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Written by Ruben Gomez and Jane Norris Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The House is again trying to cure the FERS flu. Lawmakers have added language to the…
Yesterday, the Harris Corporation held a Cyberspace Power Lunch at the National Press Club to go over what to expect in the cyber czar’s first 100 days. Three experts were on hand to provide the…
The old excuse “this is how we’ve always done it” doesn’t apply to one agency, says Wendell Shingler, former Executive Director of the National Incident Response Unit at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and former Director…
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Defense Secretary Robert Gates has formally ordered the creation of a new military cyber command. It’ll coordinate the Pentagon’s…
Last week we brought you highlights of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight hearing about new whistleblower legislation. Federal News Radio’s Max Cacas was there and reported on the legislation. Bill…
Chris Dorobek Co-Anchor, Daily Debrief FederalNewsRadio June 22nd, 2009
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The president signs a bill today that will bring major changes to your federal Thrift Savings Plan. The measure…
Listen 6/26 - Hosts Diana Veilleux and Jannika Cannon will be joined by Bob Lavigna, Vice President, and Janelle Callahan, Program Associate, of the Partnership for Public Service to discuss the Best Places to Work Survey 2009 and website tools for the survey.
Health care reform is being driven by many factors, including the worsening health of the population. Many of the health problems citizens have are a result of what they eat. Dr. David Kessler, former head…
The Army’s Future Combat Systems program is transitioning to a Brigade Combat Team Modernization Strategy, according Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli. The new strategy is expected to enhance network capabilities and use advancing…
How will the federal government strengthen the procurement system? The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement recently held a hearing on this topic. Subcommittee Chairwoman Diane Watson (D-Ca.) joins…
Saving newspapers for posterity. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress recently celebrated a milestone in their Chronicling America program. The program works to digitize and preserve historic pages of American…
Written by Ruben Gomez and Jane Norris Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Homeland Security partners with the Justice Department to fight drug smuggling along the borders. The agreement…
Senate Homeland Security Committee holds confirmation hearings for Tara O\'Toole, President Obama\'s nominee to head up the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security. O\'Toole brings a background in medicine and science to the job overseeing the development of technology for the agencies tasked with protecting the nation.