In government, offering your best professional advice doesn’t guarantee it will be taken or that it will be risk‑free
In government, offering your best professional advice doesn’t guarantee it will be taken or that it will be risk‑free  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Mon May 04 2026
Description: Federal News Network has been reporting on the fallout from EPA’s decision to discipline employees who signed a declaration of dissent. Now, we’re turning to how that call was made, despite internal warnings about legal risk. It highlights a familiar tension across government: what happens to career expertise when agency leaders choose another path. Here to discuss his reporting on this issue is Kevin Bogardus from E&E News.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.