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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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16:13

White House ‘driving fast’ to issue software security...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/25

Nearly a year after President Joe Biden signed off on an expansive cybersecurity executive order, officials are grappling with the difficult task of taking secure software standards and applying them to the vast array of software agencies buy. The Office of Management and Budget plans on releasing new secure software guidance for agencies within the next eight to 12 weeks, according to Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer. The guidance is based on a “Secure Software Development

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22:34

An old and large NASA center is about to get an update

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/24

Goddard Space Flight Center, one of NASA's original sites, is about to get a major nip and tuck. This after NASA's office of strategic infrastructure said yes to a new master plan for Goddard. For one thing, Goddard plans to cut its building square footage by 25%. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about the master plan with Goddard's associate center director, Ray Rubilotta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:05

The infrastructure bill includes money for reducing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/24

When you think infrastructure, you probably think of new and replacement. But the big bill enacted late last year also has money for removing infrastructure. Specifically, river dams. For how and why this is the case, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Tom Kieran, the president and CEO of the non-profit American Rivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:53

VA brings employees back to the office, but envisions...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/24

The Veterans Affairs Department is the latest agency to bring its workforce back to the office, but is envisioning a hybrid workplace in the coming months to improve recruitment and retention. Deputy VA Secretary Donald Remy said Tuesday that the VA brought non-bargaining unit employees back to the office last week. The agency, he added, expects bargaining unit employees to return to the office by May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:36

What does it take for agencies to get off GAO's High...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/23

Good behavior can get a con out of prison. Good behavior can also get your program off the Government Accountability Office's never-ending list of high-risk federal programs. In fact, the GAO just issued guidance on how get off the list. For highlights, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the GAO's director of strategic issues, Michelle Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:36

Senate confirmation process dragging on longer with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/23

Presidents make sure their and their party's policies are carried out in large measure by whom they appoint. Each time, though, it seems like the confirmation process goes slower and slower. For a look at how things stand now for the Biden administration, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to someone who counts these things. Anne Joseph O'Connell is a Stanford Law School professor and a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:54

GSA wants to cast wider net for federal building...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/23

Before it can hire contractors to build or renovate federal buildings, the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service has to engage architects. Over the years, some of the world's top architects have designed federal buildings. Now GSA wants to ensure diversity in its roster of architects. It's inked a memorandum of understanding with the National Organization of Minority Architects. The Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service Nina Albert shared more details on the Federal Drive

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17:57

Contractors ponder the short fiscal year and the new...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/22

The procurement environment is a little confusing at the moment. Appropriations came through with only a half a year to obligate them. The 2023 budget schedule is foggy. And inflation overlays the buying power of every dollar. For what contractors are, or should be thinking about, the Federal Drive turned to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:53

2022 spending bill fills holes in DoD’s...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/22

The 2022 appropriations enacted last week give the Defense Department some extra bread for facilities maintenance and repair. More than $1 billion more. Plus, U.S. Space Force ponders a digital approach to assessing service members fitness. those stories ad more in this week's DOD Reporters Notebook with Scott Maucione and Jared Serbu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:01

Ukraine has sped up how Congress is thinking about China

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/21

The House of Representatives is taking what amounts to spring break for politicians. But the Senate is in town working on legislation to deal with China, and closing in on the Supreme Court nomination. The Federal Drive got the look-ahead from Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:37

Veterans and their supports push for burn pit related...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/21

Burn pits, they're the agent orange of the most recent generation of veterans. Veterans who were exposed to the open junk incinerators in Iraq and Afghanistan have long complained of resulting health maladies. President Joe Biden mentioned it in his state of the union speech. Some VA benefits have begun to trickle out. For an update, the co-founder and special counsel of the National Veterans Legal Services Program, Bart Stichman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:54

University researchers don't do a good job of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/21

Defense Department components often give grants or contracts to colleges and universities, and companies for that matter, to do research. That means they develop controlled, unclassified information, or CUI. Now the Defense Office of Inspector General has found, research contractors don't do a good job of protecting that information from cyber attacks. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the project manager for audit cyberspace operations in the DODIG office, Gregory Crawford. Learn more about

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18:47

DoD has a new plan to take JADC2 from concept to reality

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/21

The Pentagon has been talking about its vision for Joint All-Domain Command and Control for years. Now there’s a plan to make it real. The formal implementation plan is still classified, but Defense officials say they’re ready to get to work on JADC2’s five separate lines of effort. And funding requests to start building discrete elements of the architecture will make their first appearance in next year’s budget. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:08

Pandemic relief oversight sheds new light on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/21

Efforts to oversee trillions of dollars in pandemic relief spending are running into a familiar problem: persistent gaps in federal spending data. Investigators say Congress can take some actions to make sure it's easier to track how agencies are spending taxpayer dollars. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:32

Even before it was public, the AFGE has stomping on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/18

Last Monday VA Secretary Denis McDonough make public a plan for revamping the vast collection of health care facilities throughout the nation. VA proposes closing and tearing down many medical centers, building some new ones, and establishing outpatient centers. And moving more care to the private sector. The American Federation of Government Employees, with represents a couple hundred thousand VA employees, doesn't like the plan. Not one bit. Joining the Federal Drive with why, the director of

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18:30

This homeland security cooperative agreement spans an...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/18

The Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology Directorate has teamed up with counterparts in Israel. The goal of the program, now in its seventh year, is to fund the discovery of what it calls advanced solutions for mission-critical homeland security needs. For how it all works, the director of industry partnerships in the Office of Innovation and Collaboration, Megan Mahale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:34

How utilizing data could lead to better, healthier...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/18

Serving in the military can take a serious toll on the body. New technologies and techniques might be able to save service members' back and joints. One Air National Guard squadron is working with Sparta Science on a data-driven approach to training better. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione talks with Sparta’s founder, Dr. Phil Wagner, and the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron Superintendent, Chief Master Sergeant Jeremy Mullins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:44

A spurned federal landlord persists until it has a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/17

All the General Services Administration was trying to do was get new office space for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Rhode Island. But, in a word, if bungled the procurement. The inspector general said so. So did the courts. But it wasn't easy for the losing bidder to make its case, as we hear from Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:54

Less senior federal employees also benefit with the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/17

After two years of total vacancy, the Merit Systems Protection Board now has two of its three members, enough to make decisions that stick. The board is where feds who feel they were wrongly sanctioned can appeal decisions of administrative judges. Here with one view of the practical effect of the board's re-establishment, federal employment attorney Stephanie Rapp-Tully, a partner at Tully-Rinckey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:40

Less senior federal employees also have reason to be...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/17

The Senior Executives Association, which represents the government's highest ranking career officials, is especially glad the Merit Systems Protection Board has a quorum of two members. The Senate confirmed them a couple of weeks ago, ending five years without a quorum. The Association's director of policy and outreach, Jason Briefel told the Federal Drive more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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