The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Today on the best of "The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Bringing more students into public service starts with giving them a way in and a reason to see themselves there
NASA is testing a faster way to recruit top engineering talent inside the federal hiring guardrails
Federal financial management has always been a no‑fail mission. The past year has added new pressure to a workforce already stretched across competing demands
As AI reshapes work, a new program is showing what it takes to keep up
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The Small Business Administration is expanding its scrutiny of socio-economic contracting programs to now include a review of the women-owned small business program. SBA is giving these firms until late June or early July to respond to a survey and provide the agency with “personal and business tax returns for the last three years.” For more about this new audit and an update on SBA's continued scrutiny of the 8(a) program, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller joins me now.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is battling one of the worst Ebola outbreaks on record, calling on its workforce to help contain its spread overseas. But the CDC is dealing with last year’s staffing cuts and still lacks permanent leadership in many of its roles. Further, Internal surveys show employees responding to the outbreak are also dealing with low morale. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more.
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Even as defense spending rises, many investments are still going into high-cost, limited systems, raising questions about whether the U.S. is building the right mix to sustain a prolonged fight. Here to share her analysis is senior defense policy analyst for the Center for Defense Information at POGO, Virginia Burger.
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