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Agencies are starting to take action on the new national cyber strategy
The Trump administration’s new national cyber strategy is starting to translate into agency actions. But there are still a lot of questions about what...
Defense secretary launches "ruthless review" of military's legal offices
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a “ruthless” review of how the military’s legal offices are organized. Experts say while there is room to...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, March 19, 2026
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What happened inside government last year explains many of today’s gaps in capacity and accountability
Traditional guardrails eroded quickly during the Trump administration’s first year, with ethics bodies sidelined and inspectors general forced out whi...
The message from Maryland, losing a federal job doesn’t have to mean leaving the region
As federal workers and contractors navigate sudden disruption, Maryland leaders are focused on keeping families housed, connected, and economically mo...
So many personnel policies are shifting at the same time that even seasoned federal workers are struggling to follow
Several weeks into the DHS shutdown, front‑line employees from TSA to the Coast Guard are working without pay as airport delays mount and families fee...
Trump brings ‘war on fraud’ into focus with task force of benefits-paying agencies
President Donald Trump promised he would wage a “war on fraud” at his State of the Union address. Now those plans are coming into focus. A new executi...
OPM launches new HR shared service center for agencies
Agencies have a new opportunity to get help with modernizing their HR functions. A new “HR shared service center” from the Office of Personnel Managem...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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New limits on executive pay and dividends are changing expectations across the defense sector
The administration’s new rules on executive pay, dividends and other financial tools haven’t moved defense earnings, but they’re already reshaping how...
A major reboot of the government’s small‑innovation programs is finally moving after months of uncertainty
The Senate has advanced a bill that would reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs through 2031 after a long lapse, and it comes with some notable chang...
GAO finds persistent gaps and data problems in OMB’s federal program inventory, limiting its value for oversight and decision‑making
The federal program inventory was meant to give policymakers a clear picture of what the government does and how much it spends. GAO says that picture...
Navy creating new contract center for excellence for SBIR, STTR
As soon as President Donald Trump signs the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program reauthorization act into...
As the Navy pushes to embed 5th generation wireless technologies across its system, we get an update
The Navy is in the middle of a year-long push to embed fifth-generation wireless technologies across its systems and installations. And the service’s...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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CBO's latest assessment shows a federal outlook defined by rising costs, structural imbalances and tough choices ahead
According to the Peterson Foundation, this year’s CBO outlook lays out a budget weighed down by structural forces; from health‑care costs to an aging...
A military widow who turned her deepest loss into a decade of service is being honored with one of TAPS’ highest awards
For more than a decade, Sara Wilson has been a steady presence for families navigating military grief, from Good Grief Camps to crisis support in some...
From the Strait of Hormuz to the factory floor, today’s Middle East operations are reshaping what the Pentagon asks of its contractors
Ongoing U.S. military operations in the Middle East are stretching supply chains, increasing demand for munitions and intelligence, and raising new qu...
Lawmakers question DoD’s growing use of equity investments to strengthen DIB
The Defense Department has begun taking a series of equity stakes in companies deemed critical to national security. Lawmakers on both sides of the ai...
GSA to be designated as QSMO for acquisition
The General Services Administration is set to lead an acquisition system consolidation across government. That’s because GSA will be designated a “qua...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, March 16, 2026
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As HHS looks to speed up AI in clinical care, the big questions are burden, trust and what comes next.
The Department of Health and Human Services asked clinicians, patients, developers and health systems how the agency should guide the use of AI in hea...
AI is now a competitive edge in federal capture and small firms need to adjust fast
AI is reshaping the skills contractors need to compete. Small businesses in particular need to adjust how they use these tools inside their proposals....
Escalating conflict abroad is now driving debates over war powers, energy prices and the fate of key funding bill
Democrats are signaling they may force votes tied to the Iran conflict while leadership scrambles to keep DHS funding and other priorities on track. E...
OPM’s Kupor defends Schedule Policy/Career, as finalization nears
After a year of workforce overhauls, the Trump administration is continuing to charge forward with major changes for federal employees. The new Schedu...
IRS phase-out of paper checks leaves some taxpayers waiting months for refunds
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are facing extended wait times to receive their tax refunds from the IRS. In the past many of them would normally r...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, March 13, 2026
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A smaller IRS staff could mean a longer wait for returns
Tax season is underway, but the agency at the center of it is dealing with a shrinking workforce and the loss of tools meant to make filing easier. Th...
Applications are open for a program that helps Navy and Marine Corps families pay for school through grants and interest‑free loans
The Navy‑Marine Corps Relief Society has opened its 2026–27 Education Assistance Program, giving spouses and children a chance to apply for scholarshi...
CISA delays cyber incident reporting town halls due to shutdown
The Homeland Security shutdown is delaying key public meetings over forthcoming cyber incident reporting regulations. The Cybersecurity and Infrastruc...
CMS’s two-pronged approach to crushing fraud, waste, abuse
Four of the six major programs run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services saw their improper payment rate increase in fiscal 2025. Medicare...
DPAA’s family updates remain the heart of a mission that still spans the globe in search of answers
DPAA’s mission is to account for missing service members from World War II through Vietnam, work that depends as much on scientific progress as on the...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, March 12, 2026
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Americans seeking a way out of the Middle East are once again turning to Congressional caseworkers
With official guidance thin and evacuation routes uncertain, Americans overseas are flooding Congressional offices for help, recreating the same crisi...
Questions about pay, leave payouts and retirement rules can catch a lot of federal employees off guard
Some feds are seeing unexpected effects from the new special pay rate for law enforcement and from year‑end retirements that didn’t line up with when...
Army to use alternative promotion authority to give officers more flexibility in their careers
The Army is beginning to use a promotion authority Congress approved in 2018 that could give some officers more flexibility in how they move through t...
‘Radical reduction’ of GSA-owned buildings needed to address growing maintenance backlog, panel finds
A multibillion-dollar backlog of building maintenance projects has grown too large for the federal government’s landlord to effectively manage. That’s...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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A sudden change to how VA evaluates disabilities triggered immediate backlash from veterans and their advocates
By bypassing notice‑and‑comment and issuing an interim final rule, VA shocked groups that normally get a heads‑up on major policy shifts. Veterans res...
The Army is about to open its first operational makerspace in Europe
The 21st Theater Sustainment Command. cuts the ribbon March 13 on its Innovation Lab at Kaiserslautern, Germany, built to help Soldiers tackle problem...