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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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11:02

With all of the mandates and threats, should...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/12

Between COVID-related mandates and burgeoning cybersecurity requirements and false claims threats, is it still worth the trouble for companies to try and obtain federal business? There's an irony here. If you are in fact secure and you've got the best mousetrap, a contract is more important than ever. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about all of this with Federal marketing and sales consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:35

What's next for national security and artificial...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/12

It's hard to find anything missing in the massive report just delivered to Congress from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. AI, it turns out, lies at the center of the emerging great powers competition with China. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Bob Work, a former deputy defense secretary and co-chair of the commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:17

Federal contracting dollars have been on the rise,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/11

Many new federal contractors came into the market as a result of the pandemic. And contract spending was on the rise anyhow. The latest analysis by the Project on Government Oversight shows that contractor misconduct is also occurring more frequently, with not enough oversight from buying agencies. For more, the Federal Drive turned to POGO's investigator Neil Gordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:00

How a bill of materials prevents an agency from...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/11

SBOM. It sounds like a play on a word you can't say. But it stands for Software Bill of Materials. The big executive order on cybersecurity from last May urged federal agencies to understand and use SBOMs as a part of their risk management efforts. Joining me to explain exactly what a software bill of materials is, and how you can use it, the chief technologist for cyber and technology at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Dr. Georgianna Shea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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16:58

DoJ’s new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to hold...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/11

Attention federal contractors, the Justice Department has put you on notice. That newly formed Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative means more aggressive pursuit of cybersecurity related fraud by government contractors and grant recipients. They'll use the False Claims Act or the Qui Tam whistleblower incentive provision of the law. Federal News Network's Jason Miller joins me with what vendors need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:57

NGA looking to open up access to its data

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/11

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is trying to free its data. Despite an explosion in the availability of overhead imagery and other geospatial information, much of NGA's data remains locked in organizational silos. NGA’s new data strategy calls for scaling data access and analytics across the agency. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, at the GEOINT Symposium in Saint Louis, spoke with NGA’s chief data officer, Deepak Kundal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:26

NGA ensuring continuity for global navigation systems...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/08

Here's something new to worry about. Navigation systems depend on measurement of magnetic forces around the globe. And the satellites that take the measurements are about to age out. But the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is on it with a special funding program called the Mag-Quest Challenge. Here with what it's all about, NGA's world magnetic model program manager, Mike Paniccia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:26

VHA center looks to help veterans transition, prevent...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/08

Recent veterans encountering transition to civilian life often face uncertainty self doubt. Sometimes serious. Some of those returning from Afghanistan after the abrupt U.S. withdrawal might find the transition extra difficult. The Veterans Affairs Department has at least one staff psychologist who can empathize. A retired Army ranger with four tours of Afghanistan behind him, he's now Co-Director of VA's Transitioning Servicemember-Veteran and Suicide Prevention Center. Dr. Joe Geraci joins me

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17:01

DoD spending data tells us how serious the Pentagon...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/07

The national defense strategy the Pentagon published in 2017 emphasized a shift to great power competition. And new technology development. So has DoD been putting its money where its mouth is? A new analysis of contracting data by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows some glimmers of a shift in spending priorities starting in 2019. For more, Federal News Network's Jared Serbu spoke with the Deputy Director of the Center's Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, Greg Sanders. Learn

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16:36

Pentagon finishes research for JEDI replacement as...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/07

The last vestiges of the long-running legal dispute surrounding the Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud contract faded away this week. The Supreme Court declined to hear Oracle’s challenge to how the contract was structured. Meanwhile, DoD is closing in on a contract that will replace JEDI. DOD cloud officials say they've finished market research for the Joint Warfighter Commercial Cloud program. And as Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu reports, they expect to make a decision on which companies will be part of

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16:29

A new place where children of military members can...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/07

Elena Ashburn and Matthew Oh always found themselves moving. As children of military members, their lives were in constant flux, and adapting to a new home was never easy. Still not quite adults, the duo decided it was time to bring other together children whose parents were in the military. They built a community called Bloom, where they could express their ideas and generally commiserate. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with Oh and Ashburn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:38

Secret Service needs more employees, stronger...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/07

Dismal engagement scores in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey prompted Secret Service leadership to engage the National Academy of Public Administration. NAPA's panel has now concluded its work with a long list of recommendations and findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:27

Lobbyist for inventors says America Invents Act's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/06

A 2011 law called the America Invents Act established something called the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. And it changed the system from first-to-invent, to first-to-file. Randy Landreneau said the law is a mistake and needs to be changed back. He is president of a group called US Inventor, which lobbies Congress to rewrite the law, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:39

USDA hasn't kept pace in documenting Farmers.gov...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/06

Three years ago, the Agriculture Department launched Farmers.gov. The new IT system was meant to deliver self-service tools to farmers and ranchers who rely on government support. USDA plans to spend almost $170 million on it by 2023. So how’s it working? No one quite knows because USDA hasn’t followed its own rules for documenting progress on IT programs. The feedback it’s gathered from farmers isn’t especially illumining either. The Government Accountability Office made 15 recommendations to

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17:33

What employees can expect if they’re seeking a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/06

The Biden administration has been busy pumping out new guidance on its vaccine mandate for federal employees. In recent days it offered up new details on how agencies should discipline employees who fail to roll up those sleeves, and what the process for requesting a religious or medical exception might look like. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest highlights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:14

Pentagon security agency looks to expand ‘continuous...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/06

Background investigations reform hit a major milestone last week when clearance officials said all Defense Department clearance holders had been enrolled in continuous vetting. That system of automated record checks will eventually replace periodic gumshoe reinvestigations. Officials call continuous vetting more streamlined and effective. But the reform initiative still faces some hurdles. For more Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your

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18:17

EPA's Evidence Act officer honored for using data in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/06

Everybody talks about using data to inform decision making about meeting the mandates of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, a.k.a. the Evidence Act, but fewer actually do it. Katherine Dawes is one of those outstanding exceptions. She's the acting evaluation officer at the EPA and as of last week, a recipient of the Data Coalition's 2021 Annual Datum Awards. She joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk more about her role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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18:34

Contractors assess the just released details of White...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/05

The Biden administration has released details of what are known as class deviations. Allowable changes in the federal acquisition regulation to take into account the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and what contractors must do for their own safety and that of federal employees they encounter. Joining the Federal Drive with industry reaction, the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:18

A new way for the Air Force to make sure good ideas...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/05

Einstein once said, if at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. Well the Air Force Research Laboratory seems to be taking that heart. Air Force technology officials want to make sure that if they hear a good idea to solve a challenge, they'll be able to bring it to fruition. Through the Lab's Air and Space Forces Science and Technology Front Door project, officials hope to nurture partnerships with S&T experts to do just that. To learn more, Federal News Network's Eric White

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15:17

An update from the Secretary on the Labor...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/10/05

You've heard of the labor shortages facing many sectors of the economy. One path to bring in more nurses, technicians, or mechanics is to reinvigorate apprenticeship programs. Now the Labor Department has appointed 29 members to its Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship, a move officials hope will guide them towards improving mentorships. For more on the administration's plans, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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