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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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27:31

This Naval Research innovation initiative suddenly...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/07

In its ongoing search for innovation towards the strategic edge, the Office of Naval Research has turned to academic. ONR recently sponsored a research project called the Gordian Knot For National Security Innovation. It's housed at Stanford University. For what's been happening since the center opened last fall I spoke with the chief of Naval Research, Rear Admiral Lorin Selby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:38

Spurred on by Russia, Senate bill carries slew of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/07

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to widespread concerns about accompanying cyber attacks. Now Congress is moving forward with major cybersecurity legislation, including new requirements for agencies. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:08

MSPB can chip away case backlog ‘almost immediately,’...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/07

Federal employees looking to appeal pay cuts or dismissals won't have to wait on the Merit Systems Protection Board much longer. The Senate last week confirmed two nominees to serve on the board, enough for the first quorum in more than five years. The board has a backlog of thousands of appeals cases, but also a few tools and strategies to tackle it. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joined the Federal Drive with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:02

The Energy Department widens the hunt for novel...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/04

The Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, ARPA-E, is spending big to unearth the next generation of technologies for energy. It's launched a $175 million grant program for everything from wind to fusion. For details, ARPA-E's deputy director for technology, Jenny Gerbi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:21

The federal workforce skews older than average. Is...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/04

Discussion about the federal workforce rarely go three minutes, before someone laments the need to get young people into government. Yet three quarters of the federal workforce is over 40, a much higher percentage than in the private sector. So it may be no surprise that age discrimination complaints in government are more common than in the private sector. American University professor Bob Tobias has been studying the federal workforce for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:05

This retired one-star takes his armaments experience...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/04

To fight and win the nation's wars, the Defense Department needs the best possible armaments. The National Armaments Consortium brings together contractors, researchers and academics in the development of new armament technologies for the military to acquire and test. Now the consortium has a new vice president of customer engagement, retired Army Brigadier General Al Abramson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:45

What the Government Publishing Office has in common...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/04

A recent list in Forbes Magazine, of 500 of the best midsized employers in the United States, included a couple of federal agencies. Among them, the Government Publishing Office. For an update on what this Congressional agency has been up to, the Federal Drive turned to director Hugh Halpern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:09

Pentagon to us Google Cloud again for another...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/04

The Defense Department is becoming more reliant on commercial cloud computing. That means it needs more than one option. The relatively tiny Defense Innovation Unit recently settled on Google Cloud for a production contract. The company’s security framework around the cloud mirrors that of DISA’s Cloud Access Point. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione talked about the contract with DIU cyber portfolio manager Richard Simon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:13

Even indirect military support of Ukraine will cost...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/03

The United States may not be a war with Russia in the classic military sense. But it does have troops deployed to NATO countries. And that costs money. For a view into contract spending to support troops in NATO countries, we turn to Bloomberg Government senior data analyst Paul Murphy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:14

The Pentagon's race to modernize the military may not...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/03

If the U.S. military's modernizing efforts don't go faster than its aging process, the country's got a problem. Yet that's exactly what's happening, according to my next guest. Robert McDonald is a retired CIA officer and former professor of national security at the National War College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:23

How to fix the festering problem of federal contact...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/03

Few services to the public can be as troublesome as agency contact centers. Just ask the IRS. Yet as long as people have phones, they're going to want service by telephone. Technology consultants at Deloitte studied contact centers and came up with a model for what they call the contact center of the future. Joining the Federal Drive with what that might look like, Deloitte Consulting principal Marc Mancher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:22

Agency technology spending portal gets long-needed...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/03

The whiskered Federal IT Dashboard would getting a facelift under the administration's fiscal 2023 budget plan. The portal that makes agency technology spending transparent and searchable hasn't had a major upgrade since it launched in 2009. For more on the planned improvements, Federal News Network's Jason Miller spoke with the director of data transparency for GSA’s Office of Governmentwide Policy, Dan York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:23

OMB sees 2022 as ‘most significant year’ for security...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/03

The White House sees 2022 as an important year for personnel vetting reform. The background investigations backlog seems to have dried up, but officials say granting security clearance still takes too long because its too complicated. They hope technology will help solve a lot of the problems. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:04

2023 budget negotiations start soon, WH expected to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/02

In just a few weeks the annual budget dance, this time for 2023, will start. People who follow these things closely predict the White House will request only a very small increase for the Defense Department, knowing Congress will plus it up anyway. For the latest detail, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Bloomberg Government reporter Roxana Tiron. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:15

GAO says consolidated statements can't clarify the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/02

Financial management problems at the Defense Department show up year after year. Throw in problems at the Small Business Administration and a few other persistent issues, and it's impossible to accurately assess the state of federal finances. And that's the conclusion from the latest look at the government's consolidated statements conducted by the Government Accountability Office. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest from the GAO's Director of Financial Management and Assurance issues,

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18:39

Ukraine-Russia conflict puts cyber warfare front and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/02

Russia's land war in Ukraine is in some ways, an outgrowth of its long running cyberspace war. And that affects everybody, not just Ukraine. For how the current situation changes the cybersecurity picture, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Ret. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:42

VHA's Diffusion Marketplace showcases staff ideas for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/02

The Veterans Health Administration is developing new methods to treat patients by gathering ideas from its own staff. It showcases the ideas on a website called the diffusion marketplace. Now the site is open to anyone. For more, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with a member of VHA's Diffusion of Excellence program, Blaine Fitzgerald, on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:10

DoD awards nearly $2B to build first satellite-based...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/02

Two major Defense Department information technology initiatives took major steps this week. The Fourth Estate Network Consolidation, involving most of DoD outside of the armed services themselves, has awarded a big contract to modernize its underlying network. Plus on the armed services side, DoD is putting the initial pieces in place to create the backbone of the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) Project. For more on these two efforts, Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller

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16:10

When you look at the all the rules, no wonder the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/01

The government looks like its doing everything possible to discourage companies from selling to it. Especially small businesses, who lack the manpower or intestinal fortitude to slog through a growing number of rules. That's the view of longtime federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen, who joined the Federal Drive to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:58

The Labor Department adds muscle to its wage and hour...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2022/03/01

If you like going after companies that cheat their employees on wages, this might be the job for you. The Labor Department wants to hire one hundred investigators in its wage and hour division. The Federal Drive got more now from the division's acting administrator, Jessica Looman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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