{"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":"Federal agencies measure everything from staffing levels to performance goals, but can that predict mission accomplishment?","slug":"federal-agencies-measure-everything-from-staffing-levels-to-performance-goals-but-can-that-predict-mission-accomplishment","published_at":"2026-07-22T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783/federal-agencies-measure-everything-from-staffing-levels-to-performance-goals-but-can-that-predict-mission-accomplishment","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/5105d896-1e55-45b1-82a7-f3234e5a91c3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/5105d896-1e55-45b1-82a7-f3234e5a91c3.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Agencies collect enormous amounts of information about performance. But those measures don't always answer a fundamental management question: does the organization have the capability to accomplish its mission? My next guest believes federal leaders need a better way to assess readiness. Joining me is John Mullins, founder of Mullins Consulting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Agencies collect enormous amounts of information about performance. But those measures don't always answer a fundamental management question: does the org…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":646,"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/federal-agencies-measure-everything-from-staffing-levels-to-performance-goals-but-can-that-predict-mission-accomplishment/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/federal-agencies-measure-everything-from-staffing-levels-to-performance-goals-but-can-that-predict-mission-accomplishment.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}