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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.C. region.
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- The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Congress doesn't seem ready to move quickly on AI, the technology may not wait
A packed election calendar is limiting what lawmakers can accomplish this fall, even as pressure builds for action on artificial intelligence. We'll get the…
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The Pentagon may be rethinking CMMC, but cybersecurity isn't taking a pause
Just as the latest review of CMMC wraps up, the Defense Department appears to be reconsidering parts of how the program will work. We'll get an industry…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Congress doesn't seem ready to move quickly on AI. The technology may not wait. The Pentagon may be rethinking CMMC, but cybersecurity isn't taking a pause…
- The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Artificial intelligence may help the Navy's financial managers someday, after untangling decades of systems
Financial systems may run on technology, but they're built on data and business processes. As the Department of the Navy consolidates systems and modernizes…
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One DoD leader says a sharper technology focus is changing how government works with industry
The Defense Department has narrowed its list of critical technology areas and is rethinking how it identifies, funds and scales emerging capabilities. The goal…
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Some of the Pentagon's toughest technology challenges aren't technical at all
After visiting 30 defense research sites, one message came through clearly: world-class scientists are often working around very ordinary obstacles. Aging…
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The Coast Guard is building new ways to turn operational data into usable information
Coast Guard missions generate information from ships, aircraft, sensors and operational systems across the globe. Bringing that information together in a form…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, September 14, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Some of the Pentagon's toughest technology challenges aren't technical at all. A recent review of the defense…
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FBI cyber leader details bureau’s first unclassified cyber strategy
The FBI released its first agency-wide, unclassified cyber strategy on Wednesday. The bureau’s goal is to unify efforts across the bureau’s 56 field offices to…
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The Pentagon's restructuring of acquisition bureaucracies proves its worth
It’s been eight years since the Pentagon underwent a major restructuring of its acquisition bureaucracies, splitting it into two separate organizations…
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A new Army museum exhibit tells a lesser-known story from September 11: the work of rebuilding after the attacks
The story of September 11 didn't end when the attacks were over. Recovery, rebuilding and remembrance became part of the nation's response as well. A new…
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One national remembrance effort is built around a simple idea: the best way to honor service is through service of your own
Remembering September 11 often begins with looking back. One nationwide effort is asking people to look forward as well. This weekend, thousands of volunteers…
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, we'll examine what government learned from that day and whether it's keeping those lessons alive
Twenty-five years ago, the attacks of September 11 exposed gaps in how government shared information, coordinated action and prepared for emerging threats. The…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, September 11, 2026
It's Friday, September 11th 2026, and today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Twenty-five years after 9/11, we'll examine what government learned from…
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LTG Simerly leaving DLA more agile, adaptative
Lieutenant General Mark Simerly is in his final weeks as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency. In the two-plus years as DLA’s leader, Simerly drove the…
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Pentagon finds ID problems affecting 215,000 troops
The Pentagon is trying to clean up the records behind military ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of service members. About 215,000 active-duty and reserve…
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An organization can have security offices, monitoring programs and compliance requirements everywhere, and still miss the whole risk picture
A recent Federal Reserve Board audit found that insider-risk responsibilities existed across multiple offices, but no centralized program was managing those…
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For years, the Pentagon has struggled to produce a clean audit, that push is now reshaping how it manages money and systems
Passing an audit remains one of the Defense Department's top financial priorities, but getting there may require more than better bookkeeping. Department…
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The TSP's F Fund was supposed to offer a little more return in exchange for a little more risk
The TSP's F Fund has trailed the G Fund over the last several years. Before deciding what that means for your own investments, it helps to understand what's…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, September 10, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton For years, the TSP's F Fund was supposed to offer a little more return in exchange for a little more risk. Lately…
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DISA issues sources-sought notice for migration of combatant commands' common-use IT services
The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued another sources-sought notice for its massive migration of combatant commands’ common-use IT services to a…
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MSPB finalizes major shift in federal employee misconduct cases
Federal employees will see a major shift in the way misconduct cases are handled. Going forward, the Merit Systems Protection Board will evaluate disciplinary…
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A Medicare policy designed to encourage certain business arrangements produced unexpected results
CMS recently revisited a Medicare payment policy after determining that some arrangements no longer reflected the original intent of the rule. Healthcare…
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The Pentagon is collecting more information about the effects of blast exposure, GAO says it needs a clearer picture
As concerns about repeated blast exposure receive increasing attention, the Defense Department has launched several monitoring initiatives. but, GAO says the…
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Washington is making decisions now that could reshape competition and investment across government
Contractors are tracking several policy decisions that could affect how they compete for work and plan for the year ahead, from small-business eligibility…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Washington is making decisions now that could reshape competition, investment and planning across the federal…
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Pentagon turns to medical records to identify service members subject to administration's ban on transgender troops
The Pentagon is using military medical records to identify service members who could be subject to the administration's ban on transgender troops. Federal News…
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Government is very good at preventing mistakes, but what if that comes at the expense of actually solving problems?
