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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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19:42

IRS plans 'significant hiring' to stay ahead of 52K...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/26

The IRS just wrapped up another extended filing season. Now it’s gearing up for a big hiring initiative. The agency is feeling pressure to answer more taxpayers’ phone calls and get tougher on tax cheats, but it’s also trying to get ahead of a workforce retirement wave on the horizon. The Biden administration is pushing more funding for the IRS but that plan is a tougher sell for Congress. For the latest update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more

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19:24

Sammies finalist organized voucher program to keep...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/26

Foster children eventually grow up. Some 20,000 reach 18 years of age each year and then they're on their own. Concerned that many of them ended up homeless, Ryan Jones organized a federal housing voucher program. He is the deputy director for the Housing Voucher Management and Operations division at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and a finalist in this year's Service to America Medals program along with colleagues Michelle Daniels and Charles Eldridge. Jones spoke more about his

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21:24

Do tech companies' AI investments actually overlap...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/26

A lot of corporate research effort goes into artificial intelligence and machine learning. But do the top tech companies' investments coincide with national priorities for competitiveness and scientific leadership? That's what Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology set out to discover. Research fellow Tim Hwang joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the findings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:09

FDIC has some weak financial controls for contracts

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/26

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which ensures the financial soundness of the banking system, has a few weak financial controls of its own. That's what the Government Accountability Office found in reviews of FDIC contracting in two investigations. Now auditors have a couple of more recommendations for the agency. For the details, the GAO's Director of Financial Management and Assurance issues, Jim Dalkin, spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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19:45

If you sell pencils to the government, they'd better...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/25

The Biden administration's push for mitigating what it believes is a changing climate, is moving more deeply into procurement. That means contractors selling pretty much everything to the government must start thinking about how to present their products as climate friendly. More now from federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:50

For state governments, the REAL ID mandate might seem...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/25

Some time in the distant past, Congress imposed a mandate on states to issue driver's licenses and other forms of identification tied to a stack of documents that would verify the IDs. One form of enforcement would be denial of boarding commercial aircraft unless the passenger could produce a REAL ID. The latest deadline for enforcement to start was to have been this October. Now the Biden administration has pushed it back to May of 2023, citing the pandemic. For reaction, the legislative director

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20:12

The National Science Foundation is looking for a few...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/25

It might be time for a whole new type of computer and communications network. One that's more resilient and more resistant to cybersecurity threats than networks as we know them today. That the idea behind a program at the National Science Foundation called Resilient and Intelligent Next-Generation Systems, or RINGS. Joining me with details, Acting Deputy Division Director Thayga Nandagopal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:46

Air Force will turn its tankers into flying hotspots...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/25

The Air Force is enhancing its capabilities in the sky and on the ground, with new networking capabilities of its planned, new fleet of tankers. And with a revised, and accelerated spending plan to fix some of its aging hangars. Plus, DOD's Special Operations Command is looking to enhance the interconnectedness of its weapons platforms. This and more in this week's DOD Reporters Notebook with Federal news Network's Jared Serbu and Scott Maucione. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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18:44

How users drove GSA’s design of new acquisition platform

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/25

Many contractors are hoping the General Services Administration took to heart the lessons from the last time it launched a new acquisition platform. Now its rolling out the new SAM.gov site. Back in late 2019, GSA merged the old FedBizOpps portal into the Beta.Sam.gov site, only to face months of criticism and frustration by industry and agency contracting officers. In his Reporter's Notebook this week, Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller writes about the new SAM dot gov platform

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21:11

What Congress is considering for your agency in the...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/24

Nothing has quite jelled enough to be headed to the president for signing, but many bills concerning federal agencies and their operations are simmering in Congress. Postal Service reform ten bills about veterans and Veterans Affairs, and a couple of key nominations. For the latest, the Federal Drive turned to WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:11

It's never too early for contractors to start...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/24

No one knows what an infrastructure law would look like. But it seems likely Congress will end up printing another $1 trillion anyhow. It might be months before the spending takes final form. But now is the time for contractors to start planning to get their share. More now from the senior vice president for information solutions at Deltek, Kevin Plexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:24

By this measure, United States leadership is...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/24

A couple of weeks ago the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued its 11 millionth patent. Only three years after awarding number 10 million, in a count that began in 1836. For what this latest milestone says about USPTO and about the nation, we turn to the man temporarily in charge, Drew Hirshfeld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:48

DoD wants to pay more attention to weapon...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2021/05/24

Sustainment accounts for 70% of a military weapon’s lifecycle cost. The Defense Department says it can do a better job of planning to control those costs, and make sure products last longer in the field. DoD is expected to issue new procurement guidance on the matter. Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione joined the Federal Drive to go over the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:04

Diplomacy is more than exchanging pleasantries

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/05

Diplomacy isn't just the work of professional diplomats sipping sherry. Public diplomacy takes many forms and is conducted by many people. Each year the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy publishes a comprehensive review of this work by the State Department and the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The commission's Executive Director Vivian Walker joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the highlights.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:47

Deeper public engagement, better collaboration...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/05

For the administrative end of government to flourish, agencies will need to find ways to collaborate much more deeply than they do now. And they'll have to engage the public more deeply and consistently than they do now. Those are two of the finds from research into the future of government. It was conducted by Ernst and Young and the Partnership for Public Service. The Partnership's Vice President for Government Effectiveness Katie Malangue joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more on the

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9:37

Autonomous weapons pose ethical, practical challenge...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/05

Military brass express worry about the prospect of autonomous weapons, robotic platforms that make their own decisions about when and where to shoot. Robert Marks said such weapons do come with practical and ethical challenges, but recommends continued development. He directs the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Discovery Institute, and he joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:23

Federal retirements dropped in 2019, as employees...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/05

Federal personnel experts have been discussing the coming retirement wave since the mid-1990s. It was supposed to happen at any moment, and with nearly one-third of the current federal workforce eligible to retire by 2022 maybe those fears are justified? But fewer federal employees retired in 2019 than in the previous year. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why predicting that retirement wave always proves futile. Learn more about your ad choices

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8:44

Military sexual assault reform pledge backed by...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/04

One of the pre-eminent military sexual assault awareness groups is asking presidential candidates to pledge their support for independent military prosecutors, rather than commanders, to make decisions on four serious crimes. So far, nearly all of the candidates have taken the pledge but four haven't: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and Joe Walsh. For more, Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione spoke with Don Christensen, president of Protect Our Defenders, on Federal Drive with Tom

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8:50

Army, Navy facing critical moments as deployments of...

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/04

If you've been in the federal market long enough, you've heard this woeful tail of technology modernization before. An agency neglects technology systems for decades, receives multiple congressional mandates to change, picks a vendor who struggles and millions of dollars later, the agency received little to no value. Once again, this story is playing out for both the Army and Navy with their individual initiatives to modernize their contract writing systems. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's

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9:45

GSA could collapse 58 award schedules into 1

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton ·

2020/02/04

The long-running multiple awards schedules program, or MAS, at the General Services Administration is about to undergo one of the biggest changes in its history. It'll still be multiple awards, but the 58 schedules will collapse into one. Last week GSA announced phase two in the transformation. Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to federal marketing and sales consultant Larry Allen for more details on what it means for contractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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