The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton episodes

October 12, 2022 Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler talks with Tom Temin at AUSA
Not much can happen in the Army without the products and services that clothe, feed and equip the soldiers. Responsibility for acquiring most of what the Army needs falls to the Army Contracting Command. For an update, at the Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin caught up with the Contracting Command’s commander, Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler.

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22 min
October 12, 2022 Lt. Gen. Omar Jones talks with Tom Temin at AUSA
It’s the world’s premier expeditionary force, yet every U.S. Army soldier has a home or a home base. Often that home is in housing provided by the Army itself. Army housing has been a sore subject for residents, Army leadership and Congress. But there’s been progress. For an update on that and other matters, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked at the Association of the U.S. Army conference, with Lt. Gen. Omar Jones, the Commander of the Installation Management Command.

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20 min
October 12, 2022 Why Veterans Affairs has persistent issues with managing acquisition
As the biggest civilian agency, the Veterans Affairs Department buys lots of stuff every year, from building construction to aspirin. Yet, according to Government Accountability Office auditors, VA falls short in planning and managing its crucial acquisition workforce. To discuss the comprehensive survey of that workforce, Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked with Shelby Oakley, GAO's director for contracting and national security acquisitions.

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23 min
October 12, 2022 CBP, TSA expanding facial recognition for traveler identity verification
Both Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration continue to expand the use of facial recognition technology to verify traveler identity, with both agencies touting both the security and customer experience benefits of using biometrics, while pledging to safeguard privacy and security. CBP has processed 223 million travelers since introducing the biometric entry-exit program at airports and other locations since 2018, confirming about 175,000 overstays with non-citizens leaving the country, as well as more than 1,600 imposters at ports of entry, according to Diane Sabatino, deputy executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Field Operations at CBP.

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18 min
October 11, 2022 The Senate is spending the day on a piece of annual legislation that really matters
The Senate is back in session today from recess, mainly to work on the annual Defense Authorization Act. Traditionally Congress sends this bill to the president before the end of the calendar year. For more on this and what else is happening in Congress, we turn to WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

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22 min
October 11, 2022 Will agencies get a 2023 budget in December? Don't hold your breath
Two weeks into the continuing resolution, agencies hoping to start new initiatives are looking towards December 16. That's when Congress promised to establish a 2023 budget. History shows, that's a pretty thin reed to lean on. My next guest isn't ruling out the possibility of a full-year continuing resolution. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners.

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22 min
October 11, 2022 Homeland Security's research wing is looking for more partners
A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, is full of information for potential partners to take part in collaborative research. And develop long-term partnership opportunities. To learn more, Federal News Network's Eric White spoke with Megan Mahle, Director of Industry Partnerships in DHS' Office of Innovation and Collaboration.

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22 min
October 11, 2022 GSA leadership, IG continue to butt heads over schedule price reasonableness
The long-standing debate over whether prices on the GSA Schedule contract are fair and reasonable has reached a new level of, DIScord.
GSA's inspector general makes what to some will be a shocking series of recommendations about schedule prices. And GSA's Federal Acquisition Service responds with contempt for those suggestions. In his reporter's notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about the latest episode in this long-running squabble over schedule prices.

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21 min
October 11, 2022 Army launches several new initiatives to incorporate small firms' technologies into its systems
Among other things, initiatives aim to incentivize large prime contractors to incorporate innovations from small businesses into their bid proposals and give contracting officers better tools to manage intellectual property rights.

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29 min
October 11, 2022 The Senate has returned and will try to focus on the NDAA
The Senate back from recess and in session today, mainly to work on the annual Defense Authorization Act. Traditionally, Congress sends this bill to the president before the end of the calendar year. To discuss that possibility and what else is happening in Congress, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

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22 min

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