Some of the Pentagon's toughest technology challenges aren't technical at all
After visiting 30 defense research sites, one message came through clearly: world-class scientists are often working around very ordinary ob...
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20 of 864 episodesArtificial intelligence may help the Navy's financial managers someday, after untangling decades of systems
Financial systems may run on technology, but they're built on data and business processes. As the Department of the Navy consolidates system...
One DoD leader says a sharper technology focus is changing how government works with industry
The Defense Department has narrowed its list of critical technology areas and is rethinking how it identifies, funds and scales emerging cap...
The Coast Guard is building new ways to turn operational data into usable information
Coast Guard missions generate information from ships, aircraft, sensors and operational systems across the globe. Bringing that information...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, September 14, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Some of the Pentagon's toughest technology challenges aren't technical at all. A recent review...
FBI cyber leader details bureau’s first unclassified cyber strategy
The FBI released its first agency-wide, unclassified cyber strategy on Wednesday. The bureau’s goal is to unify efforts across the bureau’s...
The Pentagon's restructuring of acquisition bureaucracies proves its worth
It’s been eight years since the Pentagon underwent a major restructuring of its acquisition bureaucracies, splitting it into two separate or...
Twenty-five years after 9/11, we'll examine what government learned from that day and whether it's keeping those lessons alive
Twenty-five years ago, the attacks of September 11 exposed gaps in how government shared information, coordinated action and prepared for em...
One national remembrance effort is built around a simple idea: the best way to honor service is through service of your own
Remembering September 11 often begins with looking back. One nationwide effort is asking people to look forward as well. This weekend, thous...
A new Army museum exhibit tells a lesser-known story from September 11: the work of rebuilding after the attacks
The story of September 11 didn't end when the attacks were over. Recovery, rebuilding and remembrance became part of the nation's response a...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Friday, September 11, 2026
It's Friday, September 11th 2026, and today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton Twenty-five years after 9/11, we'll examine what governme...
Pentagon finds ID problems affecting 215,000 troops
The Pentagon is trying to clean up the records behind military ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of service members. About 215,000 acti...
LTG Simerly leaving DLA more agile, adaptative
Lieutenant General Mark Simerly is in his final weeks as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency. In the two-plus years as DLA’s leader...
The TSP's F Fund was supposed to offer a little more return in exchange for a little more risk
The TSP's F Fund has trailed the G Fund over the last several years. Before deciding what that means for your own investments, it helps to u...
For years, the Pentagon has struggled to produce a clean audit, that push is now reshaping how it manages money and systems
Passing an audit remains one of the Defense Department's top financial priorities, but getting there may require more than better bookkeepin...
An organization can have security offices, monitoring programs and compliance requirements everywhere, and still miss the whole risk picture
A recent Federal Reserve Board audit found that insider-risk responsibilities existed across multiple offices, but no centralized program wa...
The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Thursday, September 10, 2026
Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton For years, the TSP's F Fund was supposed to offer a little more return in exchange for a little...
DISA issues sources-sought notice for migration of combatant commands' common-use IT services
The Defense Information Systems Agency has issued another sources-sought notice for its massive migration of combatant commands’ common-use...
MSPB finalizes major shift in federal employee misconduct cases
Federal employees will see a major shift in the way misconduct cases are handled. Going forward, the Merit Systems Protection Board will eva...
Washington is making decisions now that could reshape competition and investment across government
Contractors are tracking several policy decisions that could affect how they compete for work and plan for the year ahead, from small-busine...