The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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December 13, 2022 Inside the Copyright Office's honors program for young lawyers
The name Barbara A. Ringer has deep meaning to the U.S. Copyright Office. The late Ringer worked there for more than 30 years, and served as its first woman director in the 1970s, after winning a discrimination lawsuit. She helped modernize copyright law, and was recognized internationally. Today the Copyright Office runs a two-year honors program for young lawyers named after Ms. Ringer. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with one of the current fellows: Keyana Pusey.

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8 min
December 13, 2022 Inside the Copyright Office's honors program for young lawyers
The name Barbara A. Ringer has deep meaning to the U.S. Copyright Office. The late Ringer worked there for more than 30 years, and served as its first woman director in the 1970s, after winning a discrimination lawsuit. She helped modernize copyright law, and was recognized internationally. Today the Copyright Office runs a two-year honors program for young lawyers named after Ms. Ringer. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with one of the current fellows: Keyana Pusey.

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8 min
December 13, 2022 The Navy lays out a strategy to compete and win in cyberspace
U.S. armed forces operate at sea, on land, and in the air. The one place they ALL operate in: cyberspace. Now the Navy has issued what it called a cyberspace superiority vision. It has three principles: secure, survive, and strike.Federal Drive host Tom Temin was joined by someone to go in-depth on the principles, the Navy's principal cyber adviser, Chris Cleary.

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11 min
December 13, 2022 ‘We will continue to make tweaks’: FRTIB responds to feedback after TSP update
It’s been six months since Thrift Savings Plan participants saw major changes in the online My Account platform, when the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board transitioned to a new TSP recordkeeping system.It may be an understatement to say that the final launch of TSP’s multi-year modernization project, known as “Converge,” was bumpy. Many TSP participants voiced their frustrations and concerns with both the board’s handling of the transition, as well as the interface itself, after the rollout.

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18 min
December 12, 2022 Meet the new head of the Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), part of the Transportation Department, must oversee spending of some $350 billion from the infrastructure bill. Now the FHWA has a new executive director. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with the 20-year veteran of the agency, Gloria Shepherd.

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26 min
December 12, 2022 Those lights you see are the Defense Authorization Bill coming in for a landing
It will have things to love and hate, but it looks like the National Defense Authorization Bill will make it to passage in the remainder of the 117th Congress. But what about Friday's government funding deadline? Federal Drive host Tom Temin gets the latest from Loren Duggan, Bloomberg Government deputy news director.

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18 min
December 12, 2022 600 EPA employees seek more promotion opportunities for tackling ‘more complex work’
Environmental Protection Agency employees, implementing major climate and green government legislation championed by the Biden administration, are calling for higher wages and more opportunities for promotions. More than 600 EPA employees represented by the American Federation of Government Employees are calling on the agency to extend career ladder pay scales and merit promotions for lawyers, inspectors and engineers. Their Dec. 8 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan states federal pay for STEM positions is far outpaced by the private sector, and that prospective hires are declining about 25% of EPA’s job offers.

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17 min
December 12, 2022 Pentagon’s new $9B cloud contract vehicle to start taking orders in next two weeks
After a drawn-out contracting saga that lasted more than five years, the Pentagon is eager to finally implement its first-ever contracts to provide enterprise cloud computing services for the entire Defense Department. Officials said they’ll be ready to start accepting orders under the multibillion dollar Joint Warfighter Cloud Computing contracts within the next 15 days.

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18 min
December 09, 2022 Federal agencies deploy Chinese drones in U.S. airspace
You might not be familiar with a company called DJI. It's a large, Chinese drone manufacturer. The Army and Interior Department have banned DJI products, because the company -- which is closely associated with the Chinese Communist Party -- is a security threat. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with someone, policy and technology researcher at the Lincoln Network, Lars Schonander, who is concerned that other federal agencies continue to buy DJI drones.

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22 min
December 09, 2022 After the Huawei and ZTE bans, what's next for China trade policy
The administration, prompted by Congress, has banned sales of telecommunications gear from Chinese companies. Now the question is: Should anything come next, when it comes to Chinese products that might have national security implications? Federal Drive host Tom Temin has spoken on the matter with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. In this interview, his guest is Matt Turpin, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and former China director at the National Security Council.

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22 min

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