Radio Interviews

  • The fast-growing number of devices connected to the Internet means enterprises need to rethink their approaches to cybersecurity. Cyber expert Melissa Hathaway says we're at a cyber inflection point. She's the president of Hathaway Global Strategies and former director of the Joint Interagency Cyber Task Force. She joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss the top concerns for cybersecurity.

    August 18, 2014
  • The Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, the shooting in Ferugson prompt lawmakers to rethink a proposal to give military gear to police officers, and the Smithsonian looks to crowdsourcing to digitize documents.

    August 18, 2014
  • Sue Nester, spokeswoman for the Trusted Choice Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, and Mike McCartin of McCartin Insurance talk about the multi-billion dollar cost of potholes to the driving public.

    August 16, 2014
  • Linda Rix, co-CEO of FastYeti Incorporated, will discuss proposals to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, and how her website -- vetsHQ.com -- is helping veterans get the benefits they need. August 15, 2014

    August 15, 2014
  • Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton and former Associate Director for Administration and Government Performance at the Office of Management and Budget, and Ira Hobbs, principal officer of Hobbs & Hobbs and former Chief Information Officer at the Department of Treasury count down the week's top stories with Francis Rose.

    August 15, 2014
  • The director of Naval intelligence, Vice Adm. Ted Branch, is now in his ninth month on the job — with no access to classified information. The Navy announced last November Branch was one of the officials they were investigating in the fraud and bribery scandal involving ship husbanding. It's part of this week's edition of Inside the DoD Reporter's Notebook from Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu.

    August 15, 2014
  • A Navy contracting official pleads guilty this week to accepting $25 thousand in bribes to steer business towards one company. President Obama says people like that are a rarity in the federal government, but that assumption may be doing your agency more harm than good. Tom Shoop is Editor in Chief of Goverment Executive magazine. He explained some leadership challenges at the top of the executive branch on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    August 15, 2014
  • If you worked during the government shutdown last year, you might qualify for a spot in a lawsuit against the federal government. More than a million people worked without pay last October. Matt Keiser is an attorney for Arnold & Porter's Labor and Employment Practice. He explained both sides of the issue on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    August 15, 2014
  • Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sat down with In Depth's Francis Rose to preview what Congress will be focusing on when they get back to work in September, namely the continuing resolution.

    August 15, 2014
  • For the first time in its history, the U.S. Agency for International Development is managing four major humanitarian crises at the same time. Disaster response experts are in Iraq, Syria, South Sudan and West Africa. Thomas Staal is senior deputy assistant administrator in USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. He joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss the agency's efforts.

    August 15, 2014
  • Agencies are struggling to find a good way to ensure employees have access to only the information they are supposed to have access to. Now, one could be close to a solution. The Air Force is launching a pilot program to test role-based authentication. Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive with details. Read Jason's related article.

    August 15, 2014
  • It's summer, and according to some federal employees that means a sudden lack of judgement when it comes to the clothes people choose to wear to work. Federal News Radio's Web Manager Julia Ziegler joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to share your thoughts.

    August 15, 2014
  • This summer has been filled with hissy fits between the government and reporters. The latest tussle came just this week. Environment reporters say the EPA is now stopping its independent scientific advisers from speaking out. Agency Chief of Staff Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming wrote a memo telling the science advisory board to refer questions from the public to designated federal officials. Bob Cusack, editor and chief of the Hill Newspaper, has covered policy and politics in Washington for nearly two decades. He spoke with Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss the relationship between the Obama administration and the press.

    August 15, 2014
  • The Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, the IRS puts taxpayer information at risk by failing to conduct background checks, and the Postal Service proposes dramatic reforms.

    August 15, 2014