The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton

Military medicine trains constantly for trauma care, but some of the tools and processes designed for adults don't always translate well to children. After identifying one of those gaps, Navy Cmdr. Emily Latimer led a research effort that found a better approach for administering blood to critically injured pediatric patients. That innovation earned her the Defense Health Agency Nursing Award for Evidence-Based Practice. Commander Lattimer joins me now to discuss what her team learned and what it says about readiness across military medicine.
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Trust in government has been declining for decades. A new Partnership for Public Service study asked a different question: What would a government that works for people actually look like? The answers revealed some unexpected common ground around responsiveness, effectiveness and problem solving. Here with more insight is the director of public engagement at the Partnership for Public Service, Lindsay Laferriere.
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Most couples build a retirement plan around the assumption that they'll navigate retirement together. But every retirement plan eventually becomes a one-person plan. That's why financial planner Thiago Glieger says one of the most important acts of financial preparation is making sure a surviving spouse inherits a roadmap, not a maze of decisions, paperwork and uncertainty. He joins me now to talk through these crucial considerations.
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Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Americans may disagree on politics, but they seem to have a clearer picture of what they want government to do than many leaders assume
The most important retirement conversation you can have with your spouse may be the one neither of you wants to have
Better care often starts with someone noticing that an old solution doesn't work for every patient. One Navy nurse turned that observation into a change that could improve trauma care across military medicine.
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The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit, after overhauls to federal employee suitability and performance standards. Four federal unions argue that the Office of Personnel Management exceeded statutory authority and violated the Civil Service Reform Act when it issued final regulations earlier this summer. Taken together, the unions say the changes will make it easier for OPM to fire employees. Here with details, Federal News Network’s Drew Friedman.
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