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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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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, February 12, 2026
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A new IG audit finds DoD isn’t fully tracking F‑35 contractor performance, raising questions about oversight on the Pentagon’s costliest program
The F‑35 is the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, and the Department relies on contractors to keep it performing as promised. But a new DoD I...
VA rolled out new AI tools quickly, but without a system to catch mistakes, patient safety is on the line
A new review shows Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians are using AI tools for documentation and decision support, but there’s no system in place...
Federal employees have new rules, new documents, and new timelines to keep an eye on this year
Accessing the right tax forms, tracking changes to 2026 pay and TSP contribution limits, and navigating the retirement backlog are all hitting federal...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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A medical breakthrough that sounds like science fiction is on the horizon: printing organs that could match any patient, on demand
For patients waiting on transplants, the gap between supply and need has always been measured in lives. ARPA‑H’s new program aims to close that gap en...
When we look at USPS only through a profit lens, we miss the economic engine sitting in plain sight
New research from Brookings shows that rural counties with stronger access to post offices have more small‑business activity, even when broadband and...
A system meant to reduce prison recidivism can’t do its job if the inputs are wrong
GAO found the Bureau of Prisons struggling with timely assessments and unreliable program data, making it harder to know whether incarcerated people a...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, February 9, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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After a tough year for federal employees, how do leaders still on the job keep their teams motivated and moving toward better performance?
Dave Lebryk has spent a career leading teams through calm and crisis across the federal government. Now, after stepping away from public service, he’s...
Turning a lifetime of savings into a steady retirement paycheck takes more than a rule of thumb
Federal employees spend decades learning how to save, but far less time learning how to draw those savings down safely. From balancing pension, Social...
The rules of federal buying are being rewritten, and everyone is feeling the shift
The landscape of government buying is shifting, with one agency already showing real savings after moving to a new government‑wide cloud purchasing ap...
Five updates on the Trump admin’s cybersecurity agenda
The Trump administration is preparing to roll out several major cybersecurity policy updates in the coming weeks and months. At the top of the list is...
VA looks to get new Electronic Health Record system back on track
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to get the rollout of a new multi-billion-dollar Electronic Health Record back on track, after pausing t...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, February 9, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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A new Pentagon‑funded study is testing whether autonomous oxygen therapy can take lifesaving care out of a medic’s hands and put it into an intelligent system
The Defense Department is backing a new study to see whether an autonomous oxygen system can help medics deliver safer, more precise care in the field...
Washington talks a lot about regulations, but rarely about how the regulators themselves operate
A new paper argues that the real action inside multimember commissions isn’t in public votes or partisan balance; it’s in the internal mechanics that...
A pivotal week for Congress as the clock runs down on DHS funding and lawmakers look for a path out of another shutdown fight
With just five days left before the DHS continuing resolution runs out, lawmakers are weighing a mix of short‑term fixes and longer‑shot options to ke...
Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees
Tens of thousands of career federal employees will soon be made easier to fire. That's after Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule on “Sc...
Trump administration could pour trillions into Golden Dome that is unlikely to work
A fiscal watchdog group says the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative could cost as much as $3.6 trillion over the next 20 ye...
Behind DoD’s contract review is a bigger question: how far can enforcement go without undercutting small‑business programs themselves?
Small business set‑asides are mandated by statute, anchored in the rule of two, and central to competition in the defense industrial base. The Secreta...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, February 6, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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AI is stepping directly into America’s scientific engine room as OpenAI expands its work with the Department of Energy
OpenAI’s new agreement with the Department of Energy marks a shift from pilot projects to full‑scale collaboration inside the national labs. The partn...
Technical debt puts federal cybersecurity at risk, the question now is how to break out of the cycle
Aging network infrastructure is consuming maintenance dollars that should be funding modern, secure architectures, especially as agencies try to integ...
Army surveys existing contracts to expand right to repair access
The Army has launched a service-wide survey of all existing contracts to determine where limited access to technical data is hindering soldiers’ abili...
Shared services still hindered by long-standing barriers
The long-journey of getting agencies to adopt shared services for back office functions like financial management or human resources has quietly made...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Thursday, February 5, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Patent reform is back on the table, and a leading Senator says the stakes for American innovation couldn’t be higher
Lawmakers pushing for new rules say uncertainty in U.S. patent eligibility is putting innovators at risk and giving global competitors room to run. Th...
You can't properly celebrate America's 250th birthday without the artifacts that created it
As the nation prepares to mark America’s 250th birthday, the National Archives is taking some of its most treasured records on the road. It's also unv...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Thousands of Maryland jobs and millions in wages are tied to federal decisions, a new tool makes those consequences visible.
After early cuts at HHS and USAID translated into thousands of lost jobs and hundreds of millions in foregone wages, Maryland officials wanted a sharp...
Emerging technologies are quickly becoming the backbone of national power, but most leaders still aren’t trained to understand them
The Krach Institute is throwing open the doors to its Tech Diplomacy Academy, aiming to train leaders worldwide on the technologies reshaping security...
Are federal programs doing enough to stop fraud before it happens?
GAO found major gaps in anti-fraud practices across grants, contracts, and loans. Only one program of five examined met all nine leading safeguards....
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Big changes are finally reshaping how the Pentagon buys and innovates, and the next wave of reform is already underway
The 2026 NDAA marks one of the most significant shifts in defense acquisition in more than a decade, from reshaping how the Pentagon buys to opening n...
If you care about America’s innovation pipeline, you need to understand what’s happening to Bayh‑Dole and the small businesses it was built to support
Research shows Bayh‑Dole has fueled thousands of inventions, patents and startups, but disruptions like SBIR’s expiration and 8(a)’s turmoil are testi...
New guidance from GSA is carrying forward last year’s push to rein in consulting contracts, roll out the FAR overhaul and put real pressure on value‑added resellers
GSA is moving quickly on multiple fronts from refreshing its major GWACs to gathering fresh data from VARs—signaling a continued shift toward tighter...
Unions, nonprofits challenge FEMA staffing cuts in court
A coalition of unions and nonprofits is challenging cuts to staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In a new lawsuit, they allege the workfo...
A group of former senior federal executives take another look at boosting federal agency performance
For more than 30 years, Washington has churned out idea after idea to boost federal agency performance. We’ve seen everything from the Clinton adminis...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, February 2, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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