Radio Interviews
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Maggie Simpson beat out the rest of her family for the most popular Simpson’s stamp in a recent U.S. Postal Service poll. But have you ever wondered how these stamp designs get chosen in the…
June 02, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The full house this week is expected to take up House bill 626 – the Federal Employees Paid Parental…
June 02, 2009 -
Some think the time is right for reform in the way the government assists other countries. Streamlining and modernizing the way it’s done are two of the most-talked-about aspects of potential reform. Senator John Kerry…
June 01, 2009 -
One solution to shore up the country’s cyber defense is better cybersecurity through acquisition, according to Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller. The White House’s new cybersecurity review covered 24 action items and five broad themes,…
June 01, 2009 -
The government will own 72.5% of General Motors according to a plan outlined by President Obama today. Bloomberg reporter Alison Fitzgerald talked to me about how the Federal government will manage the “New GM.”
June 01, 2009 -
It was the ride of a lifetime for National Security Correspondent J.J. Green. He recently got the chance to fly at 9 G’s with the Thunderbirds. He sat down with our own Jane Norris to…
June 01, 2009 -
Bill Hoover CEO and president American Systems June 1st, 2009
June 01, 2009 -
Issues of privacy can sometimes get lost in the Web 2.0 world we live in, so an advisory board for the National Institute of Standards and Technology is calling for an update to the Privacy…
June 01, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Cybersecurity is about to be in the hands of what some call a “cyber czar.” President Obama has announced…
June 01, 2009 -
Many of the attacks on computer networks – especially Federal networks – are coming from overseas, and that means cooperation with our government and governments around the world. Shawn Henry, Assistant Director of the FBI’s…
May 29, 2009 -
A new test program conducted by the Homeland Security Department will test the US-VISIT program. Robert Mocny, Director of the US-VISIT Program under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), talked about how the test…
May 29, 2009 -
Timothy Geithner is making his first trip to China as Treasury Secretary next week. He talked about his trip and the reasons for it with members of the Asian media at the State Department’s Foreign…
May 29, 2009 -
Medical professionals are worried about the return of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, later this year. The Department of Health and Human Services is taking steps to develop a vaccine for the virus. Doctor…
May 29, 2009 -
You may know by now that President Obama signed a new law that puts more restrictions on credit card companies. It’s designed to eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees, but how will…
May 29, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: President Barack Obama is expected to lay out broad goals for dealing with cyber threats this morning. Those goals…
May 29, 2009