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FAA could see major steps towards modernization in 2026
The FAA has been working to update its aging air traffic control system, literally, for decades now. But 2026 is looking to be a big year on the FAA m...
House Democrats question OPM on retirement processing delays
Federal retirement delays are gaining more attention and criticism in Congress. House Democrats are pressing the Office of Personnel Management for an...
Acquisition more than IT drove the news in 2025
In 2025 for a change, federal acquisition dominated the news cycle. From the FAR overhaul to GSA's OneGov strategy to the increased scrutiny on consul...
CBP increases hiring incentives, amid record DHS recruiting year
The Department of Homeland Security's year was marked by high profile immigration enforcement operations and turbulence behind the scenes. DHS also re...
2025 marks a transformational year for the Defense Dept
2025 has been a transformational year for the Defense Department. The Air Force scrapped most of its sweeping Reoptimization Initiative announced unde...
Trump administration reshaping of agencies saw GSA as focal point of governmentwide changes
The Trump administration reshaped many agencies this year. But the General Services Administration became the focus point of many governmentwide chang...
After a tumultuous year, the federal workforce looks a lot different
After a tumultuous year for the federal workforce, many feds are in a much different position now than they were at the start of 2025. The Trump admin...
‘Loser’s pay’ rules coming despite declining bid protests
Vendors who file frivolous bid protests will now be held more accountable under a provision in the 2026 defense authorization bill. The “loser pays” l...
New requirements on the way for preparing federal employees to join the SES
Agencies may soon see more robust requirements when preparing federal employees to join the Senior Executive Service. A new proposal from the Office o...
What happens now that the IRS has officially suspended Direct File
The Treasury Department is officially suspending Direct File, a free online tax filing platform the IRS launched last year. The department said it’s e...
Former FEMA leaders call for 'clarity' amid delayed council report
The future at the Federal Emergency Management Agency remains murky after the Trump administration recently delayed a long-anticipated report from the...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Exclusive 'In the dark:' Retiring federal employees face major delays
Federal retirement processing has slowed substantially this year due to the Deferred Resignation program. As the Office of Personnel Management contin...
'In the dark:' Retiring federal employees face major delays - Part 2
The Trump administration’s deferred resignation program helped lead to a massive and unexpected surge in retirement applications, now flooding the gov...
DHS moves to eliminate TSA collective bargaining agreement, again
The Trump administration is moving to strip away the union rights of Transportation Security Administration employees for the second time this year. A...
From NASA to CISA, she’s shaped the federal workforce for three decades
Elizabeth Kolmstetter has led talent strategy across nine agencies, launched programs in engagement and analytics, and earned some of government’s hig...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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Emily Murphy is here with her insights on how federal acquisition changed in 2025 and what’s coming in 2026
2025 brought major shifts in how the government buys, from centralization to the FAR rewrite. Emily Murphy, senior fellow at the George Mason Universi...
There are some hopeful signs of stability for the federal work force
Federal employees are seeing signs of stability. Retirement processing is improving, workforce protections are holding, and pay raise prospects are cl...
'Deferred Resignation Program' leads to massive and unexpected surge in federal retirements
The Trump administration’s “deferred resignation program” this year led to more than 150,000 employees leaving their jobs, in exchange for months of p...
Trump administration looks to False Claims Act to curb cybersecurity violations
Over the past year, there’s been a major uptick in the government’s use of the False Claims Act to take companies to task for cybersecurity violations...
CISA looks for ‘deep engagement’ with innovators via new platform
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency doesn’t want to leave companies hanging when they reach out with a bold new innovation or tech de...
‘Bedrock’ federal data sets are disappearing, as statistical agencies face upheaval
More than a dozen federal statistical agencies are falling behind on producing high-quality data sets that impact the U.S. economy and government poli...
SBA audit, lawsuit puts 8(a) program deeper in cross-hairs
The 8(a) small business contracting program is in a fight for its life. From Capitol Hill to the courts to now the executive branch, the 47-year old p...
How one nonprofit is aiding contractors with the CMMC process
It took several years, including some false starts, but the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in now a reality....
Federal judge blocks imminent State Dept layoffs, as unions seek to reverse RIFs at other agencies
A federal judge in San Francisco is temporarily blocking the State Department from finalizing hundreds of employee layoffs. Foreign Service employees...
DoD’s plan to track contractor-held property is failing, putting 2028 audit goal at risk
The Pentagon’s plan to fix its decades-old material weaknesses, specifically its inability to reliably track government property in the possession of...
‘The mission is dead’: Federal workers say the shutdown made an ‘extremely trying year’ worse
This year continues to be challenging for the federal workforce. While federal offices reopened and hundreds of thousands of federal workers went back...
‘A workplace crisis:’ Nearly all Foreign Service employees report lower morale in union-led survey
The State Department’s diplomatic workforce is feeling overburdened, under-resourced and more likely to leave in the next few years. That’s according...
House lawmakers to try again to extend TMF through NDAA
The Technology Modernization Fund is running out of time. In eight days, the reauthorization will expire for the eight-year old governmentwide account...
3 federal workforce bills to watch in House Oversight Committee markup
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has just advanced an array of bills, including many that would impact the federal workforce. Some...
Defense spending will continue to climb as civilian agencies brace for years of cuts, new forecast projects
A new federal spending forecast is out and it paints two different pictures for defense and civilian agencies. The Professional Services Council proje...
HHS faces months-long backlog of reasonable accommodation requests from employees
The Department of Health and Human Services is centralizing the processing of reasonable accommodation requests from its employees. As a result, it’s...
OPM touts new training programs, aligned with Trump administration's federal workforce reshaping - Part Two
Senior executives have some new training and development opportunities from the Office of Personnel Management. The optional courses cover many of the...
OPM touts new training programs, aligned with Trump administration's federal workforce reshaping - Part One
Senior executives have some new training and development opportunities from the Office of Personnel Management. The optional courses cover many of the...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
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This Giving Tuesday, one campaign aims to turn generosity into a lifeline for military families
Four military aid societies are joining forces under the theme #MakeGivingYourSuperpower to raise critical funds for service members and their familie...
From Capitol Hill to GSA, Katy Kale has spent decades behind the scenes making government work
Katy Kale has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, recognizing her long career in federal service and her commitmen...
The shutdown may be over, but its ripple effects on lending and tax compliance are just beginning
Over a month of frozen federal functions stalled Small Business Administration loan approvals and cut off IRS data that lenders rely on. Those disrupt...
DoD looks to shake up how it works with value-added resellers
The Defense Department wants to shake up how it works with value-added resellers. In a draft memo obtained by Federal News Network, the Pentagon would...