The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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November 09, 2022 Justice Department, GSA working on common standards for FOIA tech
The Freedom of Information Act community is developing new technology standards to help improve FOIA processes and standardize common services like case management tools across government. The Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy and the Office of Government Information Services at the National Archives are working with the General Services Administration’s Office of Shared Services and Performance Improvement to advance shared FOIA business standards, according to Lindsay Steel, chief of FOIA compliance staff at OIP.

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9 min
November 09, 2022 Can a 10-year federal infrastructure plan really sustain itself for 10 years
The Action Plan from the Biden Administration seeks to ensure projects across the nation get done on time and on budget. They've already hired 25,000 people to help state and local governments. But the plan has a 10-year horizon. That could spell trouble. For analysis, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with American University Professor Bob Tobias.

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10 min
November 09, 2022 If this VA program was a high school, people would complain about the dropout rate
The Veterans Affairs Department is in the midst of a five-year pilot program. It's called VET-TEC or Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses. The Government Accountability Office found that the program has some problems, including that a third of the veterans enrolled drop out. For more on this, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Dawn Locke, GAO's Acting Director for Education, Workforce and Income Security.

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11 min
November 09, 2022 An update on doings of a crucial federal agency almost no one ever heard of
President Biden recently appointed four new members to the 10-member Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States. The Council is not an agency widely known to the public. For an update, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Chairman Andrew Fois.

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15 min
November 09, 2022 OPM removes two federal skills gaps from its high-risk list, but three positions remain
Agencies have made progress on closing skills gaps for a couple of federal jobs, but there’s still work ahead for other critical roles, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Based on agencies’ progress so far, OPM identified which of five different governmentwide positions should be kept on its high risk list, and which can be removed based on federal agencies’ progress.

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9 min
November 08, 2022 Fewer contractors are protesting bids and awards
Figures from the Government Accountability Office show a 12% drop in the number of contracting protests in fiscal 22. Protests are down 40% since 2018. What does it all mean? Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest thinks the protests that do happen, have a lot of impact. This conversation is with Federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen.

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11 min
November 08, 2022 How costly is federal paperwork? Well, this is costly.
Digital services and modernization are pillars of the Biden administration's management agenda. These efforts don't just matter to federal agencies though. Business is thoroughly behind efforts to streamline government services. The Chamber of Commerce has put some numbers on what paperwork costs the economy each year, and how many hours it eats up. Federal Drive host Tom Temin gets the details from Chamber VP Jordan Crenshaw.

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10 min
November 08, 2022 VA tries a novel way to ensure veterans get to their medical appointments.
The Veterans Health Administration has been working on a deal with the ride service Uber to help rural veterans get to their appointments. A test has been running since July at the VA medical center in Memphis, Tennessee. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about this with in-studio guest Dr. Indra Sandal, from the VHA innovation fellowships program.

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11 min
November 08, 2022 VA considering steps to shorten wait times for veterans needing medical care
Long wait times for certain types of treatment continue to occur at the Veterans Health Administration. Pain management is among the conditions for which veterans have to wait. Federal Drive host Tom Temin's guest said that in California, the wait for pain care can last 78 days. Temin talked about the reasons this is so, and how it can be fixed, with Former Mississippi Senator Trent Lott.

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11 min
November 07, 2022 CISA signature federal cyber program warrants more than a passing anniversary nod
The continuous diagnostics and mitigation program turned 10 years old last month. And what a long strange trip it's been for C-D-M.
As agencies move toward zero trust and face an ever changing cyber threat landscape, CDM has hit stride. In his weekly Reporter’s Notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about where the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is taking the program next.

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21 min

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