Radio Interviews

  • The stimulus bill will pump a lot of money into agencies, with a lot of mandates to put into action. But money to implement what the plan includes isn’t there. Linda Springer, Executive Director of…

    February 20, 2009
  • Making decisions about how to prioritize the money your agency gets can be tricky. Daniel Saaty’s company, Decision Lens, has helped agencies do just that, and he talked about the process and tools they use.

    February 20, 2009
  • How do you get young people involved in the federal government? Let them observe what you do on a daily basis. The General Services Administration recently hosted its annual Information Technology Job Shadow Day in…

    February 20, 2009
  • What affect could more stringent emissions rules and mileage regulations mean for government vehicle fleets? Could it mean higher prices, or would the savings from running more efficient fleets outweigh higher production costs? For some…

    February 20, 2009
  • How can technology help agencies stretch their IT budgets? MeriTalk, an online community focusing on IT and public policy, has recently co-authored a report (pdf) promoting open source software, cloud computing and virtualization as a…

    February 20, 2009
  • Hackers break into government travel site, feed users attack code (ComputerWorld) Survey to check attitudes on privacy, services (FCW) Policing TARP Proves Tricky (Wall Street Journal) Nearly Half of U.S. Servicemembers Confident About Retirement, 22…

    February 20, 2009
  • The budget process for 2009 is starting. The Aviation Subcommittee of the House Transportation Committee heard testimony about the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 at a hearing last week. Click to watch the entire hearing

    February 19, 2009
  • On the heels of President Obama’s order sending more troops to Afghanistan, Lieutenant General David Barno of the National Defense University talked about strategy in that country at an event hosted by the American Enterprise…

    February 19, 2009
  • The Office of Management and Budget has released a 62-page memo offering guidance on what your agency should do with money from the economic stimulus plan. I asked Alan Balutis, a long-time Fed now with…

    February 19, 2009
  • OMB issues stimulus guidance to agencies (GovExec) Vilsack calls for stricter food labels OMB issues stimulus guidance to agencies (GovExec) Trouble brewing over final stimulus oversight language (GovExec) EXCLUSIVE: Spy agency focus of shakeup (Washington…

    February 19, 2009
  • Intelligence is the name of the game for CACI International. Paul Cofoni, the company’s President and CEO, told me working with the intel community is a big part of CACI’s portfolio. We covered a number…

    February 18, 2009
  • The first testimony by new Director of National Intelligence Admiral Dennis Blair was before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Admiral Blair talked about potential threats to the nation and how the intel community is…

    February 18, 2009
  • President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill in Denver yesterday – and Congressional Quarterly Senior Editor Jodi Schneider brings us analysis.

    February 18, 2009
  • A recently enacted disclosure rule in the Federal Acquisition Regulation has the contracting community rethinking the way it does business. Contractors are now required to report evidence of fraud or overpayments in a timely fashion…

    February 18, 2009