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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton provides expert insights on current events in the federal community. Read more interviews to 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...
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Native-American firms raise alarm bells over 8(a) program delays
The number of contract awards to 8(a) small businesses are down across the government. But Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian-owned c...
Most IRS staff involuntarily detailed to taxpayer services put on extended tour of duty
IRS employees temporarily reassigned to cover frontline work during this year’s filing season will stay on these assignments a while longer. The agenc...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, May 8, 2026
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What does the FCC have to do with cyber security?
From emergency alerts to disaster communications, the systems that keep the public informed depend on secure communications networks. Here to explain...
You can buy better tools, but that alone won’t get you to perfect cyber security
Cyber spending often focuses on new platforms and advanced defenses. But experience shows those investments fall short when organizational practices,...
CISA tells critical organizations to prepare for cyber outages
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging water, power and other critical infrastructure organizations to prepare to operate with...
DoD strikes deals with major tech firms to deploy AI on classified networks
The Defense Department has struck deals with some of the nation’s largest technology companies to deploy their advanced artificial intelligence capabi...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, May 7, 2026
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Public Service Recognition Week often thanks people for what they do. This year, one national effort is asking how the country understands public service
At a moment when trust in government is closely tied to how work actually gets done, the National Academy of Public Administration is treating recogni...
A new executive order makes fixed‑price, performance‑based contracts the default across the federal government
A new executive order makes fixed‑price, performance‑based contracts the default across the federal government, requiring extra justification and seni...
Customer experience modernization sounds straightforward, until agencies try to execute it
Federal leaders are under growing pressure to improve how the public experiences government, even as they manage compliance, security and aging system...
Amid hiring push, State Dept finalizes hundreds layoffs initiated last summer
The State Department has concluded its widespread reduction in force nearly a year after it began. The department is officially separating hundreds of...
OPM rolls out AI tool to develop position descriptions
Federal hiring managers will soon have a new tech resource at their disposal. The Office of Personnel Management has just rolled out “USA Class.” It’s...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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Public Service Recognition Week comes at an uneasy moment for the federal workforce, after cuts, restructuring and tighter performance rules
Public Service Recognition Week is usually about gratitude. This year, it follows workforce reductions, sharper accountability rules, and renewed deba...
A conversation with a 2026 Sammies awardee whose federal research reshaped an entire industry
A Sammies award this year recognizes USDA research that improved animal health and food productivity through genetics. Dr. Paul VanRaden joins us to e...
Suspended EPA employees allege retaliation, whistleblower violations
More than 100 Environmental Protection Agency employees were disciplined last year, after signing a “declaration of dissent.” Many of those employees...
Space Force moves Air Force reservists into part-time Guardian roles
The Space Force is getting ready to bring part-timers into its force as it continues to build a personnel model radically different from other service...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Monday, May 4, 2026
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Congress already strips pensions for some crimes, a new bill would expand the list
Under current law, Members convicted of certain corruption offenses can forfeit their pensions, while other serious misconduct is treated differently....
In government, offering your best professional advice doesn’t guarantee it will be taken or that it will be risk‑free
Federal News Network has been reporting on the fallout from EPA’s decision to discipline employees who signed a declaration of dissent. Now, we’re tur...
Why some of Congress’ biggest fights don’t really end when the gavel comes down
In Washington, a vote doesn’t always mean resolution. In some of the biggest congressional fights, decisions can leave everyone bruised, with new conf...
Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’ that OPM says is optional, court filings claim
New essay questions on many federal job applications asking candidates how they would advance the Trump administration’s policies, are optional, accor...
Navy sets date for all employees to incorporate AI tools
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 in...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, May 1, 2026
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A court ruling protected the Institute for Museum and Library Services, but the fight isn’t over
A federal court has blocked administrative efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. But the administration’s latest budget p...
Markets have felt shaky for months, but the returns tell a very different story
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...
How shared experience plays a role in helping people reset under sustained stress
Sustained stress is a reality for many veterans, first responders and federal employees. New data from the Veteran Tickets Foundation looks at how sha...
Fraud doesn’t always slip through the cracks sometimes it walks straight through the front door of a federal program
GAO has flagged fraud risks in federally funded, state‑administered programs for years, from weak data sharing to inconsistent controls. Many of those...
GAO report on DOGE payments access ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
A new report is shedding light on how Department of Government Efficiency staffers gained access to sensitive Treasury Department payment systems last...
Army’s Project ARIA seeks to accelerate AI adoption across the force
The Army’s newest AI project ARIA, or the Rapid Implementation of Artificial Intelligence initiative, is organized around three lines of effort that A...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, April 30, 2026
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Extreme weather is forcing federal agencies to rethink who bears the risk when long‑term cleanup work is overwhelmed
As natural disasters grow more frequent and intense, new EPA Inspector General findings suggest some federal facility Superfund cleanups may fail when...
Cutting contracts can promise quick savings, the harder question is where the cost actually lands
A recent review of IRS contract cancellations found hundreds of millions of dollars in potential savings, but far less clarity about how those decisio...
For families with loved ones behind bars, missing information often means carrying risks they can’t see or control
Families of incarcerated people depend on timely, accurate information to make decisions about safety, health and contact, but when that information i...
Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on challenging filing season, but still needs staffing and budget cuts
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 smal...
Over 100 obsolete or redundant federal job titles flagged for OPM consolidation effort
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 cate...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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Some of the federal government’s most trusted public data tools aren’t being maintained the way they once were
An analysis from USAFacts finds that many of the government’s most important public datasets are no longer being updated or maintained as expected. Th...
Good policy still depends on numbers the public can trust and on systems built to sustain them
Economic indicators are meant to bring clarity to decision‑making across government and the economy. But the systems that produce those numbers are op...