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  • Federal employees who experience major loss during Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy can apply for a grant from the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund. FEEA also offers no-interest emergency loans of up to $1,000. Loans are repaid through the employees' payroll.

    October 29, 2012
  • Federal government offices in the Washington, D.C. area will be closed to the public Monday. Non- emergency employees will be granted excused absence (administrative leave). However there are some exceptions.

    October 29, 2012
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. Today's news includes saving money by cutting duplication and former ambassadors calling for a boost in hiring at the State Department.

    October 29, 2012
  • Richard Spires, CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, provides an update on management and IT activities at his department. Ken Allen, executive director of ACT-IAC, discusses the canceled 2012 Executive Leadership Conference.

    October 29, 2012
  • Agencies have identified 98 opportunities where they can save real money by consolidating IT systems or by implementing better buying processes. In an exclusive interview, federal CIO Steven VanRoekel said most fall in the commodity IT areas of email, servers and other areas where agencies tend to spend a lot of money for IT.

    October 29, 2012
  • This week host Mark Amtower interviews best-seller and marketing guru David Meerman Scott on trends in social media and his new book "NewsJacking." October 29, 2012(Encore presentation December 10, 2012)

    October 29, 2012
  • We're about to be slammed with a hurricane, so what's everybody in Washington doing? Stocking up on bread, milk and toilet paper, what else...

    October 29, 2012
  • Federal News Radio needs your help during Hurricane Sandy to keep updated on all federal government closings.

    October 28, 2012
  • The Executive Leadership Conference scheduled to take place this week in Williamsburg, Va. has been canceled because of Hurricane Sandy.

    October 28, 2012
  • Federal News Radio's Beth Reardon speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about fun things to do in and near the nation's capital.

    October 27, 2012
  • Mike Baldwin, of Baldwin Homes, and Tim McDonough, an interior designer, discuss a green house that can be heated and cooled for about $200 a month. The profits from this environment-friendly house will be donated to charity.

    October 27, 2012
  • What are President Barack Obama's plans for the Pentagon in a possible second term? And, what would a Mitt Romney administration hold in store? To answer those questions, Federal News Radio turned to Michele Flournoy, Obama's former undersecretary of defense for policy, and Dov Zakheim, former Pentagon comptroller and now a Romney adviser.

    October 26, 2012
  • On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

    October 26, 2012
  • Jennifer Mattingley, director of government affairs for Shaw Bransford & Roth, and Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach, count down the top federal news story of the week.

    October 26, 2012