Radio Interviews

  • DISA has released a request for information that says the single network would replace three existing ones. By 2020, it says the wired and wireless network would provide bandwidth on demand where none is available now.

    May 07, 2012
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing the effects of transcendental meditation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

    May 07, 2012
  • The Morning 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. Today's news includes a senator finding his "worst fears" about the IRS' whistleblower program coming true and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is low-balling its estimates on decommissioning nuclear power plants.

    May 07, 2012
  • The Partnership for Public Service announced the 33 finalists contending for Service to America Medals for 2012.

    May 07, 2012
  • The administration will issued the Mythbusters 2 memo today. The document takes aim at commonly held misconceptions by vendors. It follows the initial Mythbusters memo issued in February 2011 focusing on agency-held fallacies.

    May 07, 2012
  • Competition, reliance on commercial technology drove down prices for IT consolidation on ships, Navy official says. The service still is figuring out how to integrate CANES with its NGEN shore-based system. The RFP for NGEN is expected any day.

    May 07, 2012
  • Kim Lankford of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine discusses which records should be retained and for how long and which can be shredded.

    May 05, 2012
  • Federal Drive talks to Dr. Margaret Hamburg of FDA and Paul Wester of the National Archives.

    May 05, 2012
  • On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

    May 05, 2012
  • Host Derrick Dortch is joined by Evan Lesser, founder of ClearanceJobs.com. They will discuss a new survey conducted by the organization. May 4, 2012(Encore presentation May 25, 2012)

    May 05, 2012
  • National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund chairman Craig Floyd and David Weisz from Motorola Solutions, join host Debra Roth to talk about 2012 National Police Week and the latest on the National Law Enforcement Museum. May 4, 2012

    May 04, 2012
  • Dan Chenok, a senior fellow in the IBM Center for the Business of Government, and Karen Evans, the former E-Gov administrator in the Office of Management and Budget, count down the top federal news stories of the week.

    May 04, 2012
  • Gen. Keith Alexander said a recent cyber exercise is the first time the military showed it can do offensive and defensive capabilities at the same time, by the same team. This was part of Alexander's answers to questions from Sen. John McCain.

    May 04, 2012
  • The Thrift Savings Plan's Roth option rolls out today. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has been preparing for the new program for two years now, but despite the big push today many federal employees will actually have to wait to enroll in the new program. One of the largest federal payroll processors needs more time to upgrade its systems in preparation for the Roth option. Find information about which agencies are affected, as well as the five things feds should know about the Roth TSP below.

    May 04, 2012