The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

During his tenure as the Deputy Director for Management at the Biden administration's

Office of Management and Budget, Jason Miller faced no bigger issue than how to

manage the return to Office for federal employees after the pandemic, not that

he didn't deal with 1000 opinions. Miller, whose last day will be January 20,

tells Federal News Network's Jason Miller about how OMB ended up dealing with

this hot button issue.

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Veterans groups have praised passage of a bill to expand once again benefits. Congress passed the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act shortly before Christmas. For how it will help, we turn to the chief policy officer of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Heather Ansley.

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When it comes to the government's procurement tab, the General Services Administration is one of the most influential agencies. It manages many of the contracts from which all agencies buy. And it one of the agencies that helps decide governmentwide procurement policy. So what should happen in the Trump administration at the GSA? We get some ideas from long-time GSA watcher, and federal sales expert Larry Allen.

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Republican presidents often get credit for cutting back on federal regulation. But the most significant de-regulator of modern times just might be the Democrat about to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. In many ways, you can thank Jimmy Carter for that $99 flight to the coast for a quick getaway. A review now from the director of regulatory studies at George Washington University, Susan Dudley.

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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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On today's episode of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin:

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In both the fiscal 2024 and 2025 budget requests, the Biden administration expressed

concerns about how pay compression is impacting the senior Federal workforce.

The concerns never led to a legislative fix, though a disappointment for

federal employees still the Office of Management and Budgets deputy director

Jason Miller had some successes to point out when he spoke with Federal News

Network's, Jason Miller.

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With a new presidential administration and the 119th Congress, both starting in 2025

there are many unknowns in what's to come for the federal workforce, but at

least one thing's for certain, federal telework will remain a highly disputed

topic. There have already been plenty of bills and memos over what federal

telework should look like, and there's likely much more ahead with the Trump

administration. Joining me now with more Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.

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They managed to get a speaker elected without too much drama. Now the one hundred nineteenth Congress has to get down to real business. For what to expect first, we turn to the deputy news director of Bloomberg Government, Loren Duggan.

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Promotions and other career advancements would come faster for members of the U.S. Park Police under a bill in Congress. The U.S. Park Police Modernization Act was introduced in October. It would bring Park Service personnel practices in line with those of other federal law enforcement agencies. One group supporting this legislation: The National Police Association. Spokesman Betsy Brantner Smith joins me now.

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