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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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18:22

Protests might be choking off the government's most...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/21

Few acquisition methods have proven as popular with agency buyers than indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contracts. Known affectionately as IDIQs. Protests, though, have killed off at least one planned IDIQ, and threaten delay or stop a couple of others. Joining the Federal Drive with more on this unfortunate trend, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:49

Coast Guard set to adopt employee performance...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/21

As part of the Homeland Security Department, the Coast Guard is about to adopt an employee performance management program DHS is pushing to its components. For how this will affect employees, Coast Guard human resources specialist Brooke Lawson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:02

You may not hear about it much, but another virus...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/21

AIDS, the deadly virus-caused disease that dominated medical news in the 1980s, is still a scourge. Especially in certain nations outside of the U.S. And helping mitigating it remains a priority for the State Department. For an update, the Federal Drive turned to the senior advisor in the Office of the U.S. Global Aids Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, Jirair Ratevosian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:52

Biden admin. making some adjustments it hopes will...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/21

The Small Business Administration is elevating its Office of Women’s Business Ownership. It's part of the Biden administration’s focus on what it calls equitable recovery from the pandemic. Now the office reports directly to the SBA Administrator, currently Isabella Guzman. It’s also trying to encourage more women business owners to compete for federal contracts. For a closer look at this work, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the assistant administrator of SBA’s Office of Women’s

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18:44

DoD’s average housing subsidy sees big increase as...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/21

Military service members get a housing stipend every month depending on their rank, where they live, and their family situation. This coming year, the Defense Department is increasing its average basic allowance for housing by an unusually high percentage. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione with the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:24

Congress looks to next year to take up where it'll...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/20

Even Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying the gigantic so-called build back better legislation won't happen in 2021. They'll be back with it next year. Meantime members are concerned with how the vaccine mandate is playing out for federal employees and service members. More now from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:24

The Defense Department office of inspector general...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/20

When you oversee an enterprise as big as the Defense Department, you need a plan. And that's what the Office of Inspector General does every year … develop a plan for the year ahead. The OIG's 2022 plan is out. For highlights, the management challenges lead in the OIG, Courtney Fones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:57

Criminal money mules are finding themselves tethered...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/20

Financial criminals need mules to move the cash. The Justice Department builds fences to keep the mules from getting very far. In fact, the Money Mule initiative has been running for four years, and it's gaining ground. For what it is and how it works, the consumer protection branch deputy assistant attorney general Arun Rao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:05

Air Force leveraging automation to also make things a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/20

The Air Force is drafting a new automation strategy. And it’s not all about killer robots or bots replacing humans. Instead, Air Force officials say automation software is making Airmen’s jobs a lot easier, and a little less boring in some cases. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:47

Smithsonian worried about climate change impact on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/20

Extreme weather and climate change are ongoing threats to federal buildings. The Smithsonian is no exception. It houses 155 million artifacts spanning, oh, all of human history and beyond. But the system’s museums and storage facilities risk flooding and other damage. In fact, that's already happened in the National Capital Region. Smithsonian officials appeared before the House Administration committee last week. Federal News Network’s Amelia Brust has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:54

The pandemic has failed to dampen federal employee...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/17

Federal employees may not all be in the office for the second holiday season in a row. But your generosity is undeterred by the pandemic. In fact, in the recent giving Tuesday you really shelled out. Both dollars and volunteer hours. We get the latest from the chairman of the National Capital Region Federal Coordinating Committee, Vince Micone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:18

The Washington Football Team isn't the only thing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/17

Some 650 pieces of federal land have the word squaw in their names. Nowadays that's considered derogatory to women, and to indigenous women in particular. Now the Interior Department has called on a group called the Board on Geographic Names to change them. With how that all works, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to the senior counselor to the Interior secretary, Liz Klein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:58

The Veterans Benefits Administration takes on fraud...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/17

For the Veterans Benefits Administration, fraud and identity theft is costly. For both the veterans it serves and for the agency itself. December being National Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month, VBA has programs in place to protect its own assets and to help veterans protect theirs. For more, the VBA's chief financial officer, Charles Tapp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:21

Vaccine deadlines have passed, now agencies look...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/17

The vaccine deadlines have come and gone. Now agencies are starting to think more about bringing federal employees back to their offices. Some agencies are bargaining with their unions. Others are scratching out telework and remote work policies. And a few even dare to set tentative dates. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive with why returning to the office is still sort of a hairball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:05

Two National Science Foundation people win a prize...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/16

The National Science Foundation mainly awards grants. It has 50,000 of them out there right now. To analyze them, its financial staff developed an artificial intelligence application called the Financial Obligation Root Cause Explorer, or FORCE. It won the innovation award from the Association of Government Accountants. For what it is and what it does, the NSF's payments and analytics branch chief, Jesse Simons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:05

From the National Academy of Public Administration,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/16

The sexual assault and sexual harassment problems, known as SASH, we just heard about came up in a detailed review of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. It was done at congressional request by the National Academy of Public Administration. Leading the study was Judith Youngman, a NAPA fellow and former faculty member of both the Coast Guard and U.S. Military academies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:20

A non-profit law group tried to help maritime...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/16

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, part of the Transportation Department, has suspended a program that puts students at sea for a year. That followed reports of sexual assault of students aboard commercial vessels. Members of Congress have called on the academy to establish a plan for dealing with assault. According to my next guest, the stories keep coming in. He's the founder and chief legal officer of Maritime Legal Aid and Advocacy, J. Ryan Melogy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:25

Pentagon hoping new position will further link three...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/16

The Defense Department’s chief data officer is transforming the way the agency thinks about and uses data. Now the department is taking steps to bring the CDO closer together with two of its partners, the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and the Defense Digital Service. Early next year, all three will report to a new Chief Digital and A-I Officer. For a closer look, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the senior adviser to the DOD chief data officer, Jenny Sue Ross. Learn more about

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13:19

DISA to let milCloud 2.0 expire in May

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/16

The Defense Information Systems Agency is letting its milCloud 2.0 offering expire in May 2022. Federal News Network has learned that DISA told the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Dec. 14 that it will not pick up the third option period with GDIT, which was supposed to happen in early June. The Federal Drive welcomed Federal News Network's Jason Miller with more on this breaking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:49

DoD considering requiring booster vaccines for troops

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/16

Service members just hit their deadline for being fully vaccinated, but now the Omicron variant is bearing down. The Defense Department is thinking about a new mandate. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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