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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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18:53

Pentagon cancels JEDI Cloud contract after years of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/07

After a long and bitter legal dispute, the Defense Department has opted to cancel its signature cloud computing contract. The Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure deal, known a JEDI, had been awarded to Microsoft and was protested by Amazon. Now the whole project will be replaced. Federal News Network's Jared Serbu had the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:22

DoD taking immediate measures to address lack of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/07

After months of study, the Defense Department is hearing harsh news from the commission it hired to study sexual assault in the military. The report confirmed much of what many assault survivors have been saying about DoD’s culture for years. The Pentagon is already taking steps to change some of its policies and is working with Congress to change the law. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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20:08

Sammies finalist recognized for handling GSA's...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/07

Presidential transitions can be tense when the party in power is changing. The car ride with Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt was famously icy. Toughest in memory, though, may be the last transition: Trump to Biden. Mary Gibert handled it all on behalf of the General Services Administration, and for her aplomb, is a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program. She's GSA's federal transition coordinator and associate administrator for the Office of Civil Rights, and she spoke more

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18:29

DLA's inventory management system opens risky...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/07

Cybersecurity holes lurk everywhere. As the Defense Department hurries to get its chain of suppliers to tighten up, it's got a major unlocked backdoor of its own — namely, the inventory management systems operated by the Defense Logistics Agency. It's made some progress, but there's still a ways to go. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest from the director of information technology and cybersecurity issues at the Government Accountability Office, Vijay D'Souza. Learn more about your ad

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19:53

What to know as Q4 2021 federal spending boost gets...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/07

No matter how late Congress is in enacting the federal budget each year, one thing never changes: The fiscal year ends Sept. 30. That means the federal fourth quarter and the use-it-or-lose-it spending boost are on. For annual advice on how to deal, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:35

Next question: Will the Senate go along with House...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/06

Stronger inspectors general and more protections for whistleblowers. Those are concerns in the House these days, but will the Senate go along. We get the latest Congressional outlook from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:36

How DevSecOps can help the federal government catch...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/06

Government IT modernization requires new strategies, and now the IBM Center for Business of Government has outlined one. Namely, a more effective approach to Dev-Sec-Ops, a way of continuously delivering secure software. Here with more, IBM fellow and former deputy federal CIO Margie Graves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:55

This member of Congress wants to make sure blockchain...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/06

The encrypted ledger technology known has blockchain is slowly making its way into federal agency applications. But in the opinion of my next guests, too slowly. He's re-introduced a bill to establish a blockchain center of excellence within the Commerce Department. Now the bill has passed the House. With what it would do and why it matters, Representative Darren Soto (D-Fla.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:48

CISA headquarters plans finalized as DHS consolidated...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/06

The Homeland Security Department is closer to having more of its component headquarters in one location. It's moving ahead with plans to build a new headquarters for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on the former Saint Elizabeths campus in Southeast D.C. The CISA headquarters advances a project that dates to the George W. Bush administration. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joined the Federal Drive with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:32

Industry calling on NITAAC to reassess CIO-SP4...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/06

The much-anticipated, next great governmentwide acquisition contract is a mess. It starts with the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center, or NITAAC. The center is facing a backlash from industry over last minute changes it made to the solicitation for its $50 billion CIO-SP4 information technology services vehicle. Federal News Network's Jason Miller has been asking around. He joined the Federal Drive with why contractors are so concerned, and what they want NITAAC to do

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17:38

Expecting new employees in your agency? Time to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/02

If the Biden administration's 2022 budget request holds, many agencies would gain net new employees. That means good practices in onboarding new people will be more important than ever. My next guest says there aren't really any revolutionary ideas for welcoming new people, just good intentionality about doing it right. He's a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University, Bob Tobias. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:58

Why local data and local processing are key to giving...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/02

Citizens moving about their daily lives are also generating lots of data. Governments at all levels can use that data to improve the digital services they offer, especially when the data is gather and analyzed locally. In information technology terms that means edge computing. For more on what appears to be a growing trend, IDC Government Insights research director Shawn McCarthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:06

Federal procurement fraud occurs more often than you...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/02

You might be surprised to learn the FBI has opened more than two dozen grand jury investigations this year alone, related to federal contracting fraud. Its part of the Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force is using some up-to-date techniques like data mining. For contractors, honest ones that is, it all means the need for strong compliance programs. Joining the Federal Drive with more, from the law firm Perkins Coie, partner Jon Jacobs, and senior counsel Alex Canizares. Learn

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18:55

Pentagon security agency aims to get background...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/02

National security agencies are leading the way in enrolling their employees in new “continuous vetting” programs for security clearance. But the IT system that forms the backbone of this background investigation strategy is still under development after a few shaky years. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:15

VA’s EHR strategic review is complete, but path...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/02

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a growing number of IT projects on the to-do list. Financial management modernization, supply chain and logistics modernization, and many more. Then there's the IT elephant in the room. VA has a lot of attention and money focused on the electronic health record modernization program. And Congress isn't so sure VA has the bandwidth to juggle them all. More from Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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7:06

DoD touts gains in vaccination rates, but worries...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/01

The Pentagon is getting ready to wind down the COVID-19 task force officials stood up toward the beginning of the pandemic. But that doesn’t mean DoD considers the pandemic over. Officials say they’ve made huge strides in vaccinating servicemembers, but tighter restrictions could still return at least some bases if there are outbreaks of the Delta variant of the virus. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has an update on DoD’s COVID response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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8:47

USPS ‘put its thumb on the scale’ awarding delivery...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/01

A vendor on the short list to build the Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle says it was unfairly disqualified from the $3 billion contract. The electric vehicle company Workhorse says USPS took its prototype out of consideration over a crash into a ditch that was due to a driver's error. The bid protest adds to pressure USPS is facing from Congress over the contract award. For more on these and others postal issues, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman talked with the Federal Drives Tom

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11:25

The White House isn't kidding when it tells companies...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/01

Alarmed by ransomware, the White House has been telling the private sector to get serious about cybersecurity. Just this month, a letter to corporate executives and business leaders, urged companies to do what amounts to basic cybersecurity. It told companies they have a key and distinct responsibility. For what it all could mean, Federal Drive's Tom Temin talked to partner and information security group practice leader at the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, Michael Borgia. Learn more about your ad

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10:07

Cooperation between the corporate and federal sectors...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/01

The ongoing ransomware attacks have everybody spooked. Now Congress and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are both contemplating ways to get industry to do something they've supposedly been doing for years. Namely, reporting these kinds of attacks to their corresponding federal agencies. But that mechanism has never fully developed. Federal Drive's Tom Temin gleaned some insight from the co-founder of consultancy Critical Insight, Michael Hamilton. Learn more about your ad

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11:49

Incarceration in the Age of COVID

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/07/01

Prisons and detention facilities, in general, had some of the toughest challenges getting through the pandemic. Now the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, or PRAC, has detailed just how tough it's been. PRAC Co-chairman and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz discussed incarceration during the pandemic with the Federal Drive's Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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