{"podcast":{"title":"The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton","slug":"the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783","podcast_index_feed_id":504783,"rss_url":"http://feeds.hubbardpodcasts.com/FederalDriveWithTomTemin","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/federal-drive-with-tom-temin","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/08/16/da/a0/0816daa0-38ee-4ec8-8c2f-c24d4cf2a567/e9a228fd41b15c486730d4def181ad91ec8e3a9c057a9f7b90f3bf30620ffe81e534c12198bb7ae0b5673345f80034a3e0f111b0b94e2c2eebf2e228af2bf05f.jpeg","author":"Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio","episode_count":500,"summary":"The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton provides expert insights on current events in the federal community. Read more interviews to keep up with daily news and analysis that affect the federal workforce. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T22:17:52.559616+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783"},"episode":{"title":"Army overhauls civilian workforce, looking to speed up removals","slug":"army-overhauls-civilian-workforce-looking-to-speed-up-removals","published_at":"2026-07-23T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783/army-overhauls-civilian-workforce-looking-to-speed-up-removals","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/a0d4e0b7-189c-4086-9aed-b4bc5a027f62.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/a0d4e0b7-189c-4086-9aed-b4bc5a027f62.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The Army is overhauling how it manages its civilian workforce, issuing a directive that aims to make it easier to reward top performers while speeding up the removal of employees with unacceptable performance. The policy touches everything from disciplinary actions and incentive awards, to leave policies and voluntary separation programs. But those who are up for removal will have less time to defend their work than in the past. Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen joins us with more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"The Army is overhauling how it manages its civilian workforce, issuing a directive that aims to make it easier to reward top performers while speeding up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":423,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783/episodes/army-overhauls-civilian-workforce-looking-to-speed-up-removals/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783/army-overhauls-civilian-workforce-looking-to-speed-up-removals.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}