Radio Interviews
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A hearing on the FY 2010 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency turned into a debate on global warming yesterday. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson answered questions about the budget request, and about an Office…
May 13, 2009 -
Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off earlier this week on its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope. Commander John Herrington is a former NASA astronaut. He got a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for the Hubble…
May 13, 2009 -
Reforms to the credit card industry are being debated on Capitol Hill. Members of the Senate Banking Committee have reached a compromise on legislation and a full Senate vote could come as early as this…
May 13, 2009 -
Another job has a nominee at the Office of Management and Budget. Cass Sunstein is the President’s choice to become Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB. Mr. Sunstein’s confirmation hearing…
May 12, 2009 -
A change is being made in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced yesterday that Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a senior administrator with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will take the place of Gen. David McKiernan…
May 12, 2009 -
It’s no secret that the interest in federal jobs (pdf) has gone up in recent months – especially with the crowd just graduating from college. We told you about a new Gallup poll indicating a…
May 12, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: On Hold: A Bush White House proposal to toss out the so-called time-in-grade rule. That requires General Schedule workers…
May 12, 2009 -
Vice Admiral Robert Murrett Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency May 11th and 13th
May 11, 2009 -
Two more high-level jobs at the Labor Department have nominees. The President has selected Seth Harris for Deputy Secretary of Labor and M. Patricia Smith for Solicitor of the Department of Labor. The two nominees…
May 11, 2009 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a first-hand look at operations in Afghanistan last week. He met with U.S. forces there, and with local leaders who are working with American forces. He took a break from…
May 11, 2009 -
More Americans are interested in federal jobs these days. 4-in-10 say in a Gallup survey say they’d consider federal careers. That’s up from about 2-in-10 three years ago. The news comes as the government prepares…
May 08, 2009 -
President Obama has asked Congress to trim 121 federal programs, saving $17-billion dollars in the coming budget year. But critics contend that’s just a drop-in-the bucket, since the total budget exceeds $3-trillion dollars. Brian Riedl…
May 08, 2009 -
Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Science and Justice subcommittee hearing on the FY2010 budget proposal for the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder faced repeated questions from lawmakers about his plans for closing Guantanamo.…
May 08, 2009 -
The new budget proposal from the Obama administration contains about $17 billion worth of reductions and cuts of programs the Office of Management and Budget says don’t work, or don’t work well. Former associate director…
May 08, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The Justice Department is gearing up for a potential hiring spree, thanks to the president’s 2010 budget request. If…
May 08, 2009