For decades, government reform efforts have focused on accountability, oversight and reducing risk. A new blueprint argues that approach may have left agencies…
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Turning 65 doesn't make the choice between Medicare and FEHB any less confusing
Federal employees nearing retirement often discover that health coverage decisions are more complicated than they expected. From spouse eligibility to Medicare…
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Washington often focuses on what Congress passes. What lawmakers decide not to tackle can matter just as much
With election season accelerating, pressure is building on Congress to wrap up its work and head home. We examine what's still on the agenda and what could be…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Turning 65 doesn't make the choice between Medicare and FEHB any less confusing Government is very good at…
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Best of "The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton" - - Monday, September 7, 2026
It's Labor Day, and coming up today on the Best of "The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton" One taxpayer's effort to solve an IRS problem led to a much larger…
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House VA lawmakers to subpoena Oracle over EHR contract
House Veterans Affairs lawmakers sought answers on Wednesday about why the Veterans Affairs Department massively increased the contract for its electronic…
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As Washington races to build the next generation of national security technology, some cybersecurity experts are focused on the systems already in the field
A new White House strategy ranks the technologies viewed as most important to national security and economic competitiveness. According to one new industry…
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It may be easier to calculate the cost of defending military bases from drones than to design defenses that can adapt as quickly as the drones do
A recent Congressional Budget Office report estimates that it could cost over $7 billion to protect military installations from unmanned aircraft. But the…
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Recent attacks on water utilities exposed a cybersecurity challenge that's national in scope but local in responsibility
Recent attacks on water utilities have shown how quickly a local cybersecurity incident can become a national concern. The systems that deliver drinking water…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, September 4, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Recent attacks on water utilities exposed a cybersecurity challenge that's national in scope but local in…
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Agencies are being forced to take prioritized approach to software patching
Artificial intelligence is forcing agencies and industry to take a prioritized approach to software patching. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security…
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OPM’s overhauls to FEVS pose both opportunities and risks, workforce experts say
Agencies have a few months left to survey their employees before the required end-of-year deadline. For most, it will be their first time distributing an…
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NASA's newest space telescope wasn't built to zoom in on a single mystery. It was built to show astronomers more of the universe at once
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope combines the image quality of Hubble with a field of view that's dramatically larger. That will allow scientists to map…
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The federal government is asking universities and laboratories to make more decisions about biological research risks
For years, research institutions operated under relatively defined federal standards for reviewing high-risk biological research. A new government-wide policy…
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The people earning STEM Ph.D.s aren't ending up where doctoral education was originally built to send them
The traditional Ph.D. model was built around academic research careers. As industry absorbs more advanced scientific talent, NSF is testing whether a different…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, September 3, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton The people earning STEM Ph.D.s aren't ending up where doctoral education was originally built to send them The…
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OMB lays out two-year move to single sign-on using Login.gov
The long journey to establish a single sign-on capability for federal services has taken a big step forward. The Office of Management and Budget is mandating…
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OPM calls for wider AI adoption in federal hiring process
Artificial intelligence may become a more prominent part of the federal hiring process. The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging agencies to more…
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Opportunity Zones attracted billions in investment. Measuring what that investment achieved has been much harder
Opportunity Zones were designed to bring investment into economically distressed communities, and more than $108 billion flowed into the program through the…
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SBA is redesigning its digital services around the people who use them, rather than the way the agency is organized
Whether they're seeking capital, looking for information or connecting with agency services, SBA users often arrive with a need rather than an understanding of…
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The CFPB's next director may inherit an agency that's already been fundamentally reshaped
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been through a year of significant change. As a new director's nomination moves forward, the question is no longer…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Opportunity Zones attracted billions in investment. Measuring what that investment achieved has been much harder…
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Quantum security ‘drumbeat’ to grow louder in federal procurement
Federal agencies will increasingly seek out technology products that use quantum-resistant encryption. That’s because scientists are getting closer to…
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Treasury Dept efforts to secure federal payments takes root
Federal agency CFOs can have more confidence than ever that their agency is sending money to the right citizens. Their confidence comes from the Treasury…
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For years, the defense industrial base was a future problem. Now it's a production problem
The Pentagon needs more ships, more munitions and more manufacturing capacity. Industry is responding, but expanding production takes time, money, and…
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The Ukraine war is forcing militaries to rethink how quickly weapons and countermeasures evolve
Recent battlefield experience suggests that a new military capability may not stay effective for as long as defense planners once assumed. As adversaries adapt…
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The government is changing some key rules that shape the federal contracting marketplace
Two recent developments are drawing attention across the contracting community: proposed changes to small-business size standards and new supply-chain…
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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton The government is changing some key rules that shape the federal contracting marketplace For years, the defense…
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Three initiatives causing industry new concerns about DoD acquisition reforms
The Defense Department’s third message to industry since early May is prompting many contractors to strongly doubt whether Secretary Pete Hegseth’s goal of…
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Trump officially plans for civilian federal pay freeze in 2027
Most civilian federal employees will not see a pay raise in 2027. An alternative pay plan from President Trump recommends a nearly governmentwide pay freeze…
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A new review of AI use finds the postal industry is still sorting out what works at scale
Postal operators around the world are testing artificial intelligence in everything from package processing to customer service. A new review from the USPS…
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Congress returns next week faces a mountain of legislation, and fewer easy options available
Congress has no shortage of fiscal issues waiting when lawmakers return next week. What may be in shorter supply is the flexibility Congress has traditionally…
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The Naval Postgraduate School has a new high performance AI computing system from NVIDIA
NVIDIA donated an advanced AI computing system to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) through the NPS Foundation, which installed it along with funding for…