The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Pentagon is creating a new team to look for wasteful spending. It says the Force Agility and Streamlining Team will point out duplication of effort, unnecessary processes and outdated org charts to make the military more effective. That means more contracts, programs and people might be on the chopping block. Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen joins me with more.
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The Army’s Communications-Electronics Command is positioning itself as a premier artificial intelligence development hub at the heart of the service’s transformation plans. CECOM oversees the portfolio of software and hardware that connects soldiers, collects intelligence and wages cyber warfare. And it’s weaving AI into all those systems. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin Banks is the organization’s command chief warrant officer. He talked with Federal News Network’s Rachel Cohen as part of our Federal Leader’s Guide to the CAIO.

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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has eliminated many disability-related compliance requirements that federal contractors have followed for years. The underlying legal obligations remain, but many of the benchmarks and measurements used during compliance reviews will no longer be required. Here to explain the changes is Guy Brenner, partner in the Labor & Employment Department at Proskauer Rose LLP.
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A recent presidential directive involving a possible debarment review drew attention to how the federal suspension and debarment system works. The National Academies removed the climate-science chapter at the center of a summer controversy and launched a review of how it was developed. But the dispute continues to highlight an unusual procurement question: what happens when calls for suspension or debarment originate outside the normal agency process? Here to walk us through it is David Robbins, partner at Jenner & Block.
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Quantum computing may still be developing, but the planning decisions facing agencies aren't. Federal leaders already have guidance for preparing their organizations for a quantum future. Putting those plans into motion will require leadership attention and resources. Joining me with some insight on implementation is Victor Foulk, vice president of emerging technology at CGI Federal.
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