Radio Interviews

  • The Owner’s Manual for Transition There are a lot of resources out there for Federal staff, both career and political, to help them prepare for the transition to a new administration. The IBM Center for…

    October 08, 2008
  • Straight From the Sponsor’s Mouth New IT security legislation, dubbed “FISMA 2.0” on In Depth last week, is awaiting a vote from the full Senate. The bill’s originator, Senator Tom Carper of Delaware, talked about…

    October 07, 2008
  • Don’t Let It Happen Again The House Judiciary Committee continues to look into the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys. On Friday they received a report from Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine. We covered some…

    October 06, 2008
  • Feds: The Next Generation We talk a lot on Federal News Radio about bringing young people into the Federal government. One of them that’s already in, is Steve Ressler. Beside his work in the Inspector…

    October 03, 2008
  • We had a one-hour show today, so we could bring you a special “Federal Executive Forum” presentation at 2pm. Roadmap to Transition The switch to a new administration in January is on the minds of…

    October 02, 2008
  • A one-hour show today, so we can bring you a special “Federal Executive Forum” presentation at 2pm. Roadmap to Transition The switch to a new administration in January is on the minds of many people…

    October 02, 2008
  • Talking Security with the Experts Updates to the FISMA Act that are making their way through Congress have the Federal IT community talking. And as usual, they’re talking about it on In Depth. Former Justice…

    October 01, 2008
  • Richard Zanatta Director of Facilities for Chief Administrator\'s Office US House of Representatives October 7th, 2008

    October 01, 2008
  • Breathe Easy It might seem like the financial world is crumbling around you, but Seth Jayson, senior analyst and adviser at The Motley Fool, doesn’t think that’s true. He talked to me today about whether…

    September 30, 2008
  • Robert J. Carey Chief Information Officer September 29th and October 1st, 2008

    September 30, 2008
  • Making Your Agency Safer New FISMA legislation is through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. One of the biggest elements is the addition of a Chief Information Security Officer at every agency. We…

    September 29, 2008
  • More Money, More Money, More Money The Pentagon is working on a plan to improve cost controls for weapons systems, after the Government Accountability Office issued a report about cost escalations. The Senate Homeland Security…

    September 26, 2008
  • Where Does the Money Go? As Congress considers what course to take on the financial market bailout, they are learning about what might happen to the Federal budget if the Treasury Department takes on $700…

    September 25, 2008
  • Asking the “how?” Question A huge increase in the Federal deficit is bound to impact the budget at your agency. Former Treasury Bruce Bartlett is writing about what the Presidential candidates are saying–or not saying–about…

    September 24, 2008