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Rules about funding and cybersecurity can shape the defense market as surely as contracts do Aug 18, 2026

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The Defense Department is moving toward final decisions on cybersecurity requirements for contractors while Congress continues to debate funding priorities and possible additional spending through reconciliation. Those decisions will help shape how companies invest, compete, and plan for future government work. For the industry perspective, I spoke with Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council.

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OPM is building the federal government's next generation HR platform, ACT-IAC wanted to know what the marketplace around it looks like Aug 18, 2026

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As OPM rolls out its new governmentwide human capital platform, agencies will still need solutions for everything from recruiting and performance management to training and retirement services. To help agencies understand what's available, ACT-IAC conducted a broad review of the federal HR technology marketplace. Joining me with what they found are Jim Cook, chair of the ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation, and Gary Washington, ACT-IAC's chief strategy officer.

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Federal grants run on more than money; they run on predictable rules Aug 18, 2026

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The Office of Management and Budget is proposing changes to the rules that govern how federal grants are awarded and managed. Those rules help determine how states, universities, nonprofits and local governments plan projects that can take years to complete. Here to discuss what the proposed changes could mean is Jillian Blanchard, Senior Vice President of Climate Change and Environmental Justice at Lawyers for Good Government.

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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Aug 18, 2026

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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

OPM is building the federal government's next generation HR platform. ACT-IAC wanted to know what the marketplace around it looks like
Federal grants run on more than money. They run on predictable rules
Rules about funding and cybersecurity can shape the defense market as surely as contracts do

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DLA's five year IT modernization journey reaches major milestone Aug 17, 2026

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The Defense Logistics Agency’s five-year IT modernization journey reached an important milestone earlier this summer. DLA moved its catalog system off a 35-year-old COBOL based system and onto a new modern platform. For more on the agency’s latest IT modernization achievement, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller caught up with Adarryl Roberts, DLA’s chief information officer.

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Troops can get up to $10,000 to freeze eggs under new pilot Aug 17, 2026

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A new Pentagon pilot program will give some active-duty service members a way to preserve their fertility before deployments, hazardous assignments or long periods away from their families. Starting September 14, eligible troops can be reimbursed up to $10,000 a year for egg freezing, or $500 for sperm freezing, under a three-year program created by Congress. The Defense Health Agency will use the pilot to assess participation, costs, administrative burdens and whether fertility preservation has an impact on military readiness and retention. Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen joins me with more.

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Some of the biggest retirement mistakes happen when decisions are made without understanding the consequences Aug 17, 2026

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Federal retirement is full of choices involving pensions, health benefits, Social Security and the Thrift Savings Plan. Many employees don't discover the consequences of those decisions until after they've made them. retirement expert Tammy Flanagan joins me now with some perspective on how to prepare.

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Months after Foreign Service families evacuated parts of the Middle East, uncertainty continues Aug 17, 2026

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The State Department moved hundreds of employees and family members out of the Middle East earlier this year. As those evacuations approach a key deadline, many families are still waiting to learn where they'll serve next and how to plan the months ahead. John Dinkelman, president of the American Foreign Service Association, joins me now to discuss the impacts of this on the workforce and the State Department.

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Congress may be on recess, but the campaign for governing power is still underway Aug 17, 2026

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Congress may be out of session, but the clock is still running on fiscal 2027 funding. As lawmakers look toward spending deadlines and a crowded legislative agenda, this year's primary elections are also offering clues about who may wield influence in the next Congress. Bloomberg Government deputy news director Loren Duggan is here with a look ahead.

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The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton - - Monday, August 17, 2026 Aug 17, 2026

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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Foreign Service families are used to uncertainty. But months after evacuations from parts of the Middle East, many are still waiting for answers that affect jobs, schools, and where they'll be living next
The biggest retirement mistakes usually happen when people make important decisions without fully understanding the consequences, and often before an employee leaves government
Congress may be on recess, but the campaign for governing power is still underway

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