The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

00:09:50

Navy sets date for all employees to incorporate AI tools

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/05/01

The Department of the Navy is one the biggest users of the Defense Department’s Gen AI.mil platform. The Navy designated the generative artificial intelligence tool as an enterprise service in just five days after evaluating it. It also told all employees to use it for controlled unclassified information and Impact Level 5 (IL5) data by April 30 or yesterday. But just giving sailors, marines and civilians access to the large language models and saying “use it” without any training is not a recipe

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00:07:35

Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/05/01

New essay questions on many federal job applications asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Unions challenging the questions in a lawsuit say many job applicants can’t skip over the essays and can’t submit their applications without answering them. The questions are appearing on a growing number of federal job applications. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. See Privacy Policy at

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00:51:29

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, May...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/05/01

Coming up today on The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton A court ruling protected the Institute for Museum and Library Services, but the fight isn’t over Markets have felt shaky for months, but the returns tell a very different story How shared experience plays a role in helping people reset under sustained stress See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:10:42

Markets have felt shaky for months, but the returns...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/05/01

Markets have been noisy for months. But when you look past daily swings, many TSP funds are firmly in positive territory, highlighting the gap between headline volatility and how markets actually price information. Certified Financial Planner Art Stein is here to help explain the disconnect and how investors should respond. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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00:10:54

A court ruling protected the Institute for Museum and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/05/01

A federal court has blocked administrative efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. But the administration’s latest budget proposal would eliminate its funding anyway, putting legal clarity and budget reality on different tracks. Joining me to walk through what the ruling does, what it doesn’t, and what happens next is President of the American Libraries Association, Sam Helmick. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:10:15

How shared experience plays a role in helping people...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/05/01

Sustained stress is a reality for many veterans, first responders and federal employees. New data from the Veteran Tickets Foundation looks at how shared live experiences help people reset and reconnect, particularly when formal systems move slowly or unevenly. Federal News Network's Eric White caught up with Chief Strategy Officer for Veteran Tickets Foundation, Steve Weintraub, to get more insight. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:13:03

Fraud doesn’t always slip through the cracks

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

GAO has flagged fraud risks in federally funded, state‑administered programs for years, from weak data sharing to inconsistent controls. Many of those vulnerabilities persist, not because agencies lack awareness, but because of how responsibility, capacity, and oversight are structured. We’ll talk about what prevents known risks from turning into management change with Seto Bagdoyan, director of forensic audits and investigative service at the Government Accountability Office.See Privacy Policy at

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00:10:42

Army’s Project ARIA seeks to accelerate AI adoption...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

The Army’s newest AI project ARIA, or the Rapid Implementation of Artificial Intelligence initiative, is organized around three lines of effort that Army leaders say will ultimately merge into one. For more, Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis spoke with Deputy Under Secretary of the Army David Fitzgerald, who breaks down those efforts in part two of the conversation we began on Tuesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:08:31

GAO report on DOGE payments access ‘just the tip of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

A new report is shedding light on how Department of Government Efficiency staffers gained access to sensitive Treasury Department payment systems last year. The Government Accountability Office found Treasury gave DOGE staffers access to data without following IT security rules. Privacy watchdog groups say GAO’s report may be the tip of the iceberg on DOGE’s access to sensitive government data. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me. See Privacy Policy at

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00:09:45

Extreme weather is forcing federal agencies to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

As natural disasters grow more frequent and intense, new EPA Inspector General findings suggest some federal facility Superfund cleanups may fail when conditions overwhelm existing remedies; pushing environmental and health risks into surrounding communities. We’ll discuss what that means for EPA staff, partner agencies and prevention planning before disasters strike, with Erin Barnes‑Weaver, deputy assistant inspector general for evaluation at the EPA Office of Inspector General. See Privacy

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00:51:43

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

Coming up today on The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Extreme weather is forcing federal agencies to rethink who bears the risk when long‑term cleanup work is overwhelmed Cutting contracts can promise quick savings, the harder question is where the cost actually landsFor families with loved ones behind bars, missing information often means carrying risks they can’t see or control See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:10:17

For families with loved ones behind bars, missing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

Families of incarcerated people depend on timely, accurate information to make decisions about safety, health and contact, but when that information is missing, the risk shifts directly onto them. Those gaps raise a larger question about why transparency for prison families hasn’t been treated as a core government responsibility. Here to share that impact is Heather Pirtle, president and founder of FIRST Network. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:09:41

Cutting contracts can promise quick savings, the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/30

A recent review of IRS contract cancellations found hundreds of millions of dollars in potential savings, but far less clarity about how those decisions shifted impact onto service delivery and workloads. The findings raise questions about how agencies assess who absorbs the risk when decisions are made quickly. I'm joined by LaToya George from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:07:09

Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/29

Top Treasury officials are telling Congress that the IRS pulled off a remarkable feat, carrying out a busier-than-usual filing season with a much smaller workforce. But the Trump administration is still pursuing further workforce and budget cuts for the IRS next year. Officials overseeing the IRS say the agency’s long-anticipated investments in technology are paying off and its adoption of artificial intelligence and automation tools means the agency can do more with less. Federal News Network’s

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00:07:03

Over 100 obsolete or redundant federal job titles...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/29

From bartender to elevator mechanic and meat cutter to wood worker, more than 100 federal job titles are about to be swept into broader workforce categories. The Office of Personnel Management is undertaking a new effort to trim down the 600-plus federal job series that exist across government. This first round of consolidation will impact about 5,000 federal employees. Here with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy

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00:10:35

Some of the federal government’s most trusted public...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/29

An analysis from USAFacts finds that many of the government’s most important public datasets are no longer being updated or maintained as expected. The findings underscore how staffing, continuity and organizational attention shape whether federal data remains usable at all. Here to break down what’s changing and why is Richard Coffin, chief of research and advocacy at USAFacts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:12:34

Good policy still depends on numbers the public can...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/29

Economic indicators are meant to bring clarity to decision‑making across government and the economy. But the systems that produce those numbers are operating under growing strain, from volatility to skepticism to capacity limits. A new cross‑institution effort aims to strengthen how federal data are produced and protected over time. We’ll discuss that work with John Sabelhaus, Senior Fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and

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00:12:34

Fraud doesn’t always slip through the cracks...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/29

GAO has flagged fraud risks in federally funded, state‑administered programs for years, from weak data sharing to inconsistent controls. Many of those vulnerabilities persist, not because agencies lack awareness, but because of how responsibility, capacity, and oversight are structured. We’ll talk about what prevents known risks from turning into management change with Seto Bagdoyan, director of forensic audits and investigative service at the Government Accountability Office. See Privacy Policy at

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00:53:04

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday,...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/29

Coming up today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Some of the federal government’s most trusted public data tools aren’t being maintained the way they once were Good policy still depends on numbers the public can trust and on systems built to sustain them Fraud doesn’t always slip through the cracks, sometimes it walks straight through the front door of a federal program See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:07:56

New acquisition structure takes shape within the Army

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2026/04/28

A new acquisition structure has been taking shape within the Army. It shifts the focus away from managing individual programs and toward overseeing portfolios of capabilities. Senior leaders now known as portfolio acquisition executives oversee capability areas, while the offices responsible for individual programs have been rebranded from program executive offices to capability program executives. Dennis Teefy is project manager for command and control applications, within the new Capability

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