The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

From the beginning of the Trump administration's crusade to remake federal contracting, political leaders made it clear how they saw industry and what they thought of the value of what they considered consulting contracts. As one industry executive told us it has been very adversarial. Now five months into the review of consulting contracts, vendors and Industry observers say they've adjusted to the new normal. Many are now waiting for GSA to act on the data and ideas they provided. Federal News Network's Executive Editor Jason Miller joins me now to discuss how the last five months have turned GSA and vendor relationships inside out, and what the new normal looks like today. 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 Assessing the impacts of the DOGE interventions in federal data bases How to fit your whole government career and all of your executive core qualifications into a two-page resume What governments around the world are doing to improve service deliverySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

OMB and DOGE have been clear about their intention to use federal data more smartly to evaluate programs and drive decisions. That's something data watchers have advocated for years. But how they do that matters for transparency and trust. Here with a front-row seat to the issues is President and CEO of the Data Foundation, Nick Hart.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As it tries to cut hiring time, the Office of Personnel Mangement has converted the application process for Senior Executive positions to a two-page resume. The ECQ essays will be replaced with structured interview questions. Here to help us understand how to make the conversion is the Director, Certified Professional Career Coach Program at the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, Diane Hudson.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Government's delivery challenge is hardly new. Recent research demonstrates that citizen trust in government is directly related to how well government actually does what it says it will do. Here to share new report from Deloitte that documents nine trends driving government capacity to deliver on big things is the executive director of Deloitte's Center for Governmental Insights, Bill Eggers.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 is on the verge of fully launching the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program, or CMMC, after years of effort to secure sensitive information across the Defense Supply Chain. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis took a deep dive into the origins of CMMC and she's here now with the fascinating history of this important program.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For more than 100 years, the Department of Labor has been managing a workers compensation program that supports federal employees who get injured or ill from work, but over time, that program has faced a number of management challenges. Now Republican lawmakers want answers on how best to reform the program. Here, with more details, 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.

Many employees who received layoff notices from the Department of Health and Human Services back in April are now officially separated from the agency. That's according to an email that went out Monday afternoon. HHS says a recent Supreme Court ruling allowed it to proceed with a portion of its reduction in force plans, but some fired HHS employees still remain on paid administrative leave. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Even though the bombs and missiles have stopped falling, that doesn't mean nothing is happening between Iran, Israel, and the United States. In fact, it may mean that certain dangers like cyber attacks are actually increasing. Here to help us understand the threat and how to mitigate it is vice president of global cyber risk at Optiv, James Turgal.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 Is the Trump Administration moving the needle on digital identity management? Who is most at risk of insider theft of national security technology What the Israel-Iran ceasefire means for U.S. critical infrastructureSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.