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  • 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.

    August 27, 2012
  • The Navy says a Virginia-based sailor has become the first black woman to earn a three-star-rank in the U.S. armed forces. Vice Adm. Michelle Janine Howard was promoted to deputy commander of U.S. Fleet Forces command in Norfolk on Friday. She's no stranger to making history. Howard was also the first black woman to command a U.S. Navy warship, the first female graduate of the Naval Academy to achieve the rank of rear admiral and the first black woman to command an expeditionary strike group at sea.

    August 27, 2012
  • Kshemendra Paul of the Information Sharing Environment discusses highlights from a new white paper on information sharing. And A federal appeals court recently struck down a critical protection for some federal workers. An attorney breaks down how the decision could affect feds.

    August 27, 2012
  • A proposed rule would make contractors responsible for securing networks that store any type of government information. It defines key terms like information and "information system."

    August 27, 2012
  • Deltek leadership will remain in place at the Herndon, Va.-based company. Deltek's stockholders will receive $13 in cash for each share of Deltek stock.

    August 27, 2012
  • Marine Lt. Gen Richard Mills told an audience at a conference in Baltimore last that he led cyber attacks in Afghanistan.

    August 27, 2012
  • The ships are supposed to be able to sail in shallow water and ward off various threats from submarines to pirates.

    August 27, 2012
  • The plan calls for the creation of two new bodies. The Cyber Investment Management Board would oversee cyber acquisition, and a Cyber Capabilities Team would look at technology and policy requirements.

    August 27, 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 a report on spending at a GSA conference and Veterans Affairs employees helping a major company reap rewards from small-business contracts.

    August 27, 2012
  • Michelle Janine Howard became the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of three-star vice admiral, as she stepped into her new role as deputy commander of the U.S. Fleet Forces headquartered in Norfolk, Va.

    August 27, 2012
  • Most of the Pentagon's contract spending wouldn't take an immediate hit from sequestration. Conversely, civilian employees would likely be laid-off or furloughed in the few days or weeks after the automatic budget cuts kick in, according to a Washington think tank's analysis of the convoluted laws that govern the automatic cuts

    August 27, 2012
  • Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to pay taxes ... or paid only for things we like and want? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey consulted a longtime legal eagle at the Treasury Department and she had some interesting points.

    August 27, 2012
  • Jim Quiggle of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud discusses the $80 billion cost to consumers from insurance fraud as well as some of the more outrageous schemes to defraud insurance companies.

    August 25, 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.

    August 25, 2012