Radio Interviews

  • You made the choice to serve your country in the military, and you’re entitled to the pay and benefits you’ve been promised. But navigating the system can be difficult. Christopher Michel and Terry Howell have…

    April 13, 2009
  • Employees may be one of the real risks to cybersecurity in your organization. A survey by Applied Research and Symantec shows that human error and deliberate sabotage cause large amounts of data to be lost…

    April 13, 2009
  • Budget cuts, attrition, and hiring freezes top the list of ways private companies are handling the current economic situation. That’s according to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. Alan Chvotkin is…

    April 13, 2009
  • Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has promised a full review of an incident last week where a VA press…

    April 13, 2009
  • The pirate problem around the world has come center stage in the United States with the capture of the Maersk Alabama. While the FBI continues negotiation with the pirates holding the ship’s captain hostage, the…

    April 10, 2009
  • The Pentagon plans to hire tens of thousands of acquisition workers over the next five years. What kind of education and training does it take to get into this field? Charles Tompkins is a professor…

    April 10, 2009
  • What does it take to be the funniest fed in Washington? Freddi Vernell is the winner of the 2007 Funniest Fed Competition. She joins us with a preview of this year’s contest and how you…

    April 10, 2009
  • Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The General Services Administration will buy close to 18,000 fuel-efficient vehicles from US automakers. The agency plans to spend…

    April 10, 2009
  • More agencies are committing to growing the number of people that can telework. The Telework Exchange hosted their annual town hall meeting yesterday, and several Federal executives talked about how they’re making telework work –…

    April 09, 2009
  • The FAA is very glad to be off the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List – especially after fourteen years of being on it. Jim Washington, the FAA’s Vice President and Chief Acquisition Officer, told…

    April 09, 2009
  • Kathryn Troutman Federal Career Coach ResumePlace.com April 9th, 2009 (Reaired April 16th, 2009)

    April 09, 2009
  • Dr. Gerald Cross, Dr. Steven Jones, & Dr. Robert Kolodner The Progress, The Promise, and The Importance of Electronic Health Records and Health Information Sharing to the Delivery of Health Care April 13 & April 15

    April 09, 2009
  • Could America’s relationship with Cuba be changing? Members of the Congressional Black Caucus just returned from a trip to Cuba where they met with both Raul and Fidel Castro. California Congresswoman Laura Richardson was one…

    April 09, 2009
  • We learned earlier this week about Defense Secretary Roberts Gates’ proposed budget for 2010. Gates is calling for 39,000 full-time civil servants to be hired in the next five years, but how will that affect…

    April 09, 2009