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THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST, (length about seven minutes), is a weekdaily, high-information compilation of nine 40-second news stories and news packages, generated by the non-partisan, non-political, private-sector team of reporters at Federal News Network. Federal News Radio Producer/Newscaster Peter Musurlian assembles and reads the stories on the THE FEDERAL DRIVE with TOM TEMIN, the weekday morning-drive program, heard from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ET) on the Federal News Network app (and website), o ...
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When he's not tooling around the National Capital region on his motorcycle, Tom Temin interviews federal executives and government contractors who provide analysis and insight on the many critical issues facing the Executive branch. The Federal Drive is found at FederalNewsNetwork.com and 1500 AM in the Washington D.C. region.
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Hosted by Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement, Off the Shelf interviews federal contracting experts from both inside and outside of government on the issues that matter most.
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Army surpasses its reenlistment goals for 2025
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The NIH procurement wing known as NITAAC, may want to borrow Mark Twain's famous saying, reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. NASA has extended its famous SEWP five contract, and the General Services Administration pauses a procurement oversight tool. These are the latest goings on in the federal procurement area. Federal News Network's exe…
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‘Agencies must be where the people are:’ Trump alters priorities in relocating federal buildings
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8:41The Trump administration wants to change where agencies decide to locate federal buildings. Two long standing executive orders that told agencies to consider underdeveloped urban areas and historic locations. The Trump administration rescinded them earlier this month, but were they really hard and fast rules in the first place? Well, Federal News N…
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AI at the Inflection Point: Contractors welcome high demand for AI services
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11:10You don’t have to look far to see that public sector demand for artificial intelligence capabilities is on the rise. Generative AI has government organizations at all levels looking to IT services contractors for transformational change. During Google Cloud Next ’25, Federal News Network’s Tom Temin talks with Knexus CEO Adam Lurie about some of th…
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AI at the Inflection Point: Cloud, AI power inexpensive project to improve road safety
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10:17Critical infrastructure like extensive state road systems pose all sorts of safety, traffic flow and maintenance challenges. To understand how artificial intelligence helps make traffic safer and more efficient, Federal News Network’s Tom Temin chats with the authority’s chief information officer, Josh Klemm, at Google Cloud Next ’25. See Privacy P…
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AI at the Inflection Point: Big Apple modernizes, improves services with AI
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13:00New York City is using artificial intelligence and commercial cloud services to improve services, reduce technical debt and unify disparate agencies — from a citizen point of view. At Google Cloud Next ’25, Federal News Network’s Tom Temin gets the details from the chief technology officer of New York’s Office of Technology and Innovation, Matthew …
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AI at the Inflection Point: Why open — really open — AI can boost science
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10:49In science, you’ve got to show your work — the evidence of how you reached a hypothesis. Federal News Network’s Tom Temin gets the lowdown during Google Cloud Next ’25 about how artificial intelligence helps scientists do this better from Sophie Lebrecht, COO of Google partner Ai2. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv…
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AI at the Inflection Point: Florida uses AI to balance flooding, water supply and conservation
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13:35The South Florida Water Management District is home to rivers, lakes, watersheds and the Everglades themselves. The district’s work is crucial to conservation, flood control and drinking water. During Google Cloud Next ’25, Federal News Network’s Tom Temin discusses with CIO Akin Owosina how Google tools are helping the district’s scientists and en…
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AI at the Inflection Point: How AI can make scientists’ daily work easier
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9:50Few organizations use as wide a range of technology as the nation’s national laboratories. To learn about AI and cloud innovations at Lawrence Berkeley, Federal News Network’s Tom Temin talks with the lab’s science IT advisor and cloud manager, Jeff D’Ambrogia, during Google Cloud Next ’25. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Friday, April 25, 2025
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48:27Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Virginia Senator Mark Warner assesses the situation What to expect for federal health care coverage next year Maybe it is a good time to stick your head in the sand See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Virginia Senator Mark Warner assesses the situation
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10:02Virginia and particular the parts of Virginia closest to Washington D.C. have probably been hit the hardest by the Trump administration. Virginia is home to some 150 thousand federal employees and countless contractors. Joining me for an assessment, Virginia Senator Mark Warner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
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Maybe it is a good time to stick your head in the sand
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8:16Whether it's the Trump tariffs or his bickering with the Federal Reserve chair, no one can say for certain. But stocks have tanked and its got anyone with a Thrift Savings Plan biting their fingernails. For an assessment of how bad things are, we turn to certified financial planner Art Stein of Arthur Stein Financial. See Privacy Policy at https://…
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What to expect for federal health care coverage next year
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10:21This will be less news/factual and more of your assessment of how the plans have evolved, in good ways and bad, over the years. Improvements in the plans and the program itself you’d like to see. And we’ll do a little review of Federal News Network’s coverage of this issue and the partnership we’ve had with Checkbook. See Privacy Policy at https://…
