop in international travel during pandemic...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/04

The pandemic squashed international travel and that cut the State Department's passport and visa revenues by more than 41%. The fees basically fund the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Congressional auditors said the bureau has a carryover fund, but that's also in jeopardy. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the details from the Director of International Affairs and Trade issues at the Government Accountability Office, Jason Bair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:07

On the gun line at Naval Surface Warfare Center,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/04

When a weapon on the gun line of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division fires, you hear a thud and seconds later see a splash out in the Potomac River. It sounds and looks rough, but in fact each trigger-pull is the subject of detailed measurement and analysis. For the third installment of our series on Dahlgren, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the division's integrated engagement systems chief, Daniel Ross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:06

The Defense Industrial Base faces short and long term...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/03

The Defense industrial base faces a lot of long-term challenges – many of which have been well documented in studies generated both inside and outside the government. But here-and-now concerns like inflation and the war in Ukraine have introduced a lot of new ones – ones that need to be dealt with this fiscal year. David Berteau is president of the Professional Services Council. He testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week on the health of the industrial base, and he joined the

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13:57

Two agencies team up to get more women in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/03

A new initiative from the Justice and State Departments looks to support women in leadership roles in counterterrorism. The Engaging Multinational Police Women on Equality and Rights or EMPoWER project, recently conducted its first ever symposium last month in Croatia. To learn more about the program, and some of the advantages of having more women to fight terrorism, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to Laurie Freeman, Deputy Director for the State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau, and

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12:05

For the Navy, putting shells and missiles on target...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/03

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division works to ensure the reliability, safety and effectiveness of Navy ship-board weapons. All but a handful of its nearly five thousand federal employees are civilians, aided by several thousand contractors. For the second installment in this week's series looking at Dahlgren activities, Federal News Network's Tom Temin spoke with the division's technical director, also a member of the Senior Executive Service, Dale Sisson. Learn more about your ad

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8:36

Federal shared services about to get another major...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/03

The federal shared services effort is about to undergo yet another revival. The 20-plus year initiative to get agencies to move to common, back-office systems for financial management and human resources will, once again, try to convince agencies they have the cure to the legacy system disease. In his weekly feature, the Reporter’s Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why agency leaders believe this time will be different. Jason joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about

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8:42

Bipartisan legislators push 5.1% pay raise for all feds

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/03

With an aging federal workforce and rising inflation rates, 62 legislators urge the House Committee on Appropriations to add a pay bump to the fiscal 2023 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill. The latest push for a federal pay raise of 5.1% comes from this year's iteration of the "FAIR" Act, sponsored by Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly. He tells Federal News Network's Drew Friedman, even though inflation's at 8.5%, his 5.1% is a more realistic goal. Learn more about your

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16:21

Congress is working to establish some order for the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/02

Members of Congress know the budget process, their primary mission in life, is a mess. But some efforts are brewing that at least some members hope will get the 2023 budget process under control. The Federal Drive got the latest now from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:36

This tiny vendor got a big Air Force contract, and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/02

The company is called Ditto. Not a household name in defense contracting. But if just got an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the Air Force, worth a potential billion dollars. Here with the Air Force requirement it's hoping to meet, Ditto CEO and co-founder Adam Fish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:12

We check in with the commander of a major Naval...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/02

Guns of all sizes, someday steel-cutting lasers and hypersonic launchers. None of it get mounted on a Navy ship until it's been tested and vetted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Recently I traveled to King George County, Virginia, home of the Dahlgren Division, to see what's going on to keep the Navy effective and lethal. In this first of a series of interviews we'll be airing this week, the Federal Drive spoke with the division's commander, Captain Casey Plew. Learn more

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17:40

DISA reorganization showing early returns, deputy...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/02

Six months ago the Defense Information Systems Agency embarked on its second reorganization in about five years. Now DISA, the organization in charge of much of the Defense Department’s IT networks, says it’s seeing results. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with DISA Deputy Director Christopher Barnhurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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