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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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OMB: ERM going from compliance exercise to management tool
When the Office of Management and Budget decided to remove the specific section on enterprise risk management from Circular A-123, Eric Ueland, the de...
House Democrats deepen investigation into federal retirement delays
House Democrats are doubling down on their investigation into the Trump administration’s management of the government’s retirement processing system....
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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As the Department of Labor faces scrutiny over fraud and oversight, its new IG is bringing a law‑enforcement mindset to the job
From unemployment insurance to workforce programs, the stakes for fraud oversight at Labor remain high. The department’s inspector general says his la...
GAO finds most of the Pentagon’s joint bases are falling short of facility sustainment goals, raising new questions about readiness and accountability
The Defense Department’s joint bases were created to improve efficiency and readiness, but sustaining those facilities has proven uneven. A new GAO re...
CDC eases telework restrictions for disabled employees, as HHS faces 9,000-request backlog
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is giving employees with disabilities more flexibility to telework as a reasonable accommodation. CDC s...
Navy takes big steps to reduce it sprawling IT networks
For the Navy, consolidating and reducing its sprawling IT networks has been a decades‑long effort. But in recent years, the pace has picked up. Starti...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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New technology is changing how federal agencies use personal data and this week, new tools aim to show what responsible use should really look like
From cross‑agency data sharing to AI‑driven analysis, federal programs now rely on personal information in ways the Privacy Act never fully anticipate...
As federal agencies rethink how data moves, they’re also rethinking how ideas move, especially from the lab to policymakers
This week, early‑career scientists will step up to a microphone and have three minutes to explain their research to policymakers, without jargon and w...
Big ideas and big missions still live or die on budgets and contracts, and this year’s request raises questions
While agencies talk about modernizing data practices and accelerating research, the President’s budget request reveals where execution pressure is lik...
The government paid $4.5 billion to feds who took the DRP, one estimate shows
The government paid an estimated $4.5 billion for federal employees not to work under the deferred resignation offer last year. The calculation comes...
AI poses urgent challenges to how agencies handle CUI
Agencies have long struggled to manage so-called controlled unclassified information, or CUI. Now artificial intelligence is posing new and urgent cha...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, April 13, 2026
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After a two‑week recess, Congress is back in Washington with a crowded spring agenda and several unfinished fights waiting on the Hill
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week facing pressure to move stalled legislation, navigate internal party tensions and make progress on must‑pas...
Apportionments rarely make headlines, but they play a decisive role in how Congress’s funding decisions are actually carried out
Apportionments are a core but often overlooked part of how congressional funding decisions are implemented across the executive branch. A new analysis...
Artificial intelligence may offer federal financial managers something they’ve long lacked: real visibility across programs and payments
Instead of another systems overhaul, a new IBM Center report zeroes in on how metadata and AI can illuminate relationships across federal financial op...
White House seeks $17.5 billion for Golden Dome, but most funding hinges on reconciliation
The Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile defense system could receive $17.5 billion in fiscal 2027 after it received a $23 billion down payment...
After a nearly a decade, GSA on track to fully implement TDR
One of Ed Forst’s first priorities as GSA administrator has been finishing what’s been years in the making. In his first 100 days on the job, Forst mo...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, April 10, 2026
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Artemis II is showing how federal education and operational experience come together in space
Several Artemis team members bring military and academic backgrounds that reflect a long‑term federal investment in advanced education. Observers say...
The Washington DC metro region continues to stand out for regional job losses and new Brookings data shows the recovery still hasn’t materialized
New data from Brookings shows the Greater Washington region is still losing ground on jobs, raising questions about how economic systems tied to feder...
Health‑coverage decisions in retirement can shape when and how federal retirees tap their money
Once federal employees leave service, decisions about FEHB and Medicare quickly intersect with how they draw income from the TSP. Those choices are ea...
Political appointments surging, career SES workforce shrinking under Trump 2.0
The federal government currently has both the largest political workforce and the lowest levels of senior career leaders in decades. A new report find...
TSA budget cuts jobs in privatization push
The Trump administration wants to start privatizing more airport security screening operations. The White House’s 2027 budget request would cut jobs a...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - Thursday, April 9, 2026
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GSA spent a $100 million on building studies, but an IG audit found the agency lacked a consistent way to track whether that work informed decisions
Over a five‑year period, GSA’s Public Buildings Service obligated more than $100 million for building studies, but a new inspector general audit finds...
HUD’s first‑year reset on fair‑housing guidance is reshaping how landlords, owners, and local governments navigate federal housing rules
HUD’s decision to withdraw long‑standing fair housing guidance is changing how landlords, developers and local governments interpret their federal obl...
Small businesses are navigating one of the most turbulent federal contracting environments in decades and the SBA Office of Advocacy is here to help
The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy has released its first‑year report examining how small businesses are responding to rapid shifts...
After DOGE-era cuts, GSA resumes hiring, scrutinizes in-office attendance for employees
The General Services Administration, a former hub of activity for the Department of Government Efficiency is looking to hire hundreds of employees aft...
DoD still failing to properly mark CUI data years after initial audit
The Defense Department is once again facing scrutiny over how it handles sensitive but unclassified information, after a new watchdog review found tha...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Federal transparency has improved on paper—but GAO says key gaps still undermine accountability and program integrity
Congress and federal agencies have taken steps to improve transparency around spending and programs, but GAO says persistent gaps continue to limit ov...
From AI to DEI to national security, congressional oversight is widening and more agencies are being asked to explain how decisions get made
Congress may be struggling to pass legislation, but it’s not slowing down when it comes to oversight. Investigations in 2026 are moving faster, stretc...
DOGE’s Medicaid data experiment adds a new player to healthcare fraud enforcement: the public
By releasing a sweeping Medicaid claims dataset, DOGE is testing whether broader public analysis can complement government fraud investigations. The m...
Trump’s 2027 budget request doubles down on agency reorganizations panned by Congress
The Trump administration is once again pursuing deep spending cuts for federal civilian agencies, as part of its budget request for next year. Overall...
White House asks for record $75.7B for civilian agency IT
The departments of Justice, Veterans Affairs and Treasury are among the biggest winners when it comes to increasing their technology budgets for 2027....
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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OMB’s latest IT memo echoes years of policy, but signals some important shifts agencies can’t ignore
OMB memo M‑26‑10 revisits familiar themes around CIO authority and IT governance, but with sharper expectations for transparency, reporting, and share...
The CAS Board is carrying out a congressional mandate with comments now open
The Board’s proposal implements 2026 NDAA language aimed at simplifying CAS without losing oversight. With comments due soon, agencies and contractors...