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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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20:19

The NSA didn't oversee a $400M contract very well

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/25

Facilities management contracts sound like mundane things. But they're expensive, and they require no less oversight than any other type of contract. But the National Security Agency didn't do a stellar job of managing a $400 million contract for facilities and logistics. For the lessons learned, NSA Inspector General Robert Storch talked to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:08

Military leaders push back on taking crimes out of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/24

Consider for a moment nonmilitary crimes like murder or larceny committed by members of the military. It looked like smooth sailing this year for a bill that took prosecution of these crimes out of the chain of command. The legislation had more than 60 sponsors in the Senate and heavy support in the House. Then the letters from top brass started coming it. Now it looks like there's a fight brewing among the military service chiefs, the defense secretary and Congress. Federal News Network’s Scott

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19:17

OPM vows to improve PMF program amid ‘unacceptable...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/24

The federal government's flagship leadership development program will go through a review and some changes in the coming years. The Office of Personnel Management says it wants to make the Presidential Management Fellows program more inclusive. That's after hearing from current and former fellows, and seeing what OPM calls an unacceptable decline in the number of diverse applicants. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to explain what the frustrations are, and how OPM

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18:49

That $15 minimum contractor wage will make the most...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/24

Among his first hundred days actions, President Joe Biden issued an executive order establishing a $15 an hour minimum wage for federal contractor employees. A detailed analysis shows the order won't affect federal spending much, but it will cause a lot of work for contracting officers. We get details from the managing director of Censeo Consulting, Curt Cote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:03

The VA never stops its search for treatments for PTSD

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/24

Post traumatic stress disorder is one of those maladies that affects everyone differently, and remains beyond any single cure. That's why the Veterans Affairs Department continually develops and tests new treatments. To get a sense of the range of work going on with PTSD, the director for clinical science, research and development in VA's office of R&D, Dr. Terri Gleason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:03

After more than two decades, GWACs may be due for a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/23

The theory behind governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) hasn't changed since the mid-1990s. But with many of the 10 GWACs run by the General Services Administration, NASA and the National Institutes of Health going through recompetes and refresh efforts in the coming years, it may be time to rethink how GWACs work. For one set of possible changes, Federal News Network's Jason Miller spoke with the executive director of the Alliance for Digital Innovation Matthew Cornelius. Learn more about

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20:35

State Dept. official a Sammies finalist for bringing...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/23

When the pandemic shut down worldwide travel, some 100,000 Americans were stranded in nations across the globe. It fell to my next guest to pull together a multi-agency team to get them home. He and the team succeeded, and now he's a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals Program for his work. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Ian Brownlee spoke more to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:19

DHS biometric recognition program replacement is 3...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/23

The Department of Homeland Security set out in 2016 to replace its facial and fingerprint recognition system. But little has gone right for the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) program. It's three years late, no components are yet up and running. The Government Accountability Office said DHS officials need to get on with a lot of procurement best practices. Federal Drive With Tom Temin got more details from the GAO's director of information technology and cybersecurity issues, Kevin

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20:04

National Intelligence University moving under ODNI...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/23

A change in parent organizations is coming to the National Intelligence University. It's about to move from under the Defense Intelligence Agency and become a part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. With what this means, plus a bit of history, the NIU president, J. Scott Cameron spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:47

Popular federal websites riddled with accessibility...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/23

Nearly half of the most popular federal websites are difficult to navigate for disabled people. That's according to research by the Information Technology and Innovation Fund. For details, Federal News Network's Jonathan Tercasio spoke with report authors Ashley Johnson and Daniel Castro on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:25

If thought federal contract spending shot through the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/22

Last year was a good one to be a federal contractor. Because of the pandemic and a few other things, federal contract spending went up by double digits. And there were a few changes to the list of the largest federal contractors. The Federal Drive got highlights from Bloomberg federal market analyst Laura Criste. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:55

Federal criminal investigators go to court over a pay...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/22

Federal criminal investigators are required to attend periodic training sessions. They go to any of several locations of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, FLET-C. Investigators allege that during training periods, they are asked to work overtime, but not getting the overtime they're entitled to. So they've filed a class action lawsuit. Joining the Federal Drive with details, the managing partner of the law firm McGillivary Steele Elkin, Greg McGillivary. Learn more about your ad choices

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19:24

One group of federal attorneys is pushing for a...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/22

They do the day to day legal work of the United States. And they didn't take the jobs to become rich lawyers. But the assistant U.S. Attorneys, career civil servants, are asking Congress to end what the attorneys feel is unfair pay disparity compared to other lawyers, in the Department of Justice. For more, the president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Larry Leiser. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:58

New Pentagon strategy for overseas cloud appears to...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/22

As an organization that operates around the globe, the Defense Department needs a global approach to information technology. Even though DOD planners like centralized control, they've started look at how units outside of the continental United States can access the latest in commercial cloud technology. For this and other developments, the Federal Drive turned to Federal News Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:06

Electronics manufacturers send warning shot across...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/22

Two vendors recently made it through a tough gantlet. That is, they underwent a certification exam given by the Defense Contract Management Agency. These two companies are the first to be certified to provide third-party assessments of other defense contractors under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification or CMMC program. The assessment was done by the DCMA's Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Assessment Center. Got all that? The question now is whether vendors will decide if CMMC is

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20:22

How did Congress move so fast on that Juneteenth law...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/21

A crucial week's ahead for Congress. Democrats say they'll go to reconciliation to pass a six trillion dollar package, this as regular government operations are likely to head to a continuing resolution. The Federal Drive got the latest from WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:24

The Energy Department pursues cleaner and more...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/21

One way or another, bio-fuel will be part of the country's energy future, especially to power ships and airplanes. That's why the Energy Department's ARPA-E is spending some $35 million in grant dollars to improve the efficiency of making this class of fuel. For details, the EcoSynBio program director David Babson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:45

A procurement strategy known as category management...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/21

A federal buying approach known as category management for several years has sought to boost efficiency by pooling requirements for various commodities. That way the government can negotiate better prices. The General Services Administration states that category management is also supposed to help the government meet its small business goals. But in fact, according to my next guest, it's reducing the population of small business contractor. For details, we turn to the CEO and co-founder of the U.S

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34:31

DHS looking to capitalize on recent FEVs success

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/21

The Department of Homeland Security is on a multi-year mission to improve employee engagement scores after years of being at the bottom of the pack. DHS improved overall engagement scores by four points on the 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Leaders and supervisors each improved their scores by five points last year. For how they did it, Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko spoke with DHS chief human capital officer Angie Bailey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:38

Congress is told, two groups need more accountability...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/06/18

What do the oil and gas industry and the Capitol Hill Police have in common? Both need a bit more oversight from Congress, according to my next guest. Joining the Federal Drive with a two-for-one set of recommendations, Project on Government Oversight Policy Analyst Tim Stretton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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