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10/30/2025

The vast majority of employees at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are still working during the government shutdown and most are being paid on time through advanced appropriations. Read this story by Jory Heckman.

Veterans service organizations told the Senate VA Committee that their ability to help veterans and their families is also impacted by the shutdown.

10/30/2025

The government shutdown is affecting executive branch agencies, but it's a big issue for the federal judicial branch, too. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts recently announced the judiciary had exhausted the funding it needs to keep all court operations up and running. So courts are having to make individual decisions about what activities continue during a shutdown. Nick Boyle, partner at Latham & Watkins, joined Jared Serbu on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to talk more about those impacts.

"What's happening is that there's been a bit of divergence, court by court, as funding has run out," Nick Boyle said.

10/30/2025

The United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative is putting contractors and grant recipients on notice with demand letters that raise the stakes for DEI compliance and False Claims Act exposure. The risks are real for firms of all sizes. Guy Brenner, labor and employment partner at Proskauer Rose, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to discuss how companies can prepare.

"The federal government is taking the position that DEI programs violate federal anti-discrimination laws," Guy Brenner said.

10/30/2025

The Office of Government Ethics surveys executive branch agencies every year to track common ethics concerns. IntelliWorks analyzed the latest results and found that questions about gifts, financial conflicts, and outside work topped the list. John Martin, a business analyst with IntelliWorks, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to discuss the findings.

"[The Office of Government Ethics]' mission is to ensure ethics across the federal government, the federal employee workforce," John Martin said.

10/29/2025

The Defense Department is stripping away job protections from its civilian employees and directing managers to “act with speed and conviction” to fire employees performing “unsuccessfully.” Read this story by Anastasia Obis.

"They're stripping due process significantly and making it easier for arbitrary terminations, similar to private sector employment at will," Sean Timmons said.

10/29/2025

Many of those affected have been enrolled in a NALC plan for years and may feel out of practice when it comes to comparing and selecting a new plan. Read this commentary by Kevin Moss.

Many of those affected have been enrolled in a NALC plan for years and may feel out of practice when it comes to comparing and selecting a new plan.

10/29/2025

How can newer companies apply innovation to quickly achieve major impact? In this segment of "Government Contractors to Watch" sponsored by JP Morgan Chase, Alexander Granados, CEO of Prescient Edge, spoke to the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to discuss how they deployed AI to drive innovation.

"You always start with the people, having good members within your team that are always thinking ahead," Alexander Granados said.

10/29/2025

The Trump administration and Congress are weighing changes that could reshape how the FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency prepares for, responds to, and helps communities recover from disasters. There are quite a few reforms on the table. To help understand them, the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is hosting a Rapid Readout this week to unpack it all. Daniel Bresette, president of the EESI, joined Federal News Network's Jared Serbu on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to discuss.

"One of the big issues is sort of ongoing funding and staffing capacity to ensure that [FEMA] is prepared," Daniel Bresette said.

10/29/2025

From energy efficiency rollbacks to withdrawn U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules, the spring 2025 Unified Agenda marks a sharp turn in federal regulatory priorities. It's the first formal roadmap of the second Trump administration and it prevents evidence about timing, ambition and impact across key sectors. Sarah Hay, senior policy analyst at The George Washington University Regulatory Study Center, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to break it all down.

"A lot of the actions in this Unified Agenda seemed aimed at those deregulatory ends," Sarah Hay said.

10/23/2025

A Republican measure to immediately pay federal employees who are working without pay under the shutdown failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday. But some lawmakers still appeared optimistic about reaching a bipartisan agreement on paying federal employees within the next few days. Read this story by Drew Friedman.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who led the Shutdown Fairness Act, is "hopeful" to reach a bipartisan agreement to pay federal employees as soon as this weekend.

10/23/2025

When it comes to federal employees' Thrift Savings Plan, actions throughout your career can greatly influence the account you retire with. Small adjustments in strategy early in a career can magnify to significant gains later on, thanks to the historically long-term gains of the stock market.

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10/23/2025

California’s push to regulate artificial intelligence could reshape national markets and sideline smaller developers. But critics say no single state should dictate the future of AI policy and that Congress must act now to establish clear standards that protect innovation and prevent a patchwork of conflicting mandates. Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at The University of Texas School of Law, joined the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to explain why it matters.

Governing AI is "a matter of incredible economic importance of national security significance," Kevin Frazier said.

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