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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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19:49

VHA's pandemic supply chain demand compounded by...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/30

When the Veterans Health Administration had big supply problems early in the pandemic, it wasn't just a matter of high demand all over. VA has longstanding issues with supply chain and inventory management. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got the latest from Shelby Oakley, the director of contracting and national security acquisitions at the Government Accountability Office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:19

Agencies score high marks from employees on handling...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/30

This years best places to work in the Federal Government rankings show a mixed bag: Glowing reviews on handling of the pandemic but leadership issues persist. The Office of Management and Budget scores dropped through the floor. The Department of Homeland Security made improvements but finished last yet again. The rankings, from the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group, are out, and Federal News Network's Alazar Moges examined them in detail on Federal Drive with Tom

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19:40

FDA doctor recognized for collaboration to get COVID...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/30

It took a lot of collaboration between the pharmaceutical industry and the government to get COVID-19 vaccines developed and proven safe. It might have been one of the biggest and fastest medical efforts ever. At the center of it all was the director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals. Dr. Peter Marks spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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23:24

What's an 'SBOM' and what does it have to do with...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/30

Deep in the Biden administration's executive order on cybersecurity is the idea of software bills of material (SBOMs). The order gave the Commerce Department the task of issuing guidelines for software supply chain security. One detail asked industry to provide comments to the National Telecom and Information Administration regarding SBOM. What is it and what's it got to do with secure software? For some answers, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the open source Linux Foundation. Kate Stewart

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17:01

Industry presses for more time on cyber EO’s software...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/30

Industry groups are urging the Biden administration to take it slow on a major software transparency and security initiative. The Commerce Department is under orders to define a so-called “software bill of materials.” But contractors are wary of the potential implications for new acquisition rules. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:18

Agency ratings reveal federal government still behind...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/30

The newest rankings of the best places to work in the federal government had few surprises. NASA and the Government Accountability Office topped the list of large and medium sized agencies respectively. But the government on average continues to lag behind the private sector. Scores are published by the Partnership for Public Service, whose Vice President of Federal Workforce Programs, Michelle Amante, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:53

Cybersecurity software tool uses trickery to ward off...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/29

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have come up with a cybersecurity software tool that builds on the old notion of honeypots, a way of tricking hackers into thinking they've gotten into your systems. The new technology is called Shadow Figment. Thomas Edgar, the labs senior cybersecurity scientist, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about how it all works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:07

Bidders are scratching their heads over developments...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/29

A last-minute modification to the request for proposals for a signature governmentwide acquisition contract has left industry a little shellshocked. We're talking about the long-awaited CIO SP4 program from the NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center. NITAAC officials seemed to neutralized small business partnerships many would-be prime bidders had developed. Joining the Federal Drive with one reaction, the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services

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19:39

Energy and Homeland Security team up to help agencies...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/29

The Energy and Homeland Security Departments have agreed to work together to cut energy consumption and carbon production by DHS facilities. They've signed an agreement under which Energy's Federal Energy Management Program, or FEMP, will give technical assistance to DHS. Joining the Federal Drive with details, FEMP procurement team leader Skye Schell and agency engagement lead Hayes Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:24

Biden creates sweeping diversity and inclusion...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/29

Agencies have extensive instructions from the Biden administration on improving diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within the federal workforce. President Biden signed a new order late last week. It runs more than 5,000 words. The order has a little bit of everything. It addresses unpaid internships, pay in the federal government, training, opportunities, ex convicts and even agency literature and gender pronouns. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to walk us

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19:34

Technology Modernization Fund board reviewing just...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/29

Just under 100 proposals made their way to the Technology Modernization Fund Board by the June 2 deadline for accelerated consideration. These business cases are vying for some of the $1 billion Congress added to the TMF in the American Rescue Fund Act. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about how some agencies are approaching their TMF proposals and how closely Congress is watching the administration's efforts. Learn more about your ad choices

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19:06

House Democrats working towards infrastructure package

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/28

Some significant movement is expected on infrastructure spending in the U.S. House this week. Lawmakers plan to vote on a more than $500 billion water and transportation package. That’s just one piece of House Democrats’ ambitions for infrastructure this year, and it’s separate from the approach the White House and the Senate are discussing. To bring us up to speed on the Hill, the Federal Drive was joined by Loren Duggan, deputy news director for Bloomberg Government. Learn more about your ad

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19:53

Can the federal workforce work both at-will and...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/28

The old question persists. Why should it be so difficult to remove underperforming federal employees? Our next guest argues that feds could become at-will employees with fewer job protections, and that wouldn't mean a return to the patronage system. He was Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy during the Trump administration, now with the conservative America First Policy Institute, James Sherk. He talked with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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21:14

They wrote the book on how to hire veterans....

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/28

Shrewd federal contractors and other companies like to hire military veterans, who bring valuable skills. Now two veterans have written a how-to book that seeks to teach hiring managers what they call a data driven approach to hiring and retaining veterans. Authors Kristin Saboe and Nathan Ainspan talked about the issues with Tom Temin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:55

Census Bureau training 5 agencies to run...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/28

The Census Bureau’s Opportunity Project puts federal data to work, pairing agencies up with tech teams from the private sector to create digital projects that benefit the public. This year’s sprints focused on addressing COVID-19 and post-pandemic recovery. But for the year ahead, the bureau is also working with five agencies to run these types of data sprints on their own. For more on the pandemic sprints and next steps, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with the director of the Opportunity

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16:15

Lawmakers tee up legislation to push DoD, prime...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/28

Prime contractors may be key to fixing the Pentagon's supply chain visibility problems. Those vulnerabilities were laid bare by COVID-19 last year, and a House task force is now preparing legislation to address the issue along with other supply challenges affecting the Defense Department. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:14

Pentagon CMMC review aims to address small biz cost...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/25

The Pentagon is shedding some light on a much anticipated review of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. Officials said small business is at the top of their priorities. This as the chief executive of the CMMC Accreditation Body said its possible there are just weeks to go until assessments get the green light.Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday talked with the Federal Drive's Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:16

Nonprofits employing workers with disabilities have...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/25

Can nonprofit contractors under the AbilityOne Program compete with one another on price, as if they were regular contractors going after a solicitation? That's what the Court of Federal Claims was asked to rule on. The case got to the heart of what the AbilityOne program is all about. The Federal Drive got the details from Smith Pachter McWhorter attorney Joseph Petrillo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:16

DoD launches project to quickly shift AI from labs to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/25

The Defense Department has a new plan to speed up its adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. The A-I and Data Accelleration Initiative – or ADA – formally launched this week. It includes four lines of effort, all designed to make sure DoD isn’t just working with A-I in experimental settings, but moving it into practical applications in combatant commands around the world. Federal News Network’s Jared Serbu has details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:08

New leadership at a group dedicated to helping the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/25

The National Spectrum Consortium, funded by the Defense Department, is devoted to R&D related to the emerging 5-G and related internet-of-things technologies. Now it has new executive director with Capitol Hill, Pentagon and industry experience. Dr. Maren Leed talked with Federal Drive host Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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