The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The latest FAR overhaul package includes changes affecting how agencies buy products and services and how much discretion acquisition professionals may have in making those decisions. To sort through what the changes mean and what they signal about the future of federal procurement, I'm joined by Emily Murphy, former administrator of the General Services Administration and now a senior fellow at the George Mason University Baroni Center for Government Contracting.
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The Cost Accounting Standards Board has approved the biggest overhaul of CAS coverage in more than two decades. The changes raise key thresholds and create a new path for some contractors to move out of full CAS coverage on existing contracts. For details on what changed and what the board is trying to accomplish, I'm joined by Dan Ramish of Haynes Boone.
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Federal agencies are exploring how AI can improve customer service without losing the human expertise complex cases require. My next guest says the most important changes may happen behind the scenes, helping employees navigate increasingly complicated interactions. Kevin McCreight is vice president of account management at TTEC Digital.
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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
The government is looking for ways to take friction out of the acquisition system without losing accountability
Some government requirements exist for a reason. Others can end up consuming more effort than the risk they're supposed to prevent
As AI takes on more routine tasks, the value of human judgment may actually increase
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The Small Business Administration got an earful on Thursday over proposed changes to the small business size standards. The comments ranged from supportive of some or all of the draft changes to downright concerns about the future of small businesses. For more on the town hall and other reactions to SBA’s proposed changes, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller joins me now to discuss.
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