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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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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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22:30

Sammies finalist helped design lucrative spectrum...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/22

The electromagnetic spectrum that our phones, radios and TVs rely on is a scare commodity and figuring out how to allocate it in the most sensible way has been a challenge for the past century. The way the Federal Communications Commission does it now, particularly when it comes to cell phones, is based on a complex auction process. The idea is to use market forces to make the most efficient use of the spectrum. Those auctions have generated more than $200 billion in revenue to the federal

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20:19

AFGE files new unfair labor practice charge against...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/22

Labor relations at the Department of Veterans Affairs soured a bit during the Trump administration. And they haven't gotten any better with Joe Biden in the White House. That's according to the VA council of the American Federation of Government Employees. AFGE has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the department. Union attorney Ibidun Roberts joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for an update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:34

Virtual immigration hearings during COVID could have...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/22

The pandemic created big challenges for the nation’s immigration courts, which are used to doing business in person. But according to the Government Accountability Office, DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, the agency that runs the courts, could have done a better job adapting to virtual. Inconsistent policies and a lack of stakeholder engagement made things more difficult than they needed to be. Rebecca Gambler is director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at GAO. She talked with

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21:32

DoD takes steps to protect contractor identities in...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/21

A memo from the Defense Department late last week seemed to point to continuing contractor work in Afghanistan, of all places. But it instructs contractors to something strange when it comes to putting information into the Federal Procurement Data System. For details and what it all might mean, 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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15:48

Contractors say, when they roll up their sleeves to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/21

That vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors working onsite at federal facilities has got feathers flying. Practical ones, legal ones, constitutional ones. No less then feds, contractor people are wondering how this will all take place. For some of what's on industry's mind from a legal standpoint, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Holland and Knigh partner Eric Crusius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:08

The White House launches a new round of tech...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/21

The Biden administration has launched a new version of a program that's helped agencies solve pressing technology problems. U.S. Digital Corps will bring in two-year fellows to be assigned throughout the government. For details, the Federal Drive turned to the director of the Technology Transformation Service at the General Services Administration, Dave Zvenyach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:57

DoD planning to create big data platform to better...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/21

Remember those EF Hutton commercials where the person says my broker is EF Hutton and EF Hutton says, cue dramatic pause and everyone in the room quiets down to listen, well when it comes to cloud, GSA and USDA could be the EF Hutton for federal agencies. Both are launching new initiatives to tackle what you could call the third phase of cloud computing. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about how GSA and USDA are attempting to address cloud

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15:59

Air Force planning restructure for future competition...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/21

The Air Force says, time is up for modernizing for the next phase of warfare. This week the service’s leaders sounded the alarm, that the Air Force needs to change the way it operates and structures itself to meet threats. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive with what he's hearing at the Air Force Association conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:25

USPS moving ahead with its next-generation delivery...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/20

The Postal Service is moving ahead with its next-generation delivery vehicle contract, now that a major hurdle is out of the way. An electric vehicle company on USPS’s shortlist has pulled its bid protest over the $3 billion contract. That deal is now going to Oshkosh Defense. With this and more on the latest postal happenings, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:36

DIU's hardware office is finished investing $15...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/20

The famous Defense Innovation Unit has a new little sibling. The National Security Innovation Capital focuses on investing in innovative hardware that can benefit the military. After nine months, the office has invested $15 million dollars. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with the director of the NISC, Tex Schenkkan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:48

New WH task force asking what shared computing, data...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/20

Anytime the topic of artificial intelligence comes up, two things dominate the discussion: It's the technology of the future and China is ahead of the U.S. Whatever the reality, the White House earlier this year launched a National Intelligence Research Resource Task Force. It's run out of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation. For a progress report on what the task force has been up to, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the senior advisor for

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17:20

Fiscal year coming to an end with time running out...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/20

Two weeks to the end of the fiscal year, and so it's crunch time for Congress. Besides fighting over a $3.5 trillion extra spending bill and a $2.9 trillion tax hike, there's the matter of the regular old appropriations to keep the government running. For the outlook, Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:40

Contractors get more COVID marching orders from the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/20

Contractors might be forgiven if they feel like second-class citizens, if and when everyone returns to the federal office. That's thanks for procedures required by a White House executive order. With what to expect, we turned to attorney Amy Conway, a partner at the Stinson law firm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:39

Central Command awards a gigantic task order to help...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/17

Not many task orders are worth nearly a billion dollars. But the Defense Department's Central Command just issued a big one to Peraton. Centcom wants help with a variety of information and intelligence challenges. For more on the contract, Tom Temin talked Peraton's Technical Lead Program Manager, Shawn Chenoweth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:08

What exactly should contractors disclose to the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/17

The Defense Department recently asked contractors, and any other interested parties, for comments about climate. In particular, climate-related disclosures, like whether organizations measure their carbon output or post it publicly. Our guest says disclosures should go further than that. He's the former FEMA administrator, now chief resilience officer at One Concern, Craig Fugate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:59

Not everything taken from federal lands is gas or oil

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/17

Hunters and fishermen will like this new initiative from the Interior Department. It's expanding opportunities over 88 wildlife refuges covering more than two million acres. For more on what it takes to make this happen, the chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System at the Fish and Wildlife Service, Cynthia Martinez spoke with Federal Drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:49

Why Biden’s internal federal workforce and external...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/17

Two executive orders from the last eight months are driving some big policy discussions inside the Biden administration. One focuses on advancing equity in underserved communities with government services. And another looks at diversity and inclusion inside the federal workforce. One initiative can’t succeed without the other. And the administration says agencies ultimately won’t improve customer service without focusing on diversity and equity internally inside the federal workforce, and externally

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18:44

New GEOINT strategy will direct agencies to look at...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/17

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency wants intel analysts to consider services offered by commercial companies before they turn to national spy satellites and other government developed capabilities. A forthcoming strategy document will lay out the increased commercial focus. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joined the Federal Drive to discuss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:23

A contractor learns, if you're going to price high,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/16

In the sweepstakes for the latest iteration of a big Army logistics contract, two bid protests failed to gain a prize for one bidder. A big issue was pricing. Its prices were too high, but not too high enough. Sounds strange? Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney Joseph Petrillo joined the Federal Drive to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:34

The Veterans Health Administration assesses...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/09/16

The Veterans Health Administration is busy trying to gather what you might call the innovation lessons it learned during the pandemic. These ranged from ways of reducing person-to-person spread of the virus, optimal designs for 3D printed personal protection devices. For a summary, the chief officer for the VHA office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, Doctor Ryan Vega, he spoke with Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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