The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

The State Department is directing managers to go back and revise recently submitted annual performance evaluations to give employees lower scores. That’s all part of recent governmentwide guidance limiting the number of top scores that federal employees can receive. Impacted employees say these changes could disrupt the collaborative nature of their diplomatic work. Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman has more.
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The Navy is ensuring its officers at the highest levels understand how artificial intelligence works as it adopts and integrates it into its warfighting functions. The Naval Postgraduate School is at the center of those efforts, providing both the courses and the technology to drive that learning. For more on what NPS is doing, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller caught up with Randy Pugh, the vice provost for warfare studies, the director of the Office of Warfare Studies and the lead of the AI task force.
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Deltek’s new Clarity report, based on 2025 data, shows a widening divide inside the federal contracting market. The firms growing fastest aren’t just adding revenue, they’re maintaining tighter controls and fewer hidden risks at the same time. Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of information solutions at Deltek, explains what the data shows about balancing speed and scrutiny across the market right now.
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Coming up today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Growth across federal contractors averaged about 15% in 2025, according to Deltek’s latest Clarity report, but that growth is showing up alongside new pressure on margins, controls and visibility
Federal contractors are doing more than delivering programs, they’re helping the government respond when conditions change quickly
Challenging a GAO protest stay override may be getting clearer, but not any easier
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As hantavirus cases draw renewed attention, contractors are part of how the government builds capacity in public health emergencies, especially with large gatherings like the World Cup on the horizon. At the same time, a new Pentagon memo is putting more pressure on how contractors account for facility costs. Jim Carroll, CEO of the Professional Services Council joins me to connect those dots.
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