The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

When the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action as practiced by Harvard University, it set off a tsunani. One of those giant waves is already washing over federal contracting. For more on this and other matters, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin checked-in with federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.

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The defense authorization bills, while contentious, would do a lot for contractors; from inflation relief to easing greenhouse gas emissions reporting. For a summary, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.

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The FAA's order for employees to return to the office didn't sit well with one of its unions. They call the order a clear violation of their collective bargaining agreement. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dave Spero, President of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists.

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As the nation marked the 75th anniversary of desegregation in the military and the federal workforce, it celebrated progress — but the occasion also served as a reckoning. A combination of congressional concerns about quotas and recruiting problems for the armed services reveals a fault line in how the military should set policies to increase diversity.

“I think we as a nation have always been three steps forward, two steps back. And every time there is a movement toward equal rights, there has been a counter-movement for that,” retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, who served as the vice chairman of the Congressional Naming Commission, which renamed DoD bases honoring Confederates, told Federal News Network. “Whether it’s after Reconstruction, or it’s the reaction to the civil rights movement, or the reaction to a black president, or the reaction to the call for equal justice after George Floyd.”

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They haven't done nothing, but the House and Senate have a lot more to do for any chance of a budget by September 30. For one thing, the two chambers are $100 billion apart. This as they head out for a long August recess. For an outlook, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Congress Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick.

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A bevy of trade groups recently urged the Biden administration to sharpen its cybersecurity strategy focus on identity and identity-related crime. And they sent three suggestions to top White House cyber officials. For details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Jordan Crenshaw, the Vice President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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It was established in the steam-power and rotary- engine era. And it remains relevant in the nuclear and jet propulsion era. The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently marked 100 years in business, and a history of helping U.S. naval forces keep their competitive advantage. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Bruce Danly, NRL's Director of Research.

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Airport screeners and other Transportation Security Administration employees have received a major pay increase to bring their salaries on par with the rest of the federal civilian workforce.

The new pay scale instituted by TSA this month mirrors the General Schedule wage system used across much of the rest of the federal government. The increases were funded under the homeland security appropriations bill passed by Congress late last year. It included funding for the pay raises starting in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.

Late last week and into the weekend, TSA employees received their first paychecks under the new system. Some TSA employees received as much as a 31% pay boost, officials said during a press conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport today.

“That’s a hell of a pay increase for anybody, but it’s long overdue,” House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said.

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