Radio Interviews

  • Iris Cooper is executive director of VA\'s Office of Acquisition Operations. She joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp at the Acquisition Excellence conference in Washington to talk about the agency\'s T-4 services contract.

    March 29, 2012
  • After rejecting a bipartisan compromise and President Obama\'s budget Wednesday, the House prepares to vote on a Republican plan that calls for an extension of the federal pay freeze through 2015, increased federal retirement contributions and a reduction of the federal workforce by 10 percent.

    March 29, 2012
  • The Pentagon is telling lawmakers military retirees' share of health care costs is going to have to increase if it's going to meet the budget targets Congress and the President handed over with last year's budget control act.

    March 29, 2012
  • The National Telecommunications and Information Administration told a House panel it is trying to expand deployment of technology known as DNS-SEC.

    March 29, 2012
  • The Defense Department has launched a public challenge to develop mobile apps. DOD wants apps that aid in learning science, technology, engineering and math. The contest runs from April 2 to June 4.

    March 29, 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 newscast includes news about a bill on human trafficking and a proposal to revamp the Federal Reserve System.

    March 29, 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.

    March 29, 2012
  • Ricardo Aguilera, the Defense Department Comptroller Chair at the Chief Financial Officer\'s Academy at the National Defense University\'s iCollege joined Pentagon Solutions with Francis Rose to discuss the course and the leadership skills it aims to enforce.

    March 28, 2012
  • The Army has released the implementation plan for how it will get its networked systems to a state it calls the \"common operating environment.\" The strategy is designed to phase out stovepiped systems and begin building technologies to a common set of open standards.

    March 28, 2012
  • The Republican Study Committee, a caucus of House conservatives, laid out a budget blueprint that increases federal employees' pension contributions and incentivize feds to enroll in lower-priced health plans.

    March 28, 2012
  • LIVE from the Carpenter's Cookoff at The Birchmere! Tim Clune of Planet Wine, Andy Cooke of Bread and Chocolate, Exec Chef Shannon Overmiller from The Majestic, Pork Barrel BBQ's Bill Blackburn and Brett Thompson, Jackson 20's Executive Chef Brian McPherson and Johnny Mo, the Musical Chef

    March 28, 2012
  • Live from Carmine's... with Top Chef™ standouts Mike Isabella (Graffiato) and Spike Mendelsohn (Good Stuff Eatery),Carmine's Chef Terry Natas, Georgetown Bagelry's Mary Beall Adler, Neighborhood Restaurant Group's beer gurus, Greg Engert and Meghan Parisi, Michael Mina Group's David Varley, Cochon 555 founder Brady Lowe, Granville Moore's Teddy Folkman Ommegang Brewery's Steve Cardello

    March 28, 2012
  • A virtual tour of Fredrick, with Kara Norman, Executive Director, Downtown Frederick Partnership; Serina Roy of Dublin Roasters; Elin Ross of Moxie Bakery; Maggie Lebherz of Lebherz Oil & Vinegar Emporium (LOVE) and Tom Flores, brewmaster at Brewer's Alley

    March 28, 2012