The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Navy transports Marines aboard amphibious warfare ships. The Navy also has big problems keeping its fleet of amphibious ships available for both training and operations. Some of the vessels have been out of service for years. For more of what auditors found, the director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, Diana Maurer joined the Federal Drive.

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Veterans who wish to be buried with the least environmental impact now have a new option. Three of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries opened what they call green burial sections last month. Green burials are possible for both cremated and intact remains. The Federal Drive got details now from VA's executive director of cemetery operations, Lisa Pozzebon.

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President-elect Donald Trump vows to revisiting plans to privatize the Postal Service. It’s a first term-goal that didn’t go far, with pushback from unions and Congress. But House Republicans, especially that Department of Government Efficiency caucus, are on board with these plans. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. 

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Cyber policy gurus are urging the incoming Trump administration to elevate the role of the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. The three-year-old office has led some real cybersecurity strategy initiatives. But outside observers say it could be more involved in responding to major cyber incidents. Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday has the latest.

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

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The General Services Administration has been making steady award progress on two signature, multi-award contracts. Even as Polaris II and Oasis-Plus move along, agency appropriations for 2025 look like they'll be delayed until April, halfway through the fiscal year. For his take on the implications, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.

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It's so close, those in favor can practically taste it. The statutory ending of the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset. WEP and GPO have reduced Social Security benefits for thousands of state and local government employees and certain federal ones. An update on this and other matters from the National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association's John Hatton.

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The Energy Department says industry is surpassing goals for production of so-called sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. That aided by loan guarantees amounting to billions for companies to increase their capacity to make lower carbon jet fuel. Joining the Federal Drive with a progress report, the director of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions, also the chief commercialization officer Vanessa Chan. 

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The Army’s is out with the latest version of its characteristics of need for its next generation command and control initiative. Released last week, the characteristics of need points to a multi-year effort to update and standardize command and control across the Army. For more, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller caught up with , the program executive officer for command, control communications and networks, Mark Kitz, and with , the director of the command and control cross functional team, Major General Patrick Ellis. 

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