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Trump administration estimates 50,000 federal employees will lose civil service protections
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6:48Some 50,000 federal employees are on track to see their civil service protections removed. That's right, the Trump administration is pushing forward with converting employees who shape federal policy into at will employment status. New proposed regulations from the Office of Personnel Management bring the Trump administration's effort a step closer…
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How the Justice Department inspector general stays ahead of the storm
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16:30He might be one of the most enduring federal inspectors general having served Justice Departments under the Obama, Trump, Biden and second Trump administrations. He's also been a regular guest here on the Federal Drive. Joining me for my final interview with him, Michael Horowitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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State Department plans to eliminate ‘redundant’ offices as it launches reorganization
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6:47The State Department has launched a comprehensive reorganization. Secretary ofState Marco Rubio says the changes will focus the department on the Trump administration's foreign policy. Well, now an unsigned draft executive order would shake up life for Foreign Service, workforce, people. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn mor…
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The risks created by 57 material weaknesses in a government audit
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7:17Temporary Aid for Needy Families, or TANF, is a $16.5 billion a year government grant program managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. GAO recently reported that HHS needs to do a better job managing the program. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton dug into the details with GAO’s Director of Financial Management and Assurance, Jim Da…
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Grant cancellations are happening across the government, what can grantees do
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10:03The Department of Government Efficiency says it's cancelled $33 billion in grants. And more are likely to come. Just what privileges does the government have in revoking grants, and do grantees have any recourse? Some answers from Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See …
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin - - Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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50:00Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin How the Justice Department inspector general stays ahead of the storm The risks created by 57 material weaknesses in a government audit Grant cancellations are happening across the government, what can grantees do Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at htt…
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Coast Guard digitizes 40% of paper medical records
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5:16The Coast Guard has digitized 40% of its paper health records as of February. In a new update on the initiative, the Coast Guard said the goal is to completely digitize all paper health records by the third quarter of fiscal 2027. The service began the effort to digitize 45,000 paper health records in November 2022. Digitized records can be viewed …
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After decades of critiquing this agency, now he's helping run it
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10:21What's it like to spend literally decades trying to understand, decode and interpret a federal agency and then joining it at the executive level. We're about to find out. Larry Allen spent years as a federal sales and marketing consultant after a stint as president of the Coalition for Government Procurement. He was also a regular guest here on the…
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Industry has something to say about that rewrite of the buying rules
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8:35The now infamous rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, all 2,000 pages of it, the government has a lot of work to do. But the result will have the most effect on contractors. For whether they'll have any say in the rewrite and what they would say, we turn to the executive vice president for policy at the Professional Services Council, Step…
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Contractors hit hardest by contract cancellations at the Education Department
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11:51The Education Department has canceled more than $3 billion in contracts or threatens to. Contractor services company TechnoMile finds that one in five contractors have their entire Education business at risk. Details now from TechnoMile's senior vice president Kevin Brancato. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See …
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Tuesday, April 22, 20258
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48:52Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin After decades of critiquing this agency, now he's helping run it Contractors hit hardest by contract cancellations at the Education Department Industry has something to say about that rewrite of the buying rules Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https…
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Cyber roundup: CISA pulls CVE from the brink
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7:42A federally funded cyber security program used by organizations throughout the world nearly shut down. Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency finally inked a last minute contract extension to keep the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program up and running. Well now the cyber security community itself is debating whethe…
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GSA ‘unimpressed,’ insulted by consulting companies’ efforts to cut spending
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7:42The General Services Administration is reviewing a second round of submissions from some of the top vendors, the ones who provide consulting services to the government. GSA is looking to them to find ways to trim contracts and save money. 10 vendors, which include some of the big names like Accenture, Deloitte and SAIC, had until Friday to submit f…
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The Postal Service strikes a labor deal with another one of its unions. USPS reached a tentative agreement with the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, which represents more than 130,000 rural letter carriers. NRLCA members must vote to ratify the contract before it’s approved. Letter carriers represented by the National Association of Let…
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Strategies for AI Governance and How Emerging Tech Can Strengthen Trust in Government: The ASPA Conference Series 2025 with Dr. Sukumar Ganapati and Prof. Wendy Chen.
