Radio Interviews

  • Keeping fraud out of your organization isn’t easy, but two days from now you’re going to get some help. The Association of Government Accountants launches its Internal Control and Fraud Conference. You’ll find some heavy-hitters…

    September 14, 2009
  • Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller reported from the Gov 2.0 Summit that “out of necessity, soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan develop applications that make them safer or their lives easier. And many times those ideas…

    September 11, 2009
  • Less than three weeks before he was to take over permanently, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers was called to duty on September 11, 2001. General Myers shared with me…

    September 11, 2009
  • In order to guide the growth of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency began a Quadrennial Review earlier this year. As part of this review, DHS is holding online dialogues where homeland security stakeholders…

    September 11, 2009
  • Written by Ruben Gomez & Tom Temin Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: People all over the U.S. remember this eighth anniversary of the September 11th attacks today with…

    September 11, 2009
  • Reform is going on at every agency. So every agency is interested in hearing how their peers are doing it. Three officials tasked with that reform – Deputy VA Secretary Scott Gould, Deputy Labor Secretary…

    September 10, 2009
  • The words “innovation” and “openness” continue to make the ears of government observers perk up. And Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra has plenty of ideas about bringing both concepts to the Federal government. Web 2.0 guru…

    September 10, 2009
  • At any given time, 12.3 million people are forced into sexual exploitation and labor. Human trafficking happens in virtually every country, including the United States. The State Department is teaming up with the Washington Nationals…

    September 10, 2009
  • Written by Jane Norris & Phil Vogel Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Homeland Security will have a new headquarters soon. DHS broke ground at the former St Elizabeth’s…

    September 10, 2009
  • A multi-agency approach to spreading information during emergencies is coming from the Federal Communications Commission. The agency’s new report, “FCC’s Preparedness for a Major Public Emergency“, includes working with DHS, HHS, and FEMA, among others.…

    September 09, 2009
  • Carolyn Clancy, M.D. Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) September 14th and September 16th

    September 09, 2009
  • Contractors continue to outnumber military personnel in Afghanistan. 57-percent of the Pentagon’s force in that country is now made up of contractors. But what does the future hold? David Berteau is director of the Defense-Industrial…

    September 09, 2009
  • Written by Ruben Gomez & Tom Temin Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The end of this fiscal year is just weeks away, but we’re learning your agency may…

    September 09, 2009
  • Last week we told you about the new Partnership for Public Service report, “Where the Jobs Are 2009.” One attendee at the release of the report was Paul Rowson, Managing Director of the WorldatWork Washington…

    September 08, 2009