The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Federal employees and retirees will once again see their health insurance premiums rise in 2027. The Office of Personnel Management has released details on what’s changing next year for participants in the Federal and Postal insurance programs. The announcement comes just ahead of this fall’s Open Season. Here with more, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.
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During last fall’s record-long government shutdown, agencies posted messages on their websites and in press releases that blamed the funding lapse on Congressional Democrats. Now, the office tasked with enforcing the Hatch Act found some of those actions “might” have violated the law. But it won’t investigate any further. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me.
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Researchers studying World Trade Center responders are still uncovering health effects linked to the attacks of September 11. The findings show how long it can take for risks to become visible, and why those lessons matter when government prepares for the next disaster. Here to share his latest research is Dr. Roberto Lucchini, professor of environmental health sciences at Florida International University.
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The Census Bureau is considering removing race and ethnicity questions from the 2030 Census. Data advocates argue the change would affect far more than demographic research, making it harder to identify disparities in health, education and other areas where outcomes often depend on who is being measured. Here to explain why visibility matters are Denice Ross of the Federation of American Scientists and Meeta Anand of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
A proposal to remove race and ethnicity questions from the census could leave the country flying blind in places where lives are at stake
Twenty-five years after 9/11, researchers are still discovering health effects among first responders. Some of the most important information arrives long after the decisions have been made
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