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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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14:59

CISA cyber incident reporting requirements trip on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/09

A new cyber incident reporting mandate seemed well on its way to being included in this year’s NDAA. But the push to have critical companies report hacks to the government fell apart at the last minute. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:00

OMB tells agencies to cooperate with IGs overseeing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/08

The Biden administration is sending a clear message to agencies to cooperate with their inspectors general. The Office of Management and Budget has new guidance on this after getting feedback from the Council of Inspectors General. Now there's legislation what would bolster IGs. For an update on this work, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke to the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:40

Sometimes bid protests stand a better chance in court...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/08

A disabled veteran-owned training contractor found out that you can do better protesting an award in the Court of Federal Claims rather than with the Government Accountability Office. That's because you can get more information in court filings. Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joe Petrillo illustrated that point with a recent case on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:16

Aside from guiding industry about resilience from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/08

The nation's communications infrastructure is one of those critical elements that need protection. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, has the task of helping the industry ensure resilience. But the Government Accountability Office said the agency should do a little more navel-gazing. The GAO's Acting Director Leslie Gordon had more on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:23

VA's electronic health record system for scheduling...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/08

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been laboring for years now to build and install the Cerner electronic health record system. The Office of Inspector General took a close look at the patient scheduling component VA installed last year at two locations. Here with highlights of what they found, Deputy Assistant Inspector General Leigh Ann Searight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:26

Despite long struggle over intellectual property, DoD...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/08

The Pentagon and the armed services have been on an innovation tear. But they're buying most of the innovation from the private sector. That's sharpened the challenges the Defense Department has over how it manages intellectual property. Now Congress is getting interested. It's one of the top stories in this week's DoD Reporters Notebook with Federal News Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione, who joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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17:58

GSA puts extra technology funding from pandemic...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/07

The General Services Administration recently selected 14 information technology projects in which it will invest a windfall. GSA's Technology Transformation Service received $150 million in extra funding in fiscal 2021 from the American Rescue Plan. Technology Transformation Service Director Dave Zvenyach joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin for highlights of the projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:24

What's next for Congress now that they've kicked the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/06

Like soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe, Congress is good at kicking things. Megan scores goals though. Congress kicks procrastination cans down the road. Now the continuing resolution for funding the government runs until February. February 18 to be exact. So you can reset the countdown clock. For what Congress will be dealing with next, the Federal Drive spoke to WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:50

Ideas for how the government can work with industry...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/06

And elite task force has finished look into the competitiveness of American manufacturing. Its findings start with the U.S. work force, and it also has recommendations for the federal government. The Federal Drive got highlights now from the director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, Roger Zakheim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:30

This federal scientist developed something you can't...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/06

Ensuring resiliency and efficiency of the electrical grid, it's a top national security concern. Keeping the grid top notch will take more than wires. It'll take algorithms. My next guest, a scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, developed an algorithm that won the top prize in a competition, staged by the Advanced Research Project Agency - Energy. Doctor Hassan Hijazi joined the Federal Drive to tell us about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:31

OPM bill advances after testy debate, perhaps a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/06

House Democrats are focusing on several tidbits important to the federal workforce in the final days of 2021. They've introduced new legislation to strengthen the Office of Personnel Management. And there's a new bill that attempts an overhaul of an underperforming federal internship program. Recent debate in the House Oversight Committee, shows just how heated these arcane-sounding topics really are. More from Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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15:40

Securing U.S. transportation infrastructure next on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/06

Trains, planes and other transportation sectors are being handed new cybersecurity requirements by the Biden administration. Agencies want to make sure the nation’s transportation infrastructure isn’t susceptible to ransomware and other attacks. The new mandates mark a shift from a mostly voluntary approach to cybersecurity in critical infrastructure. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:45

Should the Office of Special Counsel have more Hatch...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/03

Recently the Office of Special Counsel revealed that several members of the Trump administration violated the Hatch Act. It happens in every administration, if not to that extent. The law prevents political activity by appointed and career federal employees while on the job. My next quest says the Office of Special Counsel should have greater statutory authority to go after Hatch Act violators. Bob Tobias is a professor in the Key Executive Leadership program at American University. Learn more about

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17:16

The federal contractor vaccine mandate continues to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/03

Sometimes the simplest things to say are the most complicated to do. Fly to the moon and back. Establish world peace. Or, require everyone in your company to get vaccinated if you want to do business with the federal government. With weeks to go before an ostensible deadline, contractors are still vexed by the nuances of the White House mandate. Here with some insight for coping, the Morris, Manning and Martin partner Kelly Kroll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:14

USAID makes big bets on research to help alleviate...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/03

The U. S. Agency for International Development recently awarded two large academic grants to deal with food insecurity, a problem that's growing worse around the world. $36 million went to the University of California, Davis. And $25 million went to Tufts University. Joining the Federal Drive with what they hope to accomplish, the chief scientist in Bureau for Resilience and Food Security at USAID, Rob Bertram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:51

VA resuming EHR deployments in March, restructuring...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/03

The Department of Veterans Affairs will resume deployment of its massive electronic health record modernization project at a second site in March. New leadership will attempt to get a handle of the initiative. The project has been on hold for much of the last year while the administration learned about problems at the first go-live site. Not everyone is thrilled VA is moving on. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to explain the next steps. Learn more about your ad

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18:52

Contractors might not realize how susceptible to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/02

The Ransomware threat has spooked nearly everyone. A big unknown is how vulnerable your organization actually is to ransomware attacks. A cybersecurity company called Black Kite says it's developed a way of accessing your risk by using open source intelligence. Joining the Federal Drive with how it works, Black Kite's chief security officer, Bob Maley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:02

The Council of Inspectors General honors one of its own

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/02

June Gibbs Brown, one of the federal government's earliest inspectors general, retired more than 20 years ago. But her work lives on through and annual award given by the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. This year's award went to Ruth Ann Dorrill, the regional IG for evaluation and inspections at the Department of Health and Human Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:21

We'll meet the new second in command of procurement...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/02

At the IRS, like a lot of large agencies, procurement, technology, and mission are all tied together. Now the IRS has a new deputy chief procurement officer, someone with long federal and private sector experience. Guy Torres joined the Federal Drive in studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:52

Military branches' new cyber advisors starting to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/12/02

It’s been almost two years since Congress directed the military services to appoint independent cyber advisors. The new offices went through some initial growing pains, but they're starting to find their footing within the Defense Department’s vast bureaucracy. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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