Radio Interviews
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Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The federal government gets its first Chief Technology Officer. The president has picked Virginia’s Aneesh Chopra for the post.…
April 20, 2009 -
Many Federal managers are trying to “figure out” the next generation of employees. Author Don Tapscott has done the largest research project ever on the digital generation, and put the results together in a book…
April 17, 2009 -
Congress has charged the Government Accountability Office with keeping an eye on the money being spent through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told me what his team will be…
April 17, 2009 -
Airlines are rushing to add flights to Cuba after the Obama Administration announced changes in travel restrictions to the country. But are there any homeland security implications due to the change in policy? Dr. Dave…
April 17, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: In the clear: CIA agents who used harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding on terror suspects. The President says he…
April 17, 2009 -
Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered a speech yesterday at the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama. He is speaking at all of the service war colleges this week to discuss his budget recommendations for FY…
April 16, 2009 -
On Tuesday we featured a conversation with Iraq Reconstruction Special Inspector General Stuart Bowen and Afghanistan Reconstruction Special IG Arnold Fields on lessons learned from rebuilding Iraq. The RAND Corporation is focused on this issue…
April 16, 2009 -
The White House has named the nation’s first “border czar.” Former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin was named to the post yesterday. James Carafano is an expert in homeland security and defense at the Heritage Foundation.…
April 16, 2009 -
The Labor Department has decided to fire a long-time employee after keeping him on administrative leave for almost two years. Bob Whitmore was placed on leave after a confrontation with his supervisor in 2007. But…
April 16, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is not budging: he’s putting himself on the tracks in front of anyone…
April 16, 2009 -
In today’s financial environment, a calming voice is a good thing. And your Thrift Savings Plan is a warm, safe port in the financial storms we’re going through. Gary Amelio, former Executive Director of the…
April 15, 2009 -
The same Internet threats that private-sector companies guard against are threats to the Federal sector too, but the government has a threat matrix all its own. A new report from Symantec details those threats, and…
April 15, 2009 -
The transition from a “need-to-know” culture to a “need-to-share” culture is happening in the intelligence community. But other agencies are struggling with the concept. Ronald Goldfarb is author of “In Confidence: When to Protect Secrecy…
April 15, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: President Obama says government spending is crucial to fixing the economy. The message came yesterday in a speech at…
April 15, 2009 -
The Federal government’s efforts to rebuild Afghanistan are increasing, and the lessons learned in Iraq are offering cues for increasing the likelihood of success. The Center for American Progress hosted an event yesterday with the…
April 14, 2009