Radio Interviews
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The White House is making big changes to the organizational structure of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council. Three people critical to the restructuring – Assistant to the President for Homeland Security…
May 28, 2009 -
The president has signed a law with sharper teeth to protect workers who expose fraud, waste and abuse in their companies. But others say it could hurt federal contractors. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act…
May 28, 2009 -
Starting Monday, you’ll have to show a federally approved ID when you return by sea from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and parts of the Carribean. It’s part of the government’s
May 28, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Government-wide pay for performance. It could happen within two years under a new plan being floated by OPM Director…
May 28, 2009 -
Temperatures are rising in Asia after aggressive acts by North Korea. The State Department is leading the US response to nuclear and missile testing by Pyongyang. Yesterday spokesman Ian Kelly updated reporters on the situation…
May 27, 2009 -
As graduation season continues, people from both the military and civilian sides of the government are offering graduates advice in commencement speeches. One such speech came last week from the Commander of US Central Command,…
May 27, 2009 -
With the help of a speed reader, Democratic Congressman Henry Waxman of California successfully guided a so-called “Cap and Trade” bill thru through his Energy and Commerce Committee last week. The bill is formally known…
May 27, 2009 -
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The changing face of war is changing the way war fighters are educated to prepare for war. The House Armed Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing called Another Crossroads? Professional Military Education Twenty…
May 26, 2009 -
Allegations of contracting misconduct, a former agency head pleads the Fifth, and the possibility of another bailout. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is under the microscope in the Senate Aging Committee. Last week the committee…
May 26, 2009 -
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One area of President Obama’s first budget undergoing some major changes is the request for the National Institutes of Health. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education heard about the…
May 22, 2009 -
Federal web sites gather information about the people who visit them, just as private-sector sites do. But since the citizen-government relationship is different from the customer-company relationship, the Center for Democracy & Technology and the…
May 22, 2009 -
NASA was recently named as one of the Best Places to Work in the federal government by the recently released Best Places to Work Survey. That was published by the Partnership for Public Service earlier…
May 22, 2009 -
President Obama is defending his decision to shutter the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He says the prison has made the United States less safe and set back the country’s “moral authority.” But…
May 22, 2009