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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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24:56

Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/25

Dr. Francis Collins has had a distinguished career by any measure. A leading figure in the mapping of the human genome sequence, he's worked to translate that discovery into a revolution in medical treatment. In 11 years as director of the National Institutes of Health, he's overseen a nearly 40% growth in the agency's budget. He'll be stepping down as director at the end of the year, but continuing to lead the laboratory at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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16:28

Does Homeland Security have too much discretion in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/22

The Homeland Security Department recently completed rulemaking to carry out a law enacted in 2014. It gives the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency a lot of discretion in hiring cybersecurity people. My next guest says, maybe too much discretion. Bob Tobias is a long time federal employment expert and a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:57

The nation's last line of defense is controlled by...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/22

The oldest information system the government operates might also be the most crucial one. No, not the IRS master file system. It's the technology that controls nuclear weapons. It dates to the 1950s. Yet imagine if the control systems were online in the age of ransomware. My next guest has thought about exactly that. A long time scholar and researcher in cybersecurity, he's written a book called Cyber Threats and Nuclear Weapons. Stanford University Fellow Herb Lin joined the Federal Drive. Learn

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20:20

Wild fires in the western forests aren't the only...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/22

The western wild fires have caused a lot of headaches for agencies like FEMA who must respond. But house fires remain the most common form of fire each year, and FEMA keeps close track on house fires too. Joining the Federal Drive with some recent statistics and how the agency gathers it, the acting U.S. Fire Administrator, Tonya Hoover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:57

From recruitment to retention, Army puts more...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/22

The Army says it’s made big strides over the past year in adding more rigor to the way it manages its civilian workforce. Among the changes: a brand new agency to manage civilian career fields, new ways to measure how civilians contribute to Army readiness, faster hiring, and a restructuring of career pathways to give employees a wider range of opportunities. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:11

Under new Biden initiative, agencies will do more to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/22

The Biden administration wants agencies to do more to educate prospective federal employees, new hires and current staff about their collective bargaining rights, and information on joining a union. The Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance to agencies earlier this week. OPM, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Vice President Kamala Harris announced these new actions at a recent event at the White House. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko has the details. Learn more about your ad

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16:40

How the EEOC keeps you and your EEO officer informed...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/21

Equal employment law is constantly changing as new cases and new decisions occur. Courts decide some cases, the commissioners others. It's a lot for EEO officers to keep up with. But the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publishes a quarterly digest that makes it all, easier to digest. With how the process works, the assistant director of the commission's special operations division, Nina Andreu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:55

The Coast Guard prepares for a new financial...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/21

It's not easy for a federal agency to cut over to a new financial management system. But that's what the Coast Guard is about to do. Coasties are about halfway through the cutover period, with November 17th as the date for completion. For how it's all going, the Federal Drive turned to the assistant commandant for resources and the chief financial officer, Rear Admiral Mark Fedor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:14

Senate appropriators want to add $24B to defense...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/21

Senate appropriators are plussing up the defense budget, relative to what the Biden administration has requested. The newest release of Senate budget bills has the Pentagon getting twenty four billion dollars more than what the White House requested earlier this year. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive to talk about where this money would go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:33

NIST taking a shot at defining AI risks

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/21

The U.S. government’s technical standards agency is taking on a potentially era-defining issue: How should the nation manage the risks of artificial intelligence? The National Institute of Standards and Technology is just starting this work, and it’s already confronting some tough questions For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:08

Labor makes the case that its CIO reporting structure...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/20

Twenty-one years after the passage of the Clinger-Cohen Act, agencies and auditors are still debating whether chief information officers should report to the agency secretaries or deputy secretaries. Even though presidents have issued executive orders and the Office of Management and Budget has issued policies, the question of the reporting structure has to come back to outcomes and not process. In his weekly Reporter's Notebook executive editor Jason Miller covered why this debate has reemerged and

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17:27

Dept. of Navy met small biz prime contracting goals...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/20

The Department of the Navy spent more than $17 billion in fiscal 2021 with small business prime contractors. Once again, the DoN met or exceeded all of its small business goals. Where the Department is still struggling is ensuring small business subcontractors are not being used as bait by large businesses to get contracts , and then the subs don't get their fair share of work. For more on the Navy Department's efforts to better enforce small business subcontracting plans, Federal News Network's

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16:11

Senate Democrats unveil 2022 appropriations bills,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/20

Senate Democrats are out with nine new appropriations bills for 2022. Yes, the fiscal year started three weeks ago. But Congress isn't anywhere close to finishing the necessary work of funding federal agencies for the 2022. The bills from Senate Democrats would increase civilian spending by 13% and defense spending by another 5%. The Senate drafts are also silent on a pay raise for federal employees. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain the path

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18:39

AGA survey says data sharing remains a huge challenge...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/20

It's money they want - cyber criminals and fraudsters of all types. To get a better handle on the latest risks and mitigation strategies, the Association of Government Accountants and consultants Guidehouse surveyed AGA members. With highlights of what they discovered, the Guidehouse partner for public sector financial services, Caitlin McGurn, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:29

GAO has recommendations to safeguard integrity of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/20

When it comes to federally funded research, the grantees can have conflicts of interest that are non-financial. Like employment by another institution, or worse, some tie to a foreign government that may try to influence research outcomes. After looking at policies for agencies representing 90% of federal research and development grants, the Government Accountability Office has a few recommendations. For highlights, Federal Drive turned to the GAO's director of science, technology assessment and

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19:06

Sammies finalists were early architects of COVID...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/20

It didn't take long into the global COVID-19 pandemic before Chinese researchers posted the genetic sequence of the virus online. And it was only about two days later that two researchers at the National Institutes of Health designed the basic outlines of COVID vaccines. For their work, doctors Kizzmekia Corbett and Barney Graham are finalists in this year's Service to American Medals program. Barney Graham joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more information. Learn more about your ad choices

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17:49

For contractors, the government seems like a 45...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/19

Federal contractors only want two things at the moment. Besides contracts that is. One is for Congress, specifically the Senate, to get on with the National Defense Authorization law already. And two, for the administration to sort out an increasingly convoluted vaccine mandate. We get the lowdown from 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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20:14

A veteran-turned-professor says the system for care...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/19

A new book says federal policy makes the nation's veterans sicker and poorer. Its author is not just anybody. Daniel Gade is a former Army lieutenant colonel, who lost a leg in combat, now an adjunct lecturer in public administration and policy at American University. He's the co-author and publisher of Wounding Warriors, How Bad Policy is Making Veterans Sicker and Poorer., a book about VA policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:58

A small step for man, a giant leap for those wanting...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/19

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, actually there are three soldiers at rest there, is one of the most hallowed sites in the country. It's also one of the most popular visitor attractions at Arlington National Cemetery. Next month the cemetery will mark an important date. For details I caught up with the commander of the soldiers who guard the Tomb of the Unknown, First Lt. Andrew Katz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:43

Punishments start for troops who refuse vaccines

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/19

Research and engineering with the Defense Department is about to get a big push forward especially in sustainment of new systems. And troops are starting to feel the consequences if the don't get down with the vaccine mandate. It's all in this week's edition of the DOD Reporters Notebook with Federal News Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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