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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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15:01

Agencies scramble to identify, mitigate 'Log4J'...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/15

If you're in cybersecurity for the federal government, you might have to kiss Christmas goodbye. Agencies have until Christmas Eve to patch a critical exploit in widely used logging software. But the response to the “Log4j” vulnerability will likely last well into the new year. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:17

For newly empowered CHCO Council, the future of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/15

Like the Office of Personnel Management the Chief Human Capital Officers Council has been going through its own transformation over the last year. The council moved back under OPM's umbrella. Chief human capital officers have spent the last couple of months discussing the future of work and the administration's diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joins me now with more of what the council's been up to and why it matters. Learn more about

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10:14

Air Force innovator's new job takes him to Space Force

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/15

Andrew Williams produced a string of technological innovations while working for the Air Force. Now he's been promoted to deputy technology executive officer for Space Science and Technology. That means he'll work directly on the Space Force mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:12

Why is the Biden Administration taking so long to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/15

The Biden administration is moving at a snail's pace to staff itself. Slower in fact than the last three administrations. That's according to analysis done by Katy Tenpas, a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:00

GAO: Critical infrastructure threats require a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/15

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency keeps expanding. The Federal cyber advisor, a Senate confirmed position, has been in place for months. So why is the Government Accountability Office testifying on the need for a national cyber strategy aimed at protecting critical infrastructure? We get an answer from the GAO's director of information technology and cybersecurity issues, Nick Marinos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:18

Federal contractors find, sometimes you just have to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/14

Like a pile of pick-up sticks, the Biden administration's contractor vaccine mandate has collapsed in a heap. After a slew of state lawsuits and unfavorable court decisions, the administration won't enforce the mandate. But that doesn't end the matter necessarily. Joining the Federal Drive with what might come next, the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, David Berteau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:46

The nation's top anti-discrimination-on-the-job...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/14

Whether in the public or private sectors, technology has arrived at the task of recruiting and hiring people. Now, more employers are adding artificial intelligence to their technology stacks. AI has the potential for misuse, or even for introducing unlawful bias all by itself. It's a big concern for my next guest. She's chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Charlotte Burrows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:24

White House wants agencies to do more business with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/14

The latest attempt to give small business government contractors a boost comes at a strange time in federal acquisition. The Biden administration aims to double the percentage of contracts going to small disadvantage businesses in 2022, at a time when the number of all small firms are shrinking. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller covers the challenges agencies face in meeting the Biden administration's small business goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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18:40

Congress is on a glidepath to Christmas, with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/13

By all indications, the Congress this week will have managed to keep a streak going. It will get the National Defense Authorization Act to the president's desk before the of the calendar year. Beyond that? Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:55

While the elves prepare for Christmas, ICE is on the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/13

Each year the holiday buying season brings in a raft of phony and counterfeit goods into the country. And each year Immigration and Custom Enforcement's Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center works to stop them. Here on the Federal Drive with this year's update, the deputy director of the center, Ricardo Mayoral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:43

The Argonne National Lab takes on a pollution source...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/13

A group of scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory have one word for you. Just one word. Plastic. Well, polyurethane to be precise. This widely used material is almost never recycled. Now the lab has teamed up with Northwestern University and Dow Chemical Company to, you might say, modernize how polyurethane is made and handled. Joining the Federal Drive with more, the fuels and products group leader at Argonne's systems assessment center, Troy Hawkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:14

Congressional auditors point to challenges ahead for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/13

Congressional auditors have found big flaws in the Defense Department's signature supplier security program. That would be the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. A Government Accountability Office review found numerous problems with “CMMC 1.0.” Now the question is, will those issues continue to haunt the revised “2.0” program? For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:20

Biden sets zero-emission goals for federal buildings,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/13

The Biden administration is setting long-term zero-emission goals for federal buildings and vehicles. A new executive order sets 2050 as deadline. The General Services Administration is already putting plans in motion, not waiting for the Build Back Better law now stalled in Congress. 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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19:03

The pandemic is by no means over, but the lessons...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/10

What promises to be a long accounting for the federal response to the pandemic, it's already underway. One agency that was called to respond early is FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A recent report from the Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found a mixed bag. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the DHS deputy inspector general for audits, Bruce Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:38

NDAA has big changes for personnel, even though some...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/10

The 2022 defense authorization bill is on the fast track to passage. Finally. Some of the blockbuster provisions were left out, but there are still plenty of measures that directly affect service members and their families. For what those are, Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:06

In JWCC cloud procurement, Pentagon plans a novel...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/10

One of the biggest unanswered questions about the Pentagon’s Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract has been this. Will vendors be able to compete for work on a project-by-project basis. And the answer is yes, but with a caveat. DoD does plan to conduct task order competitions for each new cloud requirement. But vendors won’t submit bids. Instead, the department will use a new technology tool called “AT-AT” to pick winners based on what it already knows about each company’s capabilities and

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16:20

How Congress can deal with bipartisan voter concern...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/09

Stop us if you've heard this before. But in a politically divided America, trust in government is at a low point. A survey sponsored by the Project on Government Oversight finds voters across the spectrum suspect there's corruption in the government. With a view of what Congress can do about it, POGO's government affairs manager, Dylan Hedtler Gaudette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:22

That federal contractor vaccine mandate is starting...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/09

The bottom seems to be falling out of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Seven states filed lawsuits against it. And now a judge in Georgia has blocked the mandate nationwide. For one view of what contractors should do now, the Federal Drive turned to Jenner and Block partner Matthew Haws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:13

The Defense Innovation Unit issues guidance for...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/09

At the Defense Department, artificial intelligence has been topic one lately. But unlike, say, China, the U.S. Federal Government including DOD have a policy of ethical and unbiased application of AI. Recently the Defense Innovation Unit issued what it calls Responsible AI Guidelines. Joining the Federal Drive with what those are all about, the unit's technical director for artificial intelligence and machine learning, Jared Dunnmon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:55

OPM has a new tiger team to help agencies wade...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/09

It's a campaign that never seems to end. The Office of Personnel Management is on a mission to help agencies with their hiring, and understand the tools and tricks they can use to bring new employees on board faster. Many agencies already had plenty of hiring to do earlier in the year. But the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is piling more on. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to explain what OPM is trying to do to help. Learn more about your ad choices

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