{"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":"Space Force welcomes first part-time guardians","slug":"space-force-welcomes-first-part-time-guardians","published_at":"2026-07-21T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783/space-force-welcomes-first-part-time-guardians","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-federal-drive-with-terry-gerton-504783","url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/45f124d2-238e-4dfc-8395-2d8d10166532.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/345/rss.art19.com/episodes/45f124d2-238e-4dfc-8395-2d8d10166532.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The Space Force has officially welcomed its first part-time service members, launching a first-of-its-kind personnel model that allows Guardians to move between full-time and part-time service without transferring to the National Guard or Reserves. Service leaders say the approach will help recruit and retain skilled workers, particularly those with expertise in the commercial space and technology sectors. But the new model also raises questions about how the military will manage a more flexible workforce and whether its aging personnel systems are ready to support it. Federal News Network's Rachel Cohen joins me 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 Space Force has officially welcomed its first part-time service members, launching a first-of-its-kind personnel model that allows Guardians to move b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":469,"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/space-force-welcomes-first-part-time-guardians/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/space-force-welcomes-first-part-time-guardians.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}