Radio Interviews

  • Executive Chef Matt Adler is in to talk about Osteria Morini’s Maialata event on 9/14: the restaurant’s end of summer pig roast. Seriously Delish is the new cookbook from Jessica Merchant, author of the popular…

    August 22, 2014
  • Pam Hess and JuJu Harris from Arcadia and Arcadia Mobile Market, talking about their new cookbook, The Arcadia Mobile Market Seasonal Cookbook South Africa has sent us new wine to enjoy courtesy of Stellenbosch Vineyards.…

    August 22, 2014
  • Ryan Croxton, cofounder of Rappahannock Oyster Co., in talking about the first-ever, Oysterfest at Union Market and about his new restaurant at Mosaic in NVA. Beth Erickson, president and CEO of Visit Loudoun, Jordan Harris,…

    August 22, 2014
  • By not following agency protocols, the IRS put more than a million taxpayers at risk for fraud and identity theft. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration discovered security lapses during a routine compliance check. It found contractors didn't have the required background investigations before handling Sensitive But Unclassified Information. Assistant Inspector General, Greg Kutz, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the audit and how he thinks IRS should fix the situation.

    August 22, 2014
  • Right now, the Navy has more than 630 network baselines on its ships at sea. A contract the service awarded this week aims to change that. The Navy is committing up to $2.5 billion to five vendors who will replace that IT mishmash with a single, standards based network architecture. Federal News Radio's DoD Reporter Jared Serbu reports. Read Jared's related article.

    August 22, 2014
  • The General Services Administration has an emerging, new vision for its Federal Acquisition Service. That could affect every federal agency that buys anything. In the next six weeks, GSA will launch the first set of initiatives under what officials call category management. Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on the Hallways project. Read Jason's related article.

    August 22, 2014
  • Customs and Border Protection has been called a corrupt, narcissistic, paramilitary security force. The man leveling these charges is the former head of internal affairs. James Tomsheck was recently transferred after saying the agency has been untruthful about circumstances involving fatal shootings by Border Patrol agents. Lynne Bernabei is a civil rights attorney with the law firm Bernabei & Wachtel. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss this case of a high level whistleblower.

    August 22, 2014
  • Feds are breaking records when it comes to their Thrift Savings Plan. Enrollment in the TSP is at an all-time high of 87.5 percent. That's among employees under the Federal Employee Retirement System. But it's not all good news for the TSP. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board held its monthly meeting. Federal News Radio's Shefali Kapadia joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with a recap of the meeting. Read Shefali's related article .

    August 22, 2014