Radio Interviews
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New guidelines surrounding when the Justice Department can invoke the state secrets privilege have been released. Attorney General Eric Holder says the changes were made as an effort to rebuild the public’s trust. Sean Moulton…
September 24, 2009 -
What does it take to become the Federal Employee of the Year? To answer that question, we turn to the person who just received that honor: Dr. Janet Kemp. Her Veteran Suicide Prevention Hotline is…
September 24, 2009 -
From “Congress challenges VA bonuses” on FederalNewsRadio.com: “Lawmakers are questioning whether millions of dollars in bonuses were appropriately awarded to employees at the Veterans Affairs Department. “The VA’s inspector general recently found that over a…
September 23, 2009 -
The 2010 Census is right around the corner. As they do every time, the bureau is preparing an outreach effort to communicate the importance of each person being counted. The House Oversight Subcommittee on Information…
September 23, 2009 -
The Senate Finance Committee has started reworking healthcare reform legislation. But what kind of deal will be struck between Republicans and Democrats remains the big question. Jodi Schneider is a senior editor for Congressional Quarterly.…
September 23, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez & Tom Temin Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: More than three dozen Defense agencies get an extra two years to move to new secure…
September 23, 2009 -
From the invitation to an event hosted by the Catholic University Law School: “The rules governing legal ethics and professional responsibility are relatively straightforward. They govern an attorney’s relationship with a client, with the courts,…
September 22, 2009 -
Two extra years are now available for buildings around the National Capital region to comply with security standards. Congressman Jim Moran announced the deadline rollback at a news conference this morning, and he talked to…
September 22, 2009 -
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It’s an extreme online makeover to streamline business at the agency charged with managing citizenship applications. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services is adding e-mail and cell-phone tools to its site that will allow incoming…
September 22, 2009 -
Three suspects in an alleged terror plot are in custody after a weekend of activity by several agencies. Federal News Radio’s National Security Correspondent, J.J. Green, told me about the plot, how the suspects were…
September 21, 2009 -
The message that more troops needed in Afghanistan was the major theme to come out of Admiral Michael Mullen’s reconfirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. But it wasn’t the only story.…
September 21, 2009 -
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President Barack Obama, squeezing in an eleventh-hour pitch for his domestic agenda, is promoting his administration’s promises of innovation at a New York community college before weeklong meetings on international priorities. He will point to…
September 21, 2009 -
Written by Tom Temin & Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will look into the quality of agencies’ decisions about bias claims,…
September 21, 2009