Radio Interviews
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Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Kathleen Sebelius is hitting the ground running in her new job as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The…
April 29, 2009 -
The ins and outs of doing business with the government are tough for beginners to navigate, and even people and companies who’ve sold to the government for years sometimes run into trouble. Bill Giallourakis has…
April 28, 2009 -
Fixing projects after they’ve gone awry – or preventing problems before they start – is much easier said than done. I talked about the many complications and solutions with Dave Thomae, Ernst & Young America’s…
April 28, 2009 -
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Swine flu continues to spread in the US and around the world. At least 50 cases have been found here at home, and the government is treating the outbreak as if it were a pandemic.…
April 28, 2009 -
State auditors need help with tracking all that Recovery Act money. That’s according to Congressman Edolphus Towns of New York. He’s chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and recently introduced a bill…
April 28, 2009 -
The Patent and Trademark office faces a backlog of more than a million applications. Now Congress is hashing out a bill aimed at shrinking that. It’s called the Patent Reform Act of 2009. But Professor…
April 28, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: House and Senate Democrats have reached agreement on a 2010 budget resolution. The $3.5 trillion dollar blueprint adds funding…
April 28, 2009 -
The initial meeting of the Senate Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight was last Tuesday. Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is the chairwoman of the committee, and she heard testimony from General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller;…
April 27, 2009 -
The federal government has declared a public health emergency as the number of identified cases of swine flu in the United States is rising. The Centers for Disease Control is preparing for a possible epedemic.…
April 27, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The White House is setting up incentives for agencies to cut wasteful spending. In his weekly address, President Obama…
April 27, 2009 -
Transparency, the pressure of handling unprecedented government investment, and complying with performance management initiatives are pushing at Federal executives from all directions. IBM Cognos offered some solutions at their 6th Annual Government Forum, and Robert…
April 24, 2009 -
To become a better leader, many leadership experts advise you to improve your areas of weakness to become more well-rounded. A new book from two leadership experts, though, says that’s a waste of time. The…
April 24, 2009 -
Paperwork is never fun, but a new online system from the Labor Department could help companies reduce the time spent filling out forms needed to hire foreign workers. Bill Carlson is the head of the…
April 24, 2009 -
More than 140 Air Force retirees gathered at the 2009 Push-Pull Exercise to test the Air Force’s ability to recall retirees to active duty. The week-long event was held at Lackland Air Force Base in…
April 24, 2009