The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth raised eyebrows this week with a plan to cut another 10% of generals and admirals in the next three months. He confirmed that goal in a speech to troops at Quantico on how the department has changed in the past year, and what's coming up next. Federal News Network reporter Rachel Cohen joins me now with her takeaways.
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A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General examines how durable medical equipment fraud schemes continue to target Medicare. Investigators found many of those schemes rely on exploiting trusted suppliers, physician orders and beneficiary information rather than breaking through technical defenses. Commander Patrick Nuebert, operations officer in the Office of Investigations at the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, joins me with more insight.
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Building better detection systems is only part of the equation. Regulators also have to decide where to concentrate enforcement resources. The SEC recently launched a dedicated financial reporting and accounting unit, a move that could reshape risk calculations for companies, auditors and audit committees. My next guests say the move could affect how companies, auditors and audit committees think about risk and compliance. Alonzo Llorens is a partner and Tiffany Rowe is counsel at Parker Poe.
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The Army has officially lifted its civilian hiring freeze, nearly 20 months after President Donald Trump imposed a governmentwide hiring freeze on his first day back in office. Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis has more.
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Once fraudsters learn how to exploit trusted systems, the challenge becomes finding them sooner. A new Justice Department fraud division and detection center are designed to bring together data, investigators and prosecutors in an effort to do exactly that. Joining me with the details is Matt Hanson, partner at King & Spalding.
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