Radio Interviews

  • Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller talked to the Congressional Research Service’s John Sargent about a report he authored dealing with the challenges a new Chief Technology Officer might face in the Obama Administration.

    February 09, 2009
  • That was the title the Senate Banking Committee gave to a hearing where they heard from Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, TARP Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky, and Professor Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional…

    February 09, 2009
  • Software as a Service – or S-A-A-S – has the potential to save the government BIG money. Computerworld’s Mark Everett Hall is explaining why in a blog post, and he joined me to talk about…

    February 09, 2009
  • Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr. Surgeon General, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery February 9th and 11th, 2009

    February 09, 2009
  • Kevin Plexico VP Input February 9th, 2009

    February 09, 2009
  • Roth option may be coming to TSP (FederalTimes) Obama asks OPM veteran to serve as acting director (FrederickburgFreeLanceStar) OPM urged to notify CSRS participants about survivor annuity rule (GovExec) Unions press to suspend outsourcing (FederalTimes)…

    February 09, 2009
  • Building up the next generation of Federal leaders is the goal of the Council For Excellence in Government’s Fellows Program. I learned all about it from Frank Reeder, a coach in the program (and, among…

    February 06, 2009
  • The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence heard testimony both yesterday and today from Leon Panetta, who has been nominated to head the CIA. Watch the February 5th session Watch the February 6th session

    February 06, 2009
  • The avalanche of Web 2.0 technology is causing some heartburn for executives who are trying to manage their time better. Chris Rasmussen of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is one of the government’s most prominent Web…

    February 06, 2009
  • You might have seen it – it was kind of hard to miss. NASA’s lunar rover accompanied the crew of STS-126 during the Inauguration Parade. Rob Ambrose is Deputy Division Chief of the Automation Robotics…

    February 06, 2009
  • The Department of Agriculture is starting a five-year pay-for-performance program for almost 3,000 employees in the Food Safety Inspection Service. It should be noted that these feds are all part of a non-bargaining unit and…

    February 06, 2009
  • Federal Agencies With Growing Problems Await New Leaders, Direction (WashingtonPost) Federal database for ID checks hits bumps (USAToday) NCPC OKs National Naval Medical Center master plan update (WashingtonBusinessJournal) Base realignment boon becomes burden in recession…

    February 06, 2009
  • During our daily preview of The Daily Debrief, I told Chris Dorobek I was getting a buzz haircut since my son Francis aced his report card this marking period. Chris suggested before and after pictures…

    February 05, 2009
  • The financial headlines have been filled with the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. The response of the Securities and Exchange Commission to warnings about Bernard Madoff’s business practices was the subject of a hearing of the…

    February 05, 2009