Radio Interviews

  • The Defense Information Systems Agency has granted approval for Android-based mobile devices to connect to DoD networks, provided they\'re secured using a specific set of guidelines

    January 05, 2012
  • Dan Kent, the chief technology officer for Cisco Systems\' Federal Organization, joined Industry Chatter to discuss the uses and limits of cloud computing, and its various models, at federal agencies.

    January 05, 2012
  • New memo gives agencies a template to develop privacy impact assessments when using commercial sites. The guidance follows OMB\'s June 2010 memo on using Web cookies.

    January 05, 2012
  • In this edition of On DoD, we take a look back at one of the key events that made the military we have today what it is. 2011 was the 25th anniversary of the Goldwater-Nichols act. We marked the anniversary on Federal News Radio with a special series on how the major Defense reorganization made its way through Congress, and how lawmakers dragged the Pentagon, largely against its will, into a culture of jointness.

    January 05, 2012
  • Marco Giamberardino, senior director of the Associated General Contractors of America\'s federal and heavy construction division, outlines the winners and losers of the FY2012 budget for federal construction.

    January 05, 2012
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive host Tom Temin 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.

    January 05, 2012
  • Defense Appropriations Bill signed by President Obama gives the Defense Department the ability to conduct cyber attacks.

    January 05, 2012
  • Request for information covers maintenance of all joint staff networks and applications, and ensuring the network is secure through risk management mitigation, network vulnerability analysis and security auditing.

    January 05, 2012
  • An amendment to the 2012 Homeland Security Department\'s authorization bill would require the DHS CIO to tighten spending on and better inventory the software licenses the department purchases. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), who introduced the amendment, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his proposal.

    January 04, 2012
  • The Postal Regulatory Commission has criticized the Postal Service\'s proposal to consider closing more than 3,600 post offices as part of its plan to avoid a projected $14 billion loss this year. The plan is causