Radio Interviews

  • Chief financial officers are becoming important influencers of IT investment choices. That\'s true even though the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act gives chief information officers budget authority. So it\'s more important than ever for CFOs and CIOs to form strong collaborative relationships. Shawn McCarthy, the research director at IDC Government Insights, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to share 10 steps to help boost that partnership.

    April 07, 2015
  • The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today\'s news,

    April 07, 2015
  • By publicizing stories from IRS workers in the field, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) is trying to change the minds of many in Congress and reverse the five-year trend of declining budgets. Federal News Radio\'s executive editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain how NTEU is making its case in the heart of tax filing season.

    April 07, 2015
  • Having the Army Corps of Engineers take over the Denver hospital project is no doubt an embarrassment to VA. But it\'s a great opportunity to ask tough questions about whether VA should even be in the construction business at all, Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose says in a new commentary.

    April 07, 2015
  • Kerry Rea, president of GovEvents.com, and Claudia Hosky, publisher of FedInsider.com, join host Mark Amtower to talk about the importance of business to government events. April 6, 2015

    April 06, 2015
  • Last week marked the death of a great, if largely forgotten, American. Robert Hite was a co-pilot in the legendary Doolittle\'s bombing raid over Tokyo in the midst of World War II. Doolittle\'s Raiders shattered the idea that Japan was invulnerable and changed the psychology of the war. Hite\'s oral history has been preserved by the Air Force Historical Research Agency. Its director, Charles O\'Connell, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more of what the agency does.

    April 06, 2015
  • A big part of a federal chief information officer\'s job is filing reports required by Congress or the White House. But a survey of CIOs shows they find two-thirds of the reports are at least a partial waste of time. The survey was conducted by the Government Accountability Office. It found that the Office of Management and Budget has tried to streamline the reporting process. But, GAO says OMB missed opportunities to address some of the challenges CIOs encounter. David Powner is director of information technology management issues at GAO. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on the report and its findings.

    April 06, 2015
  • It will be several more years, at least, until first responders can access a nation-wide broadband network being built exclusively for them. It\'s called the First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet. Even with a $7 billion budget, the project has encountered a number of obstacles. Alan Tilles is the chairman of telecommunications at the law firm Shulman Rogers. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on FirstNet\'s struggles.

    April 06, 2015
  • The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today\'s news, Defense Secretary Ash Carter heads East, Chelsea Manning tweets from prison and the Energy Department trains servicemembers for jobs in the solar industry.

    April 06, 2015
  • It\'s spring break for federal workers and retirees, mainly because Congress is out of town, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

    April 06, 2015
  • Joe Henchman of the Tax Foundation discusses the impact of state taxes on businesses.

    April 04, 2015
  • Talent acquisition manager Mike Bruni will discuss job trends in the federal government, the kinds of workers that agencies need, and how to land a job in what is a competitive and challenging federal market. April 3, 2015

    April 03, 2015
  • Robert Shea of Grant Thornton and Dave Wennergren of the Professional Services Council count down the week\'s top federal stories with Francis Rose.

    April 03, 2015
  • Congress has made clear in at least two federal laws that it thinks military members should be able to vote in state, local and federal elections no matter where they are. But a large group of the House of Representatives is still worried that\'s not the case. They want GAO to take a fresh look at the Federal Voting Assistance Program, the DoD office that facilitates overseas voting programs. Federal News Radio\'s Jared Serbu shares this and other news in this week\'s edition of Inside the DoD Reporter\'s notebook.

    April 03, 2015