Radio Interviews

  • October 2014 may go down in history as the start of the federal retirement tsunami. The Office of Personnel Management's backlog of claims grew by about 1,500, for a total of a little more than 14,000 claims. On In Depth with Francis Rose, Federal News Radio's Sean McCalley asked senior correspondent Mike Causey if this is really the start to the dreaded retirement tsunami.

    November 07, 2014
  • 2017 is the hopeful start date for the Navy and Marine Corps to integrate their public Internet connections into a shared cybersecurity architecture. But the maritime services say they still have some unanswered questions about who pays for what. Federal News Radio DoD Reporter Jared Serbu writes about what's underway in this week's edition of Inside the Reporter's Notebook.

    November 07, 2014
  • The big post-election question in Washington is: "How will the divided government move forward and avoid gridlock?" The results of the election may mean something different for agencies than they mean for political pundits. Tom Shoop, Editor in Chief at Government Executive magazine, was on In Depth with Francis Rose to talk about what comes next.

    November 07, 2014
  • Breaking down silos within agencies and across agencies is one of the goals of the new President's Management Agenda from the White House and the Office of Management and Budget. One of the keys to breaking down silos, according to experts in leadership and management, is communication. Kevin Mahoney, Chief Human Capital Officer of the Commerce Department, was on a panel Federal News Radio's Francis Rose moderated at the Executive Leadership Conference last week. Mahoney talked about the theme of communication among C-level executives on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    November 07, 2014
  • John Kamensky, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government, counted down the week's top stories with Francis Rose.

    November 07, 2014
  • In this edition of the Women of Washington radio show, hosts Gigi Schumm and Aileen Black speak to Linda Moore, president and CEO of TechNet, and former strategist for the Clinton White House Office of Political Affairs.

    November 07, 2014
  • 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, the inspector general says a Justice Department student hiring program was marred by nepotism, GAO says the FDA needs to be more thorough in how it samples imported food for pesticide testing and Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald says wait times at VA hospitals are down 18 percent since May.

    November 07, 2014
  • It's no surprise that guarding against cyber threats is a priority for agencies. Data breaches at Homeland Security and a computer threat at the White House are just a few of many recent cyber attacks to hit the federal government. Agency officials say security policies are important but so is employee training. The Fort Meade Alliance surveyed government IT professionals and found more than 60 percent agreed cyber training should be a top priority. Deon Viergutz, president of the Fort Meade Alliance, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the survey.

    November 07, 2014
  • The Defense Department is having success with a new data transparency effort designed to drive better business deals on sole-source contracts. Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain that the initiative is designed to track all of DoD's business arrangements with a given vendor, allowing individual contracting officers to learn from past deals.

    November 07, 2014
  • The National Academy of Public Administration has elected a new class of fellows to report to Congress on some of the most complex management and policy issues in government. One of those fellows is Judith Douglas, a former division director at the General Services Administration and former adviser for management operations, information systems design and modernization at the IRS. Now she's a client industry executive in the global government industry group at Hewlett-Packard. Douglas joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss her career and induction into NAPA.

    November 07, 2014
  • Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald's goal is straightforward: rebuild the trust in the VA. In his first 100 days as secretary, McDonald met with dozens of employees, lawmakers and other key stakeholders to both listen and understand how best to do that. Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on the steps McDonald has taken and plans to take.

    November 07, 2014
  • Contractors are looking for new approaches for reaching out to your agency. Some out-of-the-box business opportunities may make a big difference to your bottom line. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and author of the Week Ahead newsletter. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he shared some thoughts about three of those business opportunities.

    November 06, 2014
  • The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is calling on the Department of Energy to improve emergency preparedness and response. Its most recent recommendation maps out a series of safety updates at DOE sites. Jessie Roberson is vice chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and a new National Academy of Public Administration fellow. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she explained how she'll bring more than three decades in the nuclear engineering field to the NAPA fellowship.

    November 06, 2014
  • The Defense Department is upgrading its military networks to increase its access to different types mobile technology. But many secruity experts say the gold standard for smartphones is still the Blackberry. Michael Brown is vice president of security product management and research for BlackBerry. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained the importance of mobile security for federal agencies.

    November 06, 2014