Radio Interviews

  • Armed Forces Day is tomorrow. And as we celebrate what the members of our military do each and every day, one organization is making it easier for troops overseas to communicate with their families back…

    May 15, 2009
  • Federal agencies were on the front lines responding to the H1N1 swine flu virus. A congressional committee yesterday examined whether those in charge did enough to protect workers responding to the disease. Congressman Stephen Lynch…

    May 15, 2009
  • Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention center will again face Bush-era military tribunals. President Obama gave the order to…

    May 15, 2009
  • Cyber attacks on federal computer networks are up 40 percent, according to US-CERT. Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure have the potential to paralyze government and industry, and impact the nation’s economy. A panel of cyber…

    May 14, 2009
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared with President Obama yesterday to announce her chamber’s plans for health care reform. She says a bill will be on the floor by the end of July but offered no…

    May 14, 2009
  • A hearing on the FY 2010 budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency turned into a debate on global warming yesterday. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson answered questions about the budget request, and about an Office…

    May 13, 2009
  • Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off earlier this week on its final trip to the Hubble Space Telescope. Commander John Herrington is a former NASA astronaut. He got a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for the Hubble…

    May 13, 2009
  • Reforms to the credit card industry are being debated on Capitol Hill. Members of the Senate Banking Committee have reached a compromise on legislation and a full Senate vote could come as early as this…

    May 13, 2009
  • Another job has a nominee at the Office of Management and Budget. Cass Sunstein is the President’s choice to become Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB. Mr. Sunstein’s confirmation hearing…

    May 12, 2009
  • A change is being made in Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced yesterday that Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a senior administrator with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will take the place of Gen. David McKiernan…

    May 12, 2009
  • It’s no secret that the interest in federal jobs (pdf) has gone up in recent months – especially with the crowd just graduating from college. We told you about a new Gallup poll indicating a…

    May 12, 2009
  • Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: On Hold: A Bush White House proposal to toss out the so-called time-in-grade rule. That requires General Schedule workers…

    May 12, 2009
  • Vice Admiral Robert Murrett Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency May 11th and 13th

    May 11, 2009
  • Two more high-level jobs at the Labor Department have nominees. The President has selected Seth Harris for Deputy Secretary of Labor and M. Patricia Smith for Solicitor of the Department of Labor. The two nominees…

    May 11, 2009