The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton episodes

July 09, 2024 This agency is looking for people who have beat the substance abuse cycle
A unit of the Health and Human Services Department has launched a call for an unusual type of leader. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, is looking for people who have experienced and overcome substance abuse in themselves or family members. It's called the SAMHSA Trailblazers in Advancing Recovery, or STAR Awards program. Joining the Federal Drive with detailed, the director of the SAMHSA's Office of Recovery, Paolo del Vecchio.

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20240626/nominations-open-samhsa-trailblazers-advancing-recovery-awards

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9 min
July 08, 2024 One more week of business on Capitol Hill before the craziness sets in
With the Fourth of July behind them, and the Republic convention ahead of some of them, Congress spends this week in session. Now the Senate will join the House to splash around in the budget pond. But that's not all, as we hear from Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.

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8 min
July 08, 2024 When cybersecurity becomes a personal matter
Cybersecurity becomes almost a personal matter when you're working in a war zone and information superiority is a must. My next guest spent 14 months in Afghanistan before the U.S. withdrawal. The retired Navy captain is now CEO of Coalfire, a cybersecurity company. Tom McAndrew joins me now.

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13 min
July 08, 2024 Contracting officers benefit from a bot in the seat to their right
The Office Of Management and Budget and General Services Administration have been fielding a data integration tool to help contracting officers. Dubbed Co-Pilot, it gathers data from various governmentwide procurement systems, and presents buyers with pricing histories, vendor information and other data to help their decisions. How's the first month been going? We get an update from the senior advisor at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Christine Harada.

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11 min
July 04, 2024 AI ‘expressions of interest’ flood into TMF Board

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10 min
July 03, 2024 EPA looks to revamp U.S. school bus fleet

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9 min
July 03, 2024 WEP & GPO repeal, Schedule F among issues facing Congress

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10 min
July 03, 2024 How important to recruiting is a traditional pension plan?
Government employee recruitment often relies on the appeal of the mission. Still people want to be paid and have some financial security. A recent study of state and local emergency response employment seems to indicate one important factor in attracting job candidates, namely having a defined benefit pension plan. Tyler Bond, the research director for the National Institute on Retirement Security joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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10 min
July 02, 2024 Over 1,200 interviews and 400 job offers later, DHS wraps up two-day career expo
More than 8,000 job candidates showed up last week to the Department of Homeland Security’s much-anticipated career expo. In just two days, DHS officials from dozens of offices and agencies conducted over 1,200 interviews. In the end, close to 500 candidates received job offers on the spot. Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman attended the event and she files this report.

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15 min
July 02, 2024 The Supreme Court ruling that falls squarely on the contractor-government intersection
The Supreme Court rule last week that people subject to administratively-rendered fines and penalties have the right to a jury trial. The ruling had to do with the Securities and Exchange Commission. But as dissenter Justice Sotomayor said, it could upend the operations of many agencies. Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joined the Federal Drive with his reaction.

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10 min