The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Automated Commercial Environment is an old system operated by Customs and Border Protection. It supports the movement and fees collection of ship cargo moving in and out of the United States. It might be old, but CBP has updated this system several times over the decades. Now, using a chunk of money from the Technology Modernization Fund, CBP has overhauled a crucial module in the Automated Commercial Environment. The Federal Drive got some of the details from the executive director of CBP's trade transformation office, James Byram.

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The latest benefit signed into law for veterans aims to help those exposed to the poisonous fumes of burn pits and other sources. VA officials say they were ready for the Pact Act. For an update, the deputy under secretary for the office of policy and oversight, Ronald Burke.

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The role of the agency chief information officer is undergoing yet another evolutionary step. The National Science Foundation is joining a small, but growing number of agencies remaking their CIO’s office. In his weekly feature, the Reporter's Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about how NSF is rethinking the role of its CIO and how the change is part of a bigger trend. 

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New rules proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban workplace noncompete agreements haver stirred a lot of opinions. Workers' rights advocates say the move will help wages finally break out of their stagnant pace, however some aren't so sure about that. One of them is Brian Albrecht, Chief Economist at the International Center for Law and Economics, who the Federal Drive had a chance to speak to about the proposal.

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For the FDA, as for so many agencies, information technology is a big-ticket expenditure. The Health and Human Services inspector general examined FDA contracting officers dealing with one large deal, and found a few things to tighten up. The Federal Drive got more from the IG's director of cybersecurity and IT audits, Jarvis Rodgers.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is more than halfway to meeting its hiring goal for health care workers this fiscal year. The VA is ramping up hiring to handle an uptick in veterans who are seeking care. The PACT Act, meant to treat more veterans exposed to toxic substances, is bringing some new patients into the VA, but the agency is looking to get a better understanding of its data. For an update, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more. 

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Smaller defense agencies are receiving some much-needed help with the mundane, but important part of acquisition—the paperwork. The Defense Contract Management Agency is sending teams of experts to help improve how these agencies meet these requirements. Federal News Network’s DoD reporter Alexandra Lohr found out about some of the agencies that did particularly well during these recent procurement management reviews from the program manager for the review, DCMA’s Colonel Joseph Davis. 

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You've seen this before working in or with the federal government. A split government by party lines can mean possible issues when things like the debt ceiling come up. Most times a deal is struck right as time runs out or just before it. Could this time be different though? To get a sense of where things stand, the Federal Drive had the chance to speak with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

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The federal office of the future will not be done *to* employees, but will be led *by* employees. That is the General Services Administration’s goal with its new Workplace Innovation Lab, unveiled Wednesday in Washington D.C. Federal News Network's Jason Miller attended the grand opening and has more about what GSA is striving for under its Workplace 2030 initiative.

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A very old congressional procedure known as the Holman Rule has popped up lately. It allows a House member to amend an appropriations bill so eliminate a specific program or defund the salaries of those working on it. In the 19th century it was designed to rein in patronage. My next guess says it makes no sense any more. To discuss, the Federal Drive was joined by Bob Tobias, a professor in the Key Executive Leadership Program at American University.

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