Radio Interviews

  • Now that the country has a new President-elect, the federal government is seeing a wave of applications for federal jobs flooding in – but not everyone sees this as a good thing. A new article…

    December 23, 2008
  • Is the federal government a good employer or are there lessons to be learned? That’s what the Merit Systems Protection Board wants to find out. The group has administered the Merit Principles survey 8 times…

    December 23, 2008
  • Federal judges may not get their cost-of-living adjustment anytime soon. A measure to make that happen failed when Senate lawmakers killed the auto bailout bill it was a part of. James Duff is Director for…

    December 23, 2008
  • There are a number of new Committee Chairs on Capitol Hill as Congress gears up for its next session. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA.) is now Chair of the Intelligence Committee, Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV.) has…

    December 23, 2008
  • There’s a lesson to be learned from Charles Dickens this year. FederalNewsRadio commentator Lurita Doan is former Administrator of the General Services Administration and she joins us now for her weekly “Leadership Matters“. Click to…

    December 23, 2008
  • Terrorism drill to be part of passing torch (USAToday) Army Secretary Geren to Step Down (WashingtonPost) Defense lays groundwork for new management chief (GovExec) 4 recruiter suicides lead to Army probe Navy orders 8 new…

    December 23, 2008
  • Richard Skinner Inspector General December 22nd and 24th, 2008

    December 22, 2008
  • 2008 is coming to a close and with the end of the year come those inevitable lists that talk about what happened in 2008. It was an interesting year, especially in the world of IT.…

    December 22, 2008
  • What will 2009 bring as the government tries to help the economy? Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors, recently gave a presentation about the housing market’s outlook. He’s with us…

    December 22, 2008
  • It’s been over two years since the Office of the Director of National Intelligence began what some have called a “risky” experiment: placing a career academic rather than an intelligence officer in charge of improving…

    December 22, 2008
  • With the new Presidential Administration getting ready to take over, some federal employees are wondering about how the new President will deal with the issue of whistleblower protections. Scott Oswald is an attorney who deals…

    December 22, 2008
  • Washington, DC, Area Special Pay and Leave Procedures for Holidays on January 19 and 20, 2009 (OPM memo) Inauguration Day Crowd Estimate Reduced by Half (WashingtonPost) Federal government lays off 1,500 in D.C. (WashingtonBusinessJournal) OMB:…

    December 22, 2008
  • Help For Auto Manufacturers President Bush announced today that he has devised a loan program for automobile manufacturers. Chertoff’s Year-End Wrapup One year-end custom for Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is to give a wrapup…

    December 19, 2008
  • ‘Tis the season . . . to nominate! It’s Nomination Season for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) 2009 Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the Department…

    December 19, 2008