The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

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.

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.

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.

Your digital identity is more like your signature than your fingerprint... it's unique to you but it can be faked. A recent executive order from the Trump Administration has stirred a lot of discussion for what it does and doesn't say about how they plan to approach digital identity for federal agencies. Here with insight into the details of that EO is the head of public sector for Socure, Jordan Burris. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As our national innovation network becomes more and more distributed. It's not the big companies but the small businesses and universities who are most at risk of becoming a target of corporate espionage. To help us understand both the threat and how to counter it, my next guests are the Executive Vice President of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, John Doyon, and the chair of INSA's insider threat subcommittee, Michael Crouse.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.

Cyber threats continue to expand at a time when the Trump administration seems inclined to reduce resources focused on cybersecurity. Could AI tools fill the gap? Maybe, says my next guest, if deployed thoughtfully and with human oversight. The Founder and CEO of Electrosoft, Dr. Sabari Gupta 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.

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act is making its way through committee. This annual bill is always closely watched by defense contractors, and they're paying especially close attention this year. Here with some specific details is the CEO of the Professional Services council, Jim Carroll.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 Things to think about when deploying AI tools in the cybersecurity space 64 straight years and counting for the NDAA--what's new in the 2026 bill Better IT but fewer people for the National Labor Relations BoardSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.