The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

More details are emerging about the practical implications of Schedule Policy/Career. New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management comes as agencies face a looming deadline to formally reclassify thousands of career federal employees … in effect, those reclassifications will strip workers of long-standing civil service protections. Here with the latest, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.
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Congress just passed fiscal 2026 appropriations for most of the Department of Homeland Security in May. But lawmakers are already moving forward with crafting a 2027 budget for DHS. The House Appropriations Committee’s homeland security spending bill pushes back on some cuts proposed by the Trump administration. For more, Federal News Network’s Justin Doubleday joins me.
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Cyber threats are moving beyond data and into the systems people depend on every day, including water and wastewater infrastructure. A new GAO report finds persistent vulnerabilities, shaped by uneven resources, aging systems, and limits on federal oversight. Here to break down the findings and recommendations is Dave Hinchman, director of information technology and cybersecurity at the Government Accountability Office.
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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
The government wants more of your seafood to come from U.S. waters and it’s standing up a new office to help make that happen
A long-running federal river program delivers real returns, but now it’s on the chopping block
The systems that keep water flowing are more connected than ever and more exposed to cyber risks than most people realize
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For more than two decades, the Army Corps of Engineers has worked with partners to change how dams are operated, reducing flood risk and boosting local economies along the way. A new analysis says the returns are significant, but funding is now at risk. Jim Howe of The Nature Conservancy explains what the program actually does and what could be lost.
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