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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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‘ICJobs:’ Intel community gets new classified jobs portal
The intelligence community just launched a shared classified jobs portal. ICJobs is just like USAJobs, but for those with top-secret security clearanc...
DoD seeks broad authority to sell military real estate
The Defense Department is asking Congress for broad new authority to directly sell military real estate, lease it back when it needs to and reinvest t...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Friday, August 14, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Government is taking a bigger role in shaping emerging technologies, now Congress has to rewrite some rules
Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than many institutions can adapt. For Congress, the challenge is deciding where government should step in...
Tokenized finance is forcing governments to coordinate rules for markets that are still being built.
Technology doesn't stop at national borders, and increasingly neither can regulation. A new U.S.-U.K. effort to coordinate oversight of tokenized fina...
Who says the federal government should own part of a private company? That's no longer a theoretical question
The Commerce Department recently announced plans to take minority equity stakes in companies receiving federal support. It's a sign of how government...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, August 13, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Military families don't get to choose when they move, ,that can make buying a home a tough financial decision
When military orders arrive, families may have only a short time to make one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. Whether to buy, rent,...
Getting help starts with recognizing the real problem. For many veterans, that problem turns out to be a legal one
A housing problem, a benefits problem, or an employment problem may actually start as a legal problem. The challenge for many veterans is recognizing...
As AI becomes more common at the VA, veterans want to know how decisions are made and who's accountable for them
The VA says people remain responsible for decisions affecting veterans' benefits and healthcare, even as artificial intelligence becomes more common b...
What's new in the 8(a) business development program
The Small Business Administration finalized new rules for the 8(a) business development program in record time. In 60 days, SBA went from proposal to...
FBI investigating North Korean remote IT staffer working for US agency
The yearslong North Korean remote IT worker campaign has infiltrated hundreds of companies. Now, the FBI has confirmed at least one of those individua...
Army AI tool accused of hallucinating in bid process, what happens next?
A recent lawsuit could shape how federal agencies document artificial intelligence in the procurement process. Trax International Corporation recently...
OPM preparing to take over federal employee appeals
Federal employees are getting more details on what to expect if they appeal an adverse action. That’s after the Office of Personnel Management finaliz...
Military commanders have access to more information than ever before, but can they make sense of it fast enough to matter?
The U.S. military has more access to battlefield information than at any point in its history. Yet commanders and their staffs still face limits on ti...
Contractors trying to comply with the Pentagon's Anthropic restrictions are running into an unexpected problem
The Pentagon is beginning to enforce restrictions involving Anthropic, and defense contractors are starting to see the practical effects. Companies ar...
Defense leaders aren't short on new technology. They're trying to figure out what it takes to field it
The defense community is watching a wave of new technologies arrive at a remarkable pace. The conversation has increasingly shifted from what to buy t...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Army’s social media exit could hurt small contractors
The Army's decision to consolidate its official social media accounts is raising concerns well beyond public affairs. Small businesses that rely on Li...
NASA’s successful demonstration of laser communications marks a turning point
NASA’s successful demonstration of laser communications during the Artemis Two mission marked a turning point for a technology that has been in develo...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, August 10, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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One legal scholar argues that a professional career workforce is more consistent with conservative principles than many people think
Much of today's civil service debate focuses on giving presidents greater control over the federal workforce. But if you go back to some core conserva...
The government can track an award from Washington to a state government. Following it is often where the trail goes cold
Federal spending transparency has been a bipartisan goal for nearly two decades, and USAspending.gov was built to help taxpayers follow the money. But...
FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest
The Trump administration pledged to shift the Federal Emergency Management Agency away from a “bloated, DC-centric dead weight.” But FEMA’s regions, n...
DoD pulls independent testing office’s public reports from its website
The Pentagon’s independent weapons testing office has pulled decades of unclassified annual reports from its public website, arguing that artificial i...
Remote connections that help operators monitor critical systems create opportunities for cyber attackers
Keeping water systems running requires remote access for monitoring, maintenance, and vendor support. Securing those connections has become a growing...
Some contractors got CMMC certified early, now the implementation is on hold at their expense
Government often relies on industry to invest ahead of future requirements. The recent pause in CMMC implementation is raising questions about how con...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Friday, August 7, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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OPM drops ‘disparate impact’ guidelines from federal hiring regulations
A longstanding framework meant to root out inadvertent discrimination in hiring assessments will no longer be required for agencies. An interim final...
Trump administration creates new commission on military spouses
Military spouses have long faced challenges that come with frequent moves, career disruptions and balancing family life during deployments. Now, a new...
Supporters of a bipartisan bill say America's biotechnology future depends on measurement science
The United States has invested heavily in biotechnology research, but supporters of a new bipartisan bill argue that innovation depends on more than s...
ARPA-H is investing in new technology designed to give clinicians a clearer picture of how a baby is tolerating labor
For generations, doctors have had to make some of childbirth's most important decisions with incomplete information about how a baby is responding to...
New reporting examines the non-combat deaths of Army women
The Army has spent years studying sexual assault, domestic violence and other threats to the safety of service members. New reporting on the non-comba...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, August 6, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Senate stopgap extends key cyber authorities, TMF
The Senate’s bill to keep the government funded past the midterm elections would keep critical cybersecurity authorities alive through December. The c...
VA’s cloud security memo more mythbuster than new policy
The Department of Veterans Affairs recent memo on cloud security isn’t breaking new ground. It’s not even changing policy. The best comparison for the...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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How much should homeowners have to pay upfront to get lower energy bills
Energy-efficient homes can save money over time, but new requirements often increase costs at the front end. A recent Department of Energy analysis ex...
One of the toughest jobs in government is paying today to avoid problems tomorrow
Whether it's backup power for a hospital or a microgrid for a public facility, FEMA's hazard-mitigation programs are designed to reduce future disaste...
Some critics say one little-known EPA power means the approval process may never truly be over
Investors, developers and local communities make long-term decisions based on the assumption that a federal permit means a project can move forward. C...