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1:58:00How can public administrators embrace the promise of AI and emerging tech as enablers without being dominated by them? Join host Michael J. Keegan for the ASPA Conference Series - A Special Edition of The Business of Government Hour with Dr. Sukumar Ganapati, Florida International University exploring how emerging tech can strengthen trust in gover…
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Federal employees impacted by Trump administration can turn to new legal support network
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7:00So fed up with the Trump administration, you want a lawyer, well now you might get one for free. Some unions and self styled good government groups have put together a network of attorneys who will give free legal support for people fired or otherwise impacted by current actions. Federal News networks Drew Friedman joins me with the details and thi…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Monday, April 21, 2025
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47:55Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin Here's one federal staff that's not getting cut Industry wonders whether the Pentagon will ever reform its budgeting system The to-do list for Congress gets longer over recess Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California …
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GSA sets 80% occupancy target for federal buildings in push to cut office space
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6:58The Trump administration, as you know, has made a return to the office a top priority for federal employees. Well now, in a parallel effort to cut federal real estate by 50% the General Services Administration is setting a higher minimum office occupancy standard underutilized buildings would get the ax, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the …
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Here's one federal staff that's not getting cut
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11:44The House of Representatives consists of more than its 435 members. It also has a workforce numbering just under ten thousand. Staff do everything from helping constituents with flags and Social Security questions to drafting legislation and helping members understand the issues. For what's going on with this highly specialized federal workforce, w…
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The to-do list for Congress gets longer over recess
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7:46Members of Congress are back in their home districts, but the list of things they’ll have to tackle when they come back keeps getting longer. A budget reconciliation bill is top priority, but now they also have to think about how presidential executive orders, DOGE-directed closures, and tariffs are affecting their constituents at home. Federal New…
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Industry wonders whether the Pentagon will ever reform its budgeting system
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12:04The Defense Department's planning, programming, budgeting and execution system it looks pretty much like it has for decades. This, more than a year has after a Congressionally-chartered commission came out with a long list of ways to reform it. This year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at least paid lip service to the idea of PPBE reform. So what's…
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Host Shirley Rooker speaks with Chip Lupo, writer and analyst with Wallethub, who discusses factors to consider when choosing an airline. The report takes a look at considerations other than costs that can make a significant difference in your experience, such as leg room, how well pets are treated, the safety record and the rate of delays. Learn m…
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Pentagon establishing secure software assurance program
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43:21Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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An experienced hand returns to the executive levels at Veterans Affairs
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18:18The Trump administration nominated, and Congress approved, at least one experienced hand to the Veterans Affairs Department. Paul Lawrence became deputy secretary last month. During the first Trump administration, he ran the Veterans Benefits Administration. Now he's got to find new health and benefits executives. For an update on this and other ma…
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Bipartisan group of Senators ask White House to reconsider cancelation of collective bargaining agreements
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6:22A group of bipartisan senators is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his broad cancelation of federal collective bargaining agreements. In a letter sent to the President on Thursday, four senators say they are concerned that his recent executive order will impede efforts to make the government more efficient. Trump eliminated most agencies…
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Two EOs continue biggest overhaul of federal acquisition since 1990s
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8:41The Trump administration has mounted an attempt at the biggest overhaul of the Federal acquisition process since the 1990s. Two executive orders from President Donald Trump this week kicked off a rewrite and slimmed down of the Federal Acquisition Regulations the far it will renew the mandate to buy commercial products and services wherever possibl…
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The Federal Drive with Tom Temin -- Friday, April 18, 2025
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48:27Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin An experienced hand returns to the executive levels at Veterans Affairs A federal retiree looks in amazement at what's going on Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n…
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DoD hiring freeze ‘severely’ impacts military child care centers
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8:01The Pentagon's hiring freeze has at least one unintended, or maybe intended consequence, one that could affect readiness of the armed services. For one thing, it has reversed years of progress the Air Force made in expanding Child Care Access. Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com…
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A federal retiree looks in amazement at what's going on
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11:24Is the goal of reducing the federal workforce by 10% wrong? Or just the way the Trump administration is going about it? And what about the five-bullet email? Some perspective now from retired federal manager Abe Grungold of A-G Financial Services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art…
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Infrastructure permitting agencies have 45 days to develop modernization plans
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6:50Agencies who handle the federal permitting process for roads, bridges and other infrastructure programs are on the hook to modernize the technology that runs these systems and share data more easily. President Donald Trump's latest executive order says the Council on Environmental Quality has 45 days to develop a Permitting Technology Action Plan t…
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TSP tanking? Job in danger? Take a deep breath
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11:52With Thrift Savings Plan accounts nose-diving and DOGE possibly coming for your job, no wonder federal employees are on edge. Times like these demand your calmest and clearest thinking. Here to help, certified financial planner Thiago Glieger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c…
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Preventing EFT payment fraud in Medicare and Medicaid
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9:11The Department of Health and Human Services IG recently recovered $27 million in fraudulent payments made through electronic funds transfers. There are steps that would improve payment security, but the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid may not have the bandwidth to help state agencies comply. Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton dug into the detail…
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What contractors need to do now to prepare for terminations for convenience
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9:58When the government terminates a contract for convenience, the contractor has rights and responsibilities. To find out how contractors can prepare in the current environment, Federal News Network’s Terry Gerton spoke with Contract Attorney with Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, Stephen Bacon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi…
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