As the various Senate committees release their proposals for the reconciliation bill, the Senate parliamentarian is ruling out many of the more controversial elements. Here with more insight into what this might portend for the megabill's fate and other Congressional activity is deputy news director at Bloomberg Government, Loren Duggan.

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National Archives and Records Administration would take a $60 million cut under the 2026 budget request. Nara is also laying off nearly 100 employees as part of a new round of reductions in force. Former archives officials say the agency has little capacity to absorb such cuts and for more federal news networks. Justin Doubleday spoke with the former Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan,

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Over the past two decades, the military services have transitioned away from their organic equipment maintenance capabilities to buying sustainment from the original equipment manufacturers. It seems that approach may be resulting in less readiness, not more. Secretary Hegseth has said he wants to bring repair capabilities back in-house, but is DoD ready for that? Here with more insight is the Director of the center for Defense Information at the Project on Government Oversight, Greg Williams.

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Military families and their quality of life are the backbone of our nation's military readiness. Blue Star Families, an advocate for military families, surveys that community annually to determine both how well they're doing and how likely they are to continue their service. Here with their latest data is Blue Star Families' Chief Impact Officer, Dr. Lindsay Knight.

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Details around the Army's Transformation Initiative remain scarce, but officials say they're ready to explain the plan to Congress. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis joins me now with more details. 

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Federal agencies are setting a higher performance bar when delivering services to the public. The 21st Century integrated digital experience. Act of 2018 set a blueprint for more modern digital first customer experience in government. But agencies didn't start achieving those goals until the COVID 19 pandemic shuttered many agency offices, and now new legislation is looking to build on those goals as part of Federal News Network's 25th anniversary special report Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins me with more. 

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15 years ago, the U.S. military used the Rapid Equipping Force to quickly meet the needs of warfighting units in Afghanistan. Today, the Ukraine military is using a similar process to generate rapid innovation in tactics and equipment. Could the U.S. do it again if a conflict started on short notice? Joining me with insights on what it takes to organize for effectiveness is the co-founder and CEO of BMNT and former head of the REF, Pete Newell.

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AI promises to take over the piles of paperwork that govern the federal acquisition process. But in a world that is built around compliance, many are hesitant to trust that AI can follow all of the rules. Joining me with ideas on how to bridge that trust gap is the Founder and CEO of Rohirrim, Steve Aberle.

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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

• The latest data on how our military families are doing
• How to organize for effectiveness and not just efficiency
• What it will take to realize AI's promise to simplify and speed federal acquisition

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Federal courts are hampering the Trump administration's plans to shrink the federal workforce and reshape agencies, but it would have a lot more authority to proceed with these plans under a Senate committee's proposal, changes under consideration by members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would allow the administration to move forward with reorganizations with minimal interference from Congress or the courts. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has more and joins me now. 

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