The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Agencies will soon get their first set of marching orders from President Donald Trump’s executive order on artificial intelligence from earlier this week. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is expected to issue at least one binding operational directive as soon as today to direct agencies to secure large language models. For more on the BOD and other changes expected from the AI EO, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller joins me now.
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The Forest Service is offering separation incentives to employees ahead of an agency reorganization that will move hundreds of positions across the country. The Forest Service told employees in a recent email that it will offer Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) to employees impacted by the agency’s upcoming reorganization. The Agriculture Department announced in March that the Forest Service would move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more.
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After years of preparation, cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors are now being enforced in real time. That shift is exposing gaps between what companies thought was ready and what actually meets the standard.Here to walk through what he’s seeing inside the defense supply chain is Emil Sayegh, CEO of Cybersheath.
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For federal employees and retirees, inflation is changing the math on everything from retirement income to basic savings strategy. Some of the choices that feel conservative, like leaning on the G Fund or sitting on cash can fall behind over time. Art Stein joins me to walk through how inflation is affecting federal financial security.
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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
CMMC has moved from planning to enforcement and contractors are feeling it
When it comes to inflation, playing it safe isn’t always the safest investment move
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