Radio Interviews
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Watching the work of the FBI is one of the oversight responsibilities of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Last week the panel heard from the leader of the FBI, Director Robert Mueller, about a number of…
April 03, 2009 -
President Obama has chosen Robert Groves to be the next director of the U.S. Census Bureau. Groves worked for the Census in the past and, if confirmed, will re-enter the agency with less than a…
April 03, 2009 -
This week marks the annual rush by employers petitioning Citizenship and Immigration Services for H-1B visas. Dean Garfield is the President of the Information Technology Industry Council. He joins us to talk about the future…
April 03, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: If you’re in the Thrift Savings Plan, you made money last month. Government Executive reports that every fund was…
April 03, 2009 -
Some big changes may be coming to the National Security Personnel System – and some members of Congress may try to get rid of it altogether. The House Armed Services Committee heard from a panel…
April 02, 2009 -
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President Barack Obama had his first full day on the world stage yesterday. He met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Queen Elizabeth in London before attending a working dinner at the G-20 Summit.…
April 02, 2009 -
In the past few months, we’ve heard multiple stories about space debris causing a ruckus in outer space. Space junk almost hit the International Space Station last month and it was just over two months…
April 02, 2009 -
It seems more and more newspapers are closing shop each day. Just recently, the Washington Post cut 100 positions and several major papers have filed for bankruptcy. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) is proposing legislation that…
April 02, 2009 -
The Justice Department has asked a judge to throw out the corruption conviction of former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens. This comes after fresh evidence of prosecutorial misconduct surfaced in the case. Debra Roth, partner at…
April 02, 2009 -
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Danger in the air at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Washington Post reports that workers in the agency’s…
April 02, 2009 -
If you’re out of the stock market – especially the C and F funds – get back in, and STAY in. Another in a long series of reports that finds buy-and-hold investing works better than…
April 01, 2009 -
Jane Holl Lute is President Obama’s choice to take the job of Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Her confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security Committee was last Thursday.
April 01, 2009 -
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A media roundtable at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence headquarters in McLean last week was the first chance for Admiral Dennis Blair to meet the media and answer questions. Federal News Radio’s…
April 01, 2009