The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

With just days left before the fiscal year ends, Congress is locked in a standoff over how, or whether, to keep the government open. House Republicans passed what they say is a clean CR but it did not pass the Senate. Now the House is out until after October first. Here to explain what these moves mean for the shutdown clock is WTOP's capitol hill correspondent, Mitchell Miller.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Defense Department Inspector General has found that the military services are not properly overseeing maintenance of privatized housing units. According to the recent investigation, military housing officials did not correctly perform any of the inspections the watchdog observed inspectors skipped critical safety checks, including making sure windows opened in case of an emergency and ensuring electric outlets were free of electrical hazards. The military housing offices did not have enough staff or equipment to comply with oversight requirements. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis spoke to Christopher DePerro, Program Director at the inspector general office, about what his team has found.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The General Services Administration is now handling purchases for more federal agencies. HUD is the latest to join GSA centralized buying effort, part of a broader push by the Trump administration to streamline procurement for more on GSA, ongoing effort to change the way agencies buy. Federal News Network's Executive Editor Jason Miller joins me now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the Defense Department expands its use of artificial intelligence, it's confronting tough questions about safety, reliability and responsible deployment. One Army organization is digging into what failure looks like when AI interacts with military systems, and how to model that risk. Nathan Herbert is a reliability analyst at the DevCom Analysis Center. He talked about the work with Federal News Network's Jared Serbu.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

There's a growing push from lawmakers to reverse President Trump's anti union orders. Senate Democrats introduced a companion bill for the Protect America's workforce act this week. The new legislation comes at the same time that the house's version of the bill is nearing the possibility of a floor vote. Here with the latest is Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Federal Laboratory Consortium just marked 50 years of helping agencies transfer government-developed technologies into the private sector. With over 300 member labs, the FLC builds partnerships, protects intellectual property, and streamlines licensing. Here to explain how it works and what’s next, is newly elected Chair of the FLC Executive Board, Dr. Whitney Hastings.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Federal labs invent new technologies, but the FLC helps get them to market How public sector CIOs can build trust by acting early and drive progress through disruptionSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Turbulence and disruption around public sector IT operations are the norm. A new report from InfoTech suggests four things that CIOs can do now to turn that disruption into momentum for their teams and their constituents. Here with the details is the Research Director for Info-Tech’s Canadian Public Sector practice, Andy Best.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A grassroots group of NASA employees and supporters gathered peacefully outside the agency's headquarters in Washington, DC on Monday to protest recent funding and staffing cuts that threatened to decimate the nation's premier scientific institution. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis spoke to the protestersSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Open Source Intelligence or OSINT, is getting a major boost in the house's version of the intelligence Authorization Act. The bill would overhaul how spy agencies buy commercial data and manage OSINT. It comes as the intelligence community has already moved to reform and make OSINT a top priority. For more details Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday is here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.