The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Add the employees of the Agriculture Department's Foreign Agriculture Service to the growing list of federal workers who have successfully challenged the Trump administration's return to work policies. A third-party arbitrator on Monday sustained the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' grievance that USDA violated the collective bargaining agreement and the Telework Enhancements Act when ending telework without negotiations. With more on this latest case and what the growing list of loses means for the administration, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller joins me now.
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The Transportation Security Administration is replacing its short-lived “Gold-plus” privatized screening concept, Instead, TSA’s new leader wants to build on the agency’s existing private screening program. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me.
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The fall could bring clarity on several issues that affect federal employees and retirees directly, from government funding to next year's pay raise to the handling of FEHB claims data. John Hatton of NARFE is here to walk through what comes next.
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From airport networks to systems embedded in aircraft, commercial aviation relies on an increasingly complex digital infrastructure. A new GAO review found shortcomings in how FAA and TSA coordinate responsibility for protecting that environment from cyber threats. Jennifer Franks, director of GAO's Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity, joins me with the details.
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A court ruling has given new momentum to a long-running dispute over Secret Service overtime pay. The case began with questions about agency pay practices. Today, it raises a broader question: how federal employees actually obtain a remedy after an agency's actions have been found unlawful. Joining me with more on this case and its settlement is Nicholas Wieczorek of Clark Hill.
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