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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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16:48

Going back to in-person federal IT conferences brings...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/10

Imagine Nation ELC, the annual leadership conference put on by the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council, returned to in-person earlier this week. Known as the shorthand ACT-IAC ELC, the confab brings together top federal IT officials and executives from tech contractors. It concluded yesterday in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Federal News Network's Tom Temin was there, and joined Federal News Network's Jared Serbu to share his impressions of this not-quite-post-COVID event. Learn more

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17:27

Bureau of the Fiscal Service lowers grant reporting...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/10

The Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service is testing out ways to streamline grant payments through blockchain. The bureau is partnering with the National Science Foundation to help reduce the reporting burden for grant recipients while improving transparency around federal spending. For an update on this work, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the Acting Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation, Adam Goldberg, and got comments from

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15:05

Researchers at CMU say federal procurement could be...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/10

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have concluded the federal procurement system isn't nearly as competitive as it should or could be. That's because many solicitations end up with only one bidder, or there's no competition in the first place. For more on what they looked at and what they found, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked to Karam Kang, one of the project's co-authors and an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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18:53

GAO continues monitoring government's broader...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/10

Just when everyone thought it was safe to be normal, the Delta variant of COVID-19 emerged. It threw off a lot of plans including the federal response to the pandemic. The Government Accountability Office has been regularly reviewing agency response performance. In their latest report, auditors came up with 16 more recommendations. For more, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to the GAO's health care team Director Jessica Farb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:16

DoD IG team recognized for uncovering hazardous...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/10

There’s been a lot of attention paid to poor living conditions in privatized military housing over the last several years. But as the Pentagon’s inspector general documented in a sweeping report last year, the Defense Department's own housing facilities have problems too. A team of 14 auditors, engineers and program analysts found systemic management weaknesses that exposed service members to lead, radon and other hazards in government-owned housing. For their work, the DoD IG team was just

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18:25

For contractors, the unthinkable is on the table: A...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/09

The world of procurement of last week has been dropped into a blender. A yearlong continuing resolution is now a distinct possibility. The Defense Department as upended the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. And other-transaction-authority buys are spreading like wildfire. Tom Temin got an assessment when he spoke with Federal Sales and Marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:32

Your mail carrier a little grumpy lately? We might...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/09

It's not just a slogan. They really do deliver mail through the gloom of night … and in rain and slow. But employees of the U.S. Postal Service have mixed feelings about their employer. The Office of Inspector General took detailed look at how employees view the Postal Service, as employees. Priscilla Lee is a research analyst with the OIG. She talked about the findings with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:12

The Commerce Department moves to close the patent gap...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/09

The Commerce Department, through the Patent and Trademark Office, has for several years operated a plan to help more women and minorities gain access to the patent system, and fill what has become known as the patent gap. Now that effort has notched up a gear. For more on what's going on, Tom Temin spoke with the USPTO's deputy commissioner for patents, Valencia Martin Wallace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:37

DHA’s updated plan to resize Military Health System...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/09

The Defense Health Agency has been working for years on rightsizing the Military Health system. What that means is moving some TRICARE beneficiaries away from military hospitals and clinics and to private providers. DHA had to rethink that plan after COVID hit and now a new study says TRICARE patients might get lesser care in the private world. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione talks about how DHA is responding with DHA’s Assistant Director of Healthcare Administration Dr. Brian Lein. Learn more

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18:27

Governmentwide chat, calendar collaboration tools...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/09

Sometime in early 2022, you will be able to check the calendar and chat with a colleague at another agency. No more emailing and hoping they'll respond. No more playing calendar tag to try to find an agreeable time for a meeting. The CIO Council tested out this new collaboration capability during a nine month pilot with four agencies, and now is ready to roll it out across the government. Federal News Network’ executive editor Jason Miller joined the Federal Drive from Hershey Pennsylvania where

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10:04

GSA begins selling 11 high-value federal properties...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/08

The General Services Administration, under the authority to fast-track the process, is selling federal properties considered valuable but underutilized by their agency tenants. FNN reporter Jory Heckman talked about it on the Federal Drive with host Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:33

Congress, you might say, is running out of runway

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/08

The House vote last week didn't really do that much, given how much dispute there is over the infrastructure bills in the Senate. And even that vote came after multiple delays. But Congress is out this week and the regular appropriations continuing resolution hasn't got much longer to go. Is a year-long CR in the offing? Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about that, an other happenings, with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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10:27

DHS asks for help on maintaining wellness of its...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/08

Wellness of the workforce is a big issue for federal executives, especially for people like Border Patrol agents, who deal with stress and danger, overlaid with the pandemic. Now the Science and Technology Directorate at Homeland Security is seeking help on how to maintain a high performing and resilient workforce. The program comes under the auspices of its Silicon Valley Innovation Program. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about it with the managing director of the Silicon Valley Innovation

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8:39

The Coast Guard is the last armed service to wave the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/08

The Coast Guard regularly takes on smugglers and drug traffickers in roiling seas. But even the nation's first line of defense has yielded to a seemingly irresistible force right here in the U.S., namely the desire for would-be recruits to cover themselves with tattoos. So, it's revised its policy. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about it with the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Recruiting Command, Capt. Richter Tipton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:39

The Energy Department directs a prize challenge...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/05

A new funding program from the Energy Department aims to enlist poor and underserved communities in finding answers to climate questions. The Inclusive Energy Innovation Prizes will give challenge winners up to $250,000 for ideas they can develop into clean energy technologies. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the innovation and market transformation advisor for DOE's water power technologies office, Rukmani

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19:03

The State Department has a novel approach to stopping...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/05

The State Department is in the midst of an annual month-long program to generate ideas for how to stop trafficking in wildlife. It's sponsoring Zoo-hackathon sessions on three continents. With what they are and how they work, from the bureau of International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Allie Swanson. And Zoohackathon program manager Tory Peabody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:15

Federal data scientists try to find essential truths...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/05

The COVID-19 pandemic produced a bumper crop of almost everything it touched, including research. One authoritative database reports that 4% of all scientific research published last year had to do with COVID. And, you guessed it, that produced data. Lots and lots of data. Now the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is trying to find meaning in a murky sea of data. With more on the project, data scientist Neeraj

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17:45

Pentagon strips down CMMC program to streamline...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/05

The Pentagon wasn't kidding when it took the is Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program under review. Yesterday officials proposed some hefty changes. They say the revisions will simplify the process, especially for small businesses. For more, Federal News Network's, Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:18

Contractors get new January deadline to comply with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/05

It's been a busy week for federal contractors trying to keep up with the details of the Biden administration's vaccine mandate. Contractors now have a new deadline to comply. At the same time, the administration indicated it would approach the mandate with a bit of flexibility. Meantime, nearly 20 states have sued the administration over the mandate. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to walk us through the many developments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:18

Why maybe, just maybe, the era of the password is...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/11/04

Passwords are a pain in the neck for computer users, and easy for hackers to work out. Yet they persist, despite the availability of alternates. Now tech vendor Cisco reports a sharp rise in the use of biometrics and other forms of multi-factor log-in, and greater interest by IT executives to move past passwords altogether. Joining the Federal Drive with more, Cisco's global advisory chief information security officer, Dave Lewis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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