The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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October 25, 2022 More support for those affected by suicide from the Pentagon
The Defense Department is now offering two online courses that provide support and guidance for those affected by suicide.? The courses cover things such as communication techniques, ways to connect or stay connected to a support system, and reminders for how to maintain physical and mental health during a very difficult time. To learn more about them, the Federal Drive spoke with Dr. Andrew Moon, Acting Director for Research, Evaluation, and Data/Surveillance for the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, along with Lisa Valentine, who you'll hear from first. She's the Program Manager, Casualty, Mortuary Affairs & Military Funeral Honors for the Defense Department.

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23 min
October 25, 2022 GSA is giving agencies a glimpse of what the future of work could be
The General Services Administration is offering agencies a glimpse of what the future of work could look like.
Starting in early November, GSA will open up its shared work spaces in three cities as well as its future of work headquarters laboratory.
Robin Carnahan is the administrator of GSA. She tells executive editor Jason Miller at the 2022 ELC conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania about how GSA is helping agencies envision how their employees will work differently in the coming years.

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21 min
October 24, 2022 You'd be surprised with what takes up most of the Senate's time
It might be the great deliberative body, but much of what the Senate Deliberates on is pretty mundane. Such as, the nomination for undersecretary of Agriculture for marketing and regulatory programs. What do Senators think about this? The Federal Drive got some insight from WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

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22 min
October 24, 2022 The Pentagon inspector general evaluates a 10-year military diversity effort
The Defense Department has been working under a leadership diversity plan since the Obama administration. A special commission issued a long list of recommendations back in 2011. And that stemmed from a mandate in the Defense authorization law from 2009. For how the department has done, the Federal Drive turned to the program director for diversity and inclusion evaluations in the DOD office of inspector general, Dana Johnson.

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20 min
October 24, 2022 The State Department seeks fresh talent for its diplomatic security operation
The State Department has several annual fellowship programs designed to bring in new talent. We've been bringing you their stories here on the Federal Drive. Today we're talking about the William D. Clarke, Senior Diplomatic Security Fellowships. Joining the Federal Drive with the details, the assistant secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, Gentry Smith.

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22 min
October 24, 2022 Microsoft working with CISA on assessment tool for cloud security configurations
Agencies are carrying out a lot of business these days using cloud computing technology, and now they have some new guidance for securing those applications. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released minimum security configurations for eight Microsoft 365 services last week. For more on how this could help agencies improve their cybersecurity, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday, spoke with the security chief technology officer at Microsoft Federal, Steve Faehl.

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20 min
October 24, 2022 Federal employee engagement stabilizes in 2022 FEVS
Results are out for the 2022 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey – or FEVS. The annual survey from the Office of Personnel Management produced a couple of ups and downs in the two years following the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, federal employee attitudes seem to have calmed down a bit. Joining the Federal Drive with the details, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.

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21 min
October 24, 2022 IG: Climate change to add to Treasury Department's workload as well
In today's Federal Newscast, you can add the treasury department to the list of agencies whose workload may significantly increase due to climate change.

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7 min
October 21, 2022 An influential Congressional staffer is now a NAPA fellow
Among this year's fellows added to the National Academy of Public Administration are several still-working, senior federal employees. One of them is prominent on Capitol Hill and Federal Drive host had a chance to conduct this extended 17-minute interview with her. She's Wendy Ginsberg, staff director for the Subcommittee on Government Operations of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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30 min
October 21, 2022 VA holding ‘all hands on deck’ event to onboard critically needed hires more quickly
The Department of Veterans Affairs hired more employees in fiscal 2022 than at any point in recent history. But top VA officials say more action is needed to build up the agency’s workforce, given a high rate of attrition and increasing healthcare demand from veterans. VA Undersecretary for Health Shereef Elnahal told reporters Wednesday that the agency needs to hire about 52,000 employees per year just to keep up with the rate of health care workers leaving the agency, as well as an increase in veterans entering the VA health care system.

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21 min

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