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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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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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12:36

The government has a long way to go before it's good...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/29

A look at four selected agencies, some large some small, shows the government has work to do in order to fulfill the aims of the Data Act. One reason is the White House has failed to issue detailed agency guidance as the 2018 law requires. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked about all of this with the director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, Michelle Sager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:08

Security of the electrical grid. Is the government...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/29

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently concluded audits of cybersecurity practices of electrical grid operators. It found they mostly comply with legally required cyber measures. But that doesn't mean the grid is free of cyber-related danger. Federal Drive host Tom Temin got an analysis of this exercise from energy regulatory lawyer and senior counsel at Akin Gump, Scott Johnson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:10

Contractors conclude a difficult year of funding...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/28

For federal contractors, 2021 comes to an end with no appropriations for 2022 until halfway through the fiscal year. This as they deal with a flurry of head-spinning executive orders from the Biden administration. Federal Drive host Tom Temin got a summary of the issues during his interview with 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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11:04

How Homeland Security plans to put boots on science...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/28

The Science and Technology Directorate at the Homeland Security Department has two names for a reason. It funds science, but the goal is to transfer science into deployable technology. Now the directorate has awarded grants to two universities -- one on each side of the country -- to improve how research and development activities transition to products. The project is called S-and-T Analysis and Management of Innovation Activity, or STAMINA. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Directorate's

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8:23

USPS sees more on-time holiday deliveries, despite...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/28

The Postal Service, during its busiest season, is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 quarantines among its workforce. Despite this challenge, USPS data shows the agency provided a significantly higher level of service this year, compared to widespread mail and package delays it saw in December 2020. USPS data shows it delivered more than 90% of first-class mail on-time so far in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. That’s a significant improvement, compared to the 78.44% of first-class mail delivered

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18:53

Vaccine mandate, return to office discussions barrel...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/27

Like it or not, there was one topic we couldn't stop talking about in 2021. Yes, that vaccine mandate consumed conversations at your agency this year. So did questions about when federal employees would return to their offices. In the meantime, agencies have been setting new telework and remote policies. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined us to explain why agencies are further along in answering some of those questions over others. And why all three topics might remain part of the

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15:55

Navy Federal Credit Union has expanded its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/27

Some 500 colleges and universities host Reserve Office Training Corps programs. The Navy Federal Credit Union has expanded its scholarship program to include all of them. For an update, the credit union's vice president for branch operations, Matt Lawson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:38

A look ahead at the role of federal chief data officers

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/27

In 2021, federal chief data officers settled into their jobs. This as the Biden administration's management agenda called for better agency stewardship, program evaluation and service to the citizen. All of it requires both data and federal employee data literacy. For a review and what to expect in 2022, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:02

Interpreting the Biden administration's Defense...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/27

The Defense budget request from the Biden administration is a bit of an outlier, as these things go. It was submitted later than ever, and is an amalgam of Biden and Trump administration priorities. It's also the first in 20 years to come with no overseas contingency fund request. Or not exactly. For the important messages the budget is sending, we turned to the Director of Defense Budget Analysis at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Todd Harrison. Learn more about your ad choices

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15:28

CISA has a new advisory panel to boost cyber defenses

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/27

A hacker and even a reporter, thankfully not one of ours, are among those on a new federal advisory panel. The Cybersecurity Advisory Committee held its first meeting this month. It has the task of helping the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency boost U.S. cyber defenses. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:39

Federal boards and councils, do they set the right...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/23

The Chief Human Capital Officers Council recently got a revival from the Biden administration. The cheekos are pondering the future of federal work. They've rewritten the council's charter. They hope of help modernize the federal workforce. My next guest says the Council needs to model the behaviors it hopes to foster. Joining the Federal Drive, long-time federal workforce guru Bob Tobias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:20

A new way for senior executives to get professional...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/23

The Senior Executives Association has launched a first-ever awards program for its members, federal senior executives. The thinking is, the Presidential Rank Awards program is fine as far as it goes. But it leaves many worthy people unrecognized. Joining the Federal Drive with more on the program, SEA President Bob Corsi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:57

How the Coast Guard deals with sexual assaults aboard...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/23

Sexual assault and harassment at sea has been a problem for cadets at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Twice in recent years it's had to interrupt its Sea Year program, under which students spend time on U.S. flag merchant vessels to gain experience. Recently one mariner I interviewed said the Coast Guard is lax in dealing with reported incidents. For the Coast Guard's response, I spoke with Rear Admiral John Mauger, the assistant commandant of the Coast Guard for prevention policy. And with

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17:38

Looking ahead to 2022 with Scott Maucione

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/23

The armed services have been dealing with a number of important issues in the past year. Issues they'll need to keep grappling with in the year ahead, 2022. Among them, how to assess and mitigate the occurrences of sexual assault within the ranks. And how to lower the persistent rate of suicides among solders, sailors, airmen and marines. Federal News Network's Scott Maucione has been covering these topics, and he joined the Federal Drive with an assessment and look ahead. Learn more about your ad

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17:27

CISA looks to ‘operationalize’ evolving National...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/23

Homeland Security is moving ahead with a new concept for managing risks to parts of the U.S. economy. Instead of focusing on individual sectors, DHS is now assessing the most critical functions, and the technologies that support them. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:06

OMB seeking feedback on first-ever PMA learning agenda

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/22

Learning agendas are becoming a popular buzzword in government these days. Individual agencies are working on their own learning agendas to publish next spring. Now the Biden administration is launching a new learning agenda as part of his emerging President's Management Agenda. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain what this means, and how federal employees, the private sector and others can weigh in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:38

NSA cloud contract in trouble after Microsoft's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/22

A National Security Agency cloud computing acquisition is in limbo after losing bidder Microsoft successfully challenged one of the source selection criteria. The case shows how carefully agencies need to tread, especially when price is not the main criterion. Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo review the case on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:13

Federal government struggling to offload excess...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/22

Federal real estate officials and Congress both know the government has plenty of property to dispose of. Yet 20 years of effort has produced very little in the way of excess property sales. Five years after Congress refreshed the effort with a new law, the General Services Administration has only sold one building. For more, we turn to the acting director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office, Jill Naamane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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18:02

These are the critical issues the federal IT...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/22

From SolarWinds to President Joe Biden's executive order on cybersecurity to the collapse of the Pentagon's JEDI program to Log4j, it's been quite a year for cybersecurity in the federal government. And for its first cousin, cloud computing. Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller has been following all of it. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a summary and what you can expect for 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:52

Apprenticeships help St. Louis-area veterans find...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/22

Welcome back to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin on Federal News Network. In the race to find technology talent, sometimes you have to grow your own. Accenture Federal Services is doing just that with an apprenticeship program for veterans in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. For details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the managing director and lede of its Advanced Technology Center Accenture, Ali Bokhari, and one of the apprentices now working as a full time engineer, Tyler

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