The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The Census Bureau wants to expand its research on new ways to collect data across its business surveys. The agency wants to explore new ways to enhance data collection by gathering information directly from businesses via automated methods. Federal News Network reporter Silvia Oakland joins me to talk more about the request.
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Of federal employees who have recently separated from their jobs, political influence was a top reason they left. And nearly three-quarters say they didn’t leave their jobs voluntarily. Many felt pressured to go. A federal employee “exit survey,” conducted by the Accountability and Reform Research Consortium, collected responses from over 2,000 former federal employees across 55 agencies. To break down the findings, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman spoke with the survey leads, Bill Resh and Gary Hollibaugh.
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A new audit of the Postal Service's Mail Recovery Center found management may have been understating package volume while overstating how often undeliverable items were returned to customers. Auditors also identified commercial shipping practices that may have cost the agency millions of dollars. Joining me now is Heidi Einsweiler of the USPS Office of Inspector General.
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Election Day is only one phase of administering an election. Before the polls open, officials spend months preparing for operational, physical and information-related disruptions, and after voting ends they still have to verify, audit and certify the results. Here to discuss that process is Chetrice Romero, senior cybersecurity advisor at Ice Miller.
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Once the votes are counted, members of Congress begin choosing the leaders who will organize their caucuses and shape strategy for the next Congress. Those contests often reveal as much about a party's future direction as the election itself. Mitchell Miller, Capitol Hill correspondent for WTOP, joins me now with a look at what happens next.
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