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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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18:04

Federal CIO Martorana says agencies adjusting to TMF...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/05/02

The Veterans Affairs Department received a $10.5 million infusion to modernize its identity management platform. Just don't call it an award or a loan. The Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana says it was an investment by the Technology Modernization Fund Board. Martorana and Raylene Yung, the executive director of the TMF program management office at GSA, tell executive editor Jason Miller about why VA’s proposal stood out and how the TMF continues to evolve. Learn more about your ad

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17:44

An academic challenge nets knowledge and possible...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/29

A team of four students at a Virginia university won a challenge competition put on by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Hosted by FDIC's Center for Financial Research, this year's challenge asked students to examine how the pandemic affected banking. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the FDIC's senior economic researcher, Jon Pogach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:05

How the pandemic and its aftermath continue to roil...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/29

Women federal employees are less likely than men to stick around should a good job offer come from somewhere else. That's one finding of new research by Eagle Hill Consulting. Researchers found the pandemic and the way it scrambled how people work has sparked what they call a great re-evaluation. Here with more, Eagle Hill's CEO, Melissa Jezior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:25

The NGA Software Way could improve the agency's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/29

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is relying more and more on software, and not just trained eyeballs, to analyze satellite imagery and other data. To improve how it develops software, the agency has a new strategy called “The NGA Software Way.” For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday spoke with NGA Chief Technology Officer, Alex Loehr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:12

Two years into the pandemic, federal employee...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/29

2021 was a year of big change or the federal workforce. For one thing, they faced a turbulent of return-to-the-office, with plans varying widely from agency to agency. The result? Employee engagement and job satisfaction both drop off from the relatively high levels of 2020’s. That’s according to the Office of Personnel Management, which yesterday released the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, or “FEVS” for 2021. Joining the Federal Drive with the details, Federal News Network’s Drew

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17:31

Time to shake off the doldrums, get it in gear, and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/28

You've still got a couple of days left to sign up for the Feds In Motion 2022 challenge. It's a fundraiser by the Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund. It only costs $39. For more, and an update on FEEA's good works, acting executive director Robyn Kehoe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:46

Officers in the reserve join a legal fight for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/28

A case now being decided by the Supreme Court, known as Torres versus Texas, has a potential big impact on members of the reserves. If states like Texas achieve sovereign immunity, it would jeopardize the re-employment rights reservists have, when returning from duty. The Federal Drive got analysis now from Wiley Rein partner, attorney Scott Felder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:03

If the government forces you back to the office,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/28

Perhaps on purpose, but the administration has offered only vague guidance on when, or if, or which, federal employees must return to their offices. Mostly the schedule has been made up agency-by-agency. So can they force you back? And if you're in a bargaining unit, is any of this negotiable? We get some insight from federal employment attorney John Mahoney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:12

Pentagon shifting Project Maven, marquee artificial...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/28

The Pentagon’s marquee artificial intelligence initiative, known as Project Maven, is moving to a new home. It's leaving the Office of the Secretary of Defense. For where it's headed, turn to Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday reporting from the GEOINT conference in Denver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:07

House lawmakers seek VA EHR pause, ‘gravely...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/28

System outages and patient safety concerns have plagued the Veterans Affairs Department’s new electronic health record. And not surprisingly, that's leading is leading to more scrutiny. Top members of the House VA Committee are telling the agency to pause future rollouts on the new EHR until these problems can get fixed. Meanwhile, the vendor, Cerner says it’s considering its own technical review of the EHR. It also wants to make sure the system is stable and reliable. For an update, Federal News

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16:13

Energy Department issues plan to safely and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/27

Solar panels have a life cycle. The billions of panels covering roofs and once-pristine landscapes and maybe even your office building will all need to be disposed of and replaced at some point. Now the Energy Department has issued an action plan for how to safely and economically handle photovoltaic materials that have worn out. For details, the Energy Department's photovoltaics program manager, Lenny Tinker joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:28

IRS struggles to process suspended returns with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/27

If citizens can't escape death and taxes, the IRS can't seem to avoid yearly processing problems. Even as the this year's filing season ended, the IRS was dealing with millions of returns from last year, to say nothing of slow call centers and poor in-person service. For the view of the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the Director of Strategic Issues Jessica Lucas-Judy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:02

Inspectors general reflect on career, impact of the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/27

The community of inspectors general lost one of its leading lights recently with the death of former Interior Department IG Earl Devaney. Devaney also headed up the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board in 2009. For more on the meaning of Devaney's career, the National Science Foundation Inspector General Allison Lerner, and the Interior Department IG Mark Lee Greenblatt, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:44

Act now if you want help from GSA's assisted...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/26

The 2022 fiscal year got compressed to six months. To help with their crucial acquisitions, many agencies have already turned to the General Services Administration. Staff at GSA's assisted acquisition services are busy, but it's not too late to get in. For more on the procurement situation, the Federal Drive spoke with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:26

The Navy has a bridge all the way to Great Britain,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/26

The Navy has three carefully-selected delegates spending three months of learning in London. They're part of a program known as the Percy Hobart Fellowships. It aims to more closely link innovative elements of the private sector with the military. Some 40 other people from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will also participate. For more of what's going on, we turn to one of the U.S. Navy participants. Alan Jaeger is director of the Ventura Tech Bridge at the Fathomwerx Lab. That's part of the

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11:52

The IRS has to tighten up its procedures for employee...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/26

Federal leave and time off policies can get mighty complicated. At the I-RS, both managers and line employees have had trouble sticking to procedures for family and medical leave act leave. And for absence without leave. Enough so that the commissioner asked the Treasury inspector general for tax administration to look into it. For what they found, the director of TIGTA's management and exempt organization business unit, Carl Aley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:08

Innovation in federal agencies is hard, but possible...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/26

The first chief innovation officer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation left after only a year on the job. Sultan Meghji cited several systemic barriers that frustrated him into leaving. Meghji's comments got executive editor Jason Miller thinking about what it takes to innovate in the federal government. In his weekly feature the reporter's notebook, Jason asked two former federal executives what it takes to be successful. Jason joined the Federal Drive to discuss what he learned. Learn

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9:26

Military housing company derelict in duties even...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/26

For years, military service members have been raising flags about problems with privatized military housing ranging from lead paint to defrauding the government. Now after Congressional inquires, guilty pleas and promises to make good, a new Senate report finds at least one company is still misleading troops, their families and possibly the government. 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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18:37

On capitol hill, a deepening commitment to keep arms...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/25

Ukraine, and keeping aid going to that country, it's one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill. Law makers return this week, and that's at the top of the agenda. The Federal Drive got more now from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:14

A former Commerce official on the internet policy...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/04/25

The Commerce Department has been dealing with the internet and its implications since at least the mid 1990s. Mainly through an obscure agency known as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. My next guest worked there for many years, more recently as acting administrator. Evelyn Remaley is now a partner at the law firm Wilkinson Barker Knauer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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