Radio Interviews
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It’s that time of the year again – Cisco has released its annual security report. So . . . what are the latest threats – and how can you protect yourself and your agency? Patrick…
December 24, 2008 -
You’ve heard of Nintendo Wii and Sony Play Station — heart-pumping, lights-flashing video gaming systems some people use for a little R & R. But it turns out video games can do a world of…
December 24, 2008 -
The financial crisis is taking its toll on military families. Foreclosure rates in military towns are increasing at four times the national average. And the unemployment rate for newly minted veterans was 18-percent, that’s according…
December 24, 2008 -
President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has cleared itself of any wrongdoing in the “pay to play” scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. That news coming from a report the team put out. At issue was…
December 24, 2008 -
FAA Gives Weather Service 2 More Months to Plan Reduction of Forecaster Staff (WashingtonPost) Feds consider searches of terrorism blogs (USAToday) NSPS pay raise cheat sheet (FederalTimes) GSA cracks down on smoking in and around…
December 24, 2008 -
Now that the country has a new President-elect, the federal government is seeing a wave of applications for federal jobs flooding in – but not everyone sees this as a good thing. A new article…
December 23, 2008 -
Is the federal government a good employer or are there lessons to be learned? That’s what the Merit Systems Protection Board wants to find out. The group has administered the Merit Principles survey 8 times…
December 23, 2008 -
Federal judges may not get their cost-of-living adjustment anytime soon. A measure to make that happen failed when Senate lawmakers killed the auto bailout bill it was a part of. James Duff is Director for…
December 23, 2008 -
There are a number of new Committee Chairs on Capitol Hill as Congress gears up for its next session. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA.) is now Chair of the Intelligence Committee, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV.) has…
December 23, 2008 -
There’s a lesson to be learned from Charles Dickens this year. FederalNewsRadio commentator Lurita Doan is former Administrator of the General Services Administration and she joins us now for her weekly “Leadership Matters“. Click to…
December 23, 2008 -
Terrorism drill to be part of passing torch (USAToday) Army Secretary Geren to Step Down (WashingtonPost) Defense lays groundwork for new management chief (GovExec) 4 recruiter suicides lead to Army probe Navy orders 8 new…
December 23, 2008 -
Richard Skinner Inspector General December 22nd and 24th, 2008
December 22, 2008 -
2008 is coming to a close and with the end of the year come those inevitable lists that talk about what happened in 2008. It was an interesting year, especially in the world of IT.…
December 22, 2008 -
What will 2009 bring as the government tries to help the economy? Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors, recently gave a presentation about the housing market’s outlook. He’s with us…
December 22, 2008 -
It’s been over two years since the Office of the Director of National Intelligence began what some have called a “risky” experiment: placing a career academic rather than an intelligence officer in charge of improving…
December 22, 2008