The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Modern aviation depends on a constant flow of digital information between aircraft and the ground. GAO found that FAA still has gaps in its ability to monitor and mitigate threats targeting those communications Jennifer Franks, acting Chief Technology Officer at the Government Accountability Office, joins me with the findings.

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Major events create a flood of information from many different sources. The challenge for security organizations is turning that information into a common operating picture that supports real-time decisions. Here to discuss lessons from the World Cup are Tim Hanes and Mary Rupert of LMI.

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When companies operate under both FDA and SEC oversight, regulators sometimes need a clearer picture of the same set of facts. An updated agreement is designed to support information sharing between the agencies when those situations arise. For what it means for regulated companies and investors alike, I'm joined by Tom Sundloff, partner at Blank Rome.

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Last month, vulnerabilities in the open-source software language known as PHP created panic across the internet. Part of the chaos was one company’s decision to publish the patches for those bugs before an agreed-upon release date. Now, a top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is calling that behavior “dangerous.” For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ strategy for artificial intelligence revolves around three main pillars. Officials want to accelerate AI adoption, educate and train the workforce, and build enduring, tested, trusted and verified AI capabilities. Matt Parks is the chief artificial intelligence officer for the Corps of Engineers. He tells Federal News Networks Jason Miller those pillars can’t be successful unless cybersecurity is woven throughout each of them.

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Access to federal business brings access to information, and that creates responsibilities of its own. A federal court is considering a novel prediction-markets case involving an active-duty servicemember accused of using nonpublic information for financial gain. The outcome could influence how contractors think about compliance, oversight and employee conduct. Joining me now is Alex Blanchard, Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight LLP.

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As Congress works through the final version of the defense authorization bill, contractors are watching closely for provisions involving intellectual property and access to technical data. Those decisions could shape how companies protect their investments while still providing government access to the technologies it wants most. Here with an industry perspective is Jim Carroll, CEO of the Professional Services Council.

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Deltek's latest look at the federal marketplace finds agencies continuing to concentrate work through existing acquisition vehicles and task-order strategies. For contractors and acquisition teams alike, understanding where government plans to buy may matter as much as understanding what it plans to buy. Joining me now with all of the details is Kathleen Sievers, Director of Research at Deltek.

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Coming up today on "The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton"

• Competition for federal business increasingly starts with access to the right contract vehicles. More opportunities are flowing through a relatively small number of acquisition channels
• Getting onto a contract vehicle is one thing. The next question is the terms under which companies bring technology and innovation to government. Congressional negotiators are weighing that balance in the National Defense Authorization Act
• Contractors gain access to valuable government information as part of doing business. A court is now weighing whether misuse of that information can be treated as fraud in a way that could reshape compliance expectations for employers with cleared workers

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Of federal employees who have recently separated from their jobs, political influence was a top reason they left. And nearly three-quarters say they didn’t leave their jobs voluntarily. Many felt pressured to go. A federal employee “exit survey,” conducted by the Accountability and Reform Research Consortium, collected responses from over 2,000 former federal employees across 55 agencies. To break down the findings, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman spoke with the survey leads, Bill Resh and Gary Hollibaugh.

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