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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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16:24

Military spouse unemployment continues to weigh on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/17

With the war in Ukraine adding to inflation inflation, military service members are feeling the squeeze. The largest annual study of military families says they are desperate for a second income. But can be tough for spouses to find a job. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:28

Garland issues new FOIA guidance as lawmakers seek...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/17

It's Sunshine Week, and the Department of Justice has some new open-records guidance for agencies. Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing a presumption of openness when it comes to processing Freedom of Information Act requests. For more, Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:07

Lobbyists sign open letter asking to reopen Capitol...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/16

The Capitol and its environs have been mostly closed to visitors since - well, you know. Tourists, Girl Scout troops, and Lions Club presidents aren't the only ones who want the Capitol opened back up, so do lobbyists. They're circulating an open letter trying to nudge members to get back to normal. For more details, the Chairman of the board of the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics, Paul Miller spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:03

VA study of health care market access has some data gaps

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/16

On orders from Congress, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been doing a detailed study of nearly 100 health care markets nationwide. It aims to realign facilities with where veterans actually are. Now the Government Accountability Office has studied VA's studies. For what auditors found, the GAO's Director of Health Care issues Sharon Silas spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:23

Grant fosters innovative technology to adapt disabled...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/16

For several years now, the Department of Veterans Affairs has operated a grant program to help disabled veterans adapt their homes. The program is called Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology. For how it works and where the money goes, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the Program Chief of Policy Jason Latona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:24

VA looks to do more with fewer facilities as it...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/16

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to make do with fewer facilities. Officials just completed a deep study of the VA's real estate portfolio. They propose closing dozens of medical centers but replacing about half of them with new ones. For the other half, VA wants to shift care to more specialized outpatient clinics or to non-VA providers. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:37

DISA faces major protest for IT services contract...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/16

The Defense Information Systems Agency couldn't escape a protest after awarding a big IT services contract. The General Services Administration is ready to expand its approach to simplifying online buying. These are just two of the week's biggest acquisition stories. Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller has been following them. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:05

Is the GSA throwing sand in the gears of the multiple...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/15

Contractors and their representatives report troubles with the Multiple Award Schedule system. The MAS is the long running and very popular system for delivering routine products to the government. The General Services Administration has operated the schedules for decades. For what's going on, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:17

Classification has an unholy handmaiden, the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/15

Any federal employee who's come near classified or secret information know what happens if they try to publish something or give a speech. The federal government has at least 17 pre-publication review boards with the authority to say no. The whole apparatus has led to what my next guest calls several pathologies. Yale University Law Professor Oona Hathaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:09

From a former commissioner, advice for the next team...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/15

By several measures, Social Security is an agency in crisis. Its labor relations are strained, with ongoing uncertainty over contracts, and when-and-how people return to offices. It has difficulty on the customer service front, prompting tough questions from Capitol Hill. And there's no Senate-confirmed commissioner. For some perspective, the Federal Drive turned to former commissioner Mike Astrue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:40

Congress taps brakes on DoD project to reform IT funding

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/15

The Defense Department got most of what it wanted in last week's 2022 budget agreement. In some cases it got more. But Congress left out one small but important request. Pentagon planners had hoped it would enable more agile modernization by updating how the department pays for software development. Federal News Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive with this, and more from their latest DoD reporters notebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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18:17

In a reversal of roles, Congress tells the TMF to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/15

For the Technology Modernization Fund, the bank of mom and dad is closed for fiscal 2022. If you've raised kids, you probably grasp the message Congress sent to the TMF in the omnibus bill passed last week. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why lawmakers zeroed out the Technology Modernization Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:20

That omnibus bill maybe should be called the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/14

Congress, as it does every year, crammed in a lot of spending when it whipped up the so-called omnibus appropriations bill. Pretty much record-setting spending all 'round. The Federal Drive got a summary now from WTOP capitol hill correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:14

AWOL employees, absent without leave, is a vexing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/14

It's bad enough when employees don't show up for work. For the Postal Service, it's a perpetual problem. Managers can plan and budget for vacations, even contingencies like sick days. But what about absent without leave, or AWOL? This turns out to be a prickly management challenge. For some management lessons learned, the Federal Drive turned to the Postal Service's deputy assistant inspector general, Jason Yovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:20

Interior IG finds Anacostia Park Police office in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/14

Imagine a federal office with holes in the roof, birds flying in, mold everywhere, and a staff untrained for its crucial public safety mission. Hard to believe? Yet that's what the Interior Department's office of inspector general found at the U.S. Park Police dispatch center for the Washington, D.C. area. Joining the Federal Drive in studio with details, Interior IG Mark Lee Greenblatt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:58

Senate passes $1.5T omnibus spending deal seeking...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/14

Congress, late as always, has passed a comprehensive spending package for the rest of fiscal 2022. The $1.5 trillion give the IRS more money to go after tax cheats and sets higher pay caps for nurses at the VA. Lawmakers are also asking for a slew of status updates on the state of the federal workforce. For details, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:45

Defense installations starting to feel the brunt of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/14

The effects of climate change and extreme weather have started to make an impact on the military. One example is how frequent hurricanes are battering installations in the south. Defense Department sustainability chief Joe Bryan says the Pentagon has new efforts to shield weapons systems, bases and other assets from severe weather. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione recently spoke with Bryan about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:01

How to button up a cybersecurity risk on every...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/11

Don't click on that attachment. How many times have you heard that in anti-phishing training? Often attachments with malicious payloads come in the popular Adobe PDF format. Recently the National Security Agency issued guidance for how to configure your PDF readers application safely. Joining the Federal Drive with more on the whole PDF question, from Adobe itself, the vice president for public sector digital media, Paul Faust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:27

Veterans Affairs completes a deep study of how it...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/11

The Veterans Health Administration is always looking for ways to improve psycho-therapy treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Two leading methods are known as cognitive processing and prolonged exposure. VA's top expert on the problem recently co-authored the report on an extensive study that compared the two therapies. Joining the Federal Drive with more is that expert. She's the executive director of VA's National Center for PTSD, Dr. Paula Schnurr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:48

Intelligence community whistleblowers finally get a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/11

Whistleblowers across the government have gotten increasingly more support and protection over the years. Except for those in the secretive intelligence community. They have no independent enforcement mechanisms for the protections they do have. Joining the Federal Drive with how things are about to change, the policy counsel at the Project on Government Oversight, Melissa Wasser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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