Radio Interviews
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In today’s economic times, there’s been a lot of focus on financial markets and government spending. But the Obama administration has been slow to nominate chief financial officers across government agencies. Sam Mok is the…
June 15, 2009 -
Saving time saves money, and saving space saves time, but how can federal agencies get the most out of the space they have? Many companies try manual space-saving programs, spending a lot of time and…
June 15, 2009 -
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Written by Phil Vogel and Jane Norris Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: As the Obama Administration begins hiring more federal workers to do “inherently governmental” work, the contracting…
June 15, 2009 -
Relationships and connection are very important to building a successful team. The author of “Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity,” Michael Lee Stallard, details the whys and…
June 12, 2009 -
The House and Senate are each working on legislation that will give Federal whistleblowers better protections. But there are big differences between the bills. Yesterday a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs subcommittee heard about…
June 12, 2009 -
Civilian, military, and intelligence agencies are one step closer to working from the same cybersecurity page. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Committee on National Security Systems have,…
June 12, 2009 -
It has been argued that banks excessive trading of credit derivatives securities led to the collapse of several large financial institutions. Is that a fair assessment and is regulation the answer? Joining us is Robert…
June 12, 2009 -
If you love your family, fill out your TSP beneficiary forms (pdf). Arthur Stein joins us for our weekly talk with financial experts to discusses common and costly mistakes feds make with their TSP beneficary…
June 12, 2009 -
Congress is debating a measure that would force companies to offer up to seven days of paid sick leave. And that includes federal contractors. Specifically, this would apply to employers with more than 15 workers.…
June 12, 2009 -
Written by Phil Vogel Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The Senate passed a Tobacco regulation bill yesterday by a wide margin (79-17). More importantly for Federal workers was…
June 12, 2009 -
Another new position is being created in the Obama administration. Jeffrey Zients is the choice to become Chief Performance Officer; he’ll also become Deputy Director for Management at OMB. His confirmation hearing was yesterday, before…
June 11, 2009 -
The latest cabinet Secretary to push his budget request on Capitol Hill is Housing and Urban Development Secretary Sean Donovan. He testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development about the…
June 11, 2009 -
Written by Phil Vogel Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Changes to your Thrift Savings Plan advance again in Congress. The Senate voted yesterday to end debate on the…
June 11, 2009 -
As budget season continues, more cabinet secretaries and other agency heads are talking about their FY2010 budget requests. The Senate Appropriations Committee had three agency leaders before their subcommittees yesterday: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner was…
June 10, 2009