The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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July 12, 2023 A look at the Pentagon buying strategy for artificial intelligence
The Defense Department has been steadily developing artificial intelligence capabilities. But how should it go about purchasing AI tools? To get some ideas, the Government Accountability Office recently looked into how a handful of companies handle it. For what they found, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke to the director of GAO's Contracting and National Security Acquisition, Jon Ludwigson.

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July 12, 2023 How the State Department uses data to improve work with the U.N.
The Federal Drive has been bringing its audience stories of State Department employees who received this year's Data for Diplomacy Awards. One awardee was honored for changing the approach of the State Department's delegation to the United Nations in Geneva -- specifically the Human Rights Council. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Jesse Lynch, the Human Rights Officer for U.S. Mission to the U.N. Delegation to the Human Rights Council.

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July 12, 2023The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 12, 2023
On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:
How the State Department uses data to improve work with the U.N.
A look at the Pentagon buying strategy for artificial intelligence.
Games can help a lot with military service member readiness.

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50 min
July 12, 2023 VA CIO: ‘Historic’ pay raise coming for IT workforce, as Special Salary Rate goes into effect in July
The Department of Veterans Affairs will implement a long-awaited pay raise for its IT and cybersecurity workforce later this month, to bring employees’ salaries closer to what they could earn in the private sector.
Kurt DelBene, VA’s assistant secretary for IT and chief information officer, told Federal News Network that the department will implement a Special Salary Rate (SSR) for its IT and cyber workforce in July.

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18 min
July 12, 2023 Divide over Schedule F reveals deeper need for federal workforce reform, Partnership says
Schedule F, the hotly debated executive order from the final months of the Trump administration, could make a comeback if a Republican president steps into office, as both former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have already promised to revive the order, or a similar policy, if elected.
Among harsh criticism from unions, federal employee organizations and Democrats in Congress, proponents of the now-defunct executive order defended the policy’s intentions during a June 29 panel discussion hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration. Two former Trump administration officials said the current process for firing federal employees is too difficult, and at its core, Schedule F is about improving the accountability of the federal workforce.

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17 min
July 11, 2023The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- July 11, 2023
On today's episode of the Federal Drive with Tom Temin:
This National Science Foundation grant will help forecasters see inside clouds.
Why government spending on blockchain is small but on the rise.
Cybersecurity comes home to roost for federal contractors.

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49 min
July 11, 2023 Cybersecurity comes home to roost for federal contractors
Contractors will, somehow, be living under it, and there's still time to comment on it: The revision to NIST special publication 800-171 on protection of controlled, unclassified information. That's not the only cyber policy affecting contractors. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council, Stephanie Kostro.

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19 min
July 11, 2023 Why government spending on blockchain is small but on the rise
Agency spending on blockchain is a tiny fraction of total technology spending. But it's important and growing, according to analysis by Deltek, a company focused on delivering software and information solutions. For more on what Deltek is spending and why, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Alex Rossino, Deltek Advisory Research Analyst.

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20 min
July 11, 2023 This National Science Foundation grant will help forecasters see inside clouds
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a 90-plus million grant with the purpose of improving understanding of weather. It went to the University Corporation for Atmosphere Research. The result will be an airborne phased radar giving 3-D pictures of weather phenomena. For the details, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with NSF's Chief Officer for Research Facilities, Linnea Avallone.

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19 min
July 11, 2023 SSA built a system to help combat identity fraud. Backers say it’s ‘at risk of collapse’
A federal service used by financial institutions to verify Social Security numbers, recently highlighted as a prime example for how the government could reduce improper payments and fraud, is at risk of a “death spiral” due to a steep increase in user fees, according to proponents of the system.
The Government Accountability Office is now conducting a review of the Social Security Administration’s electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) program after lawmakers flagged concerns with cost overruns and price increases.

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20 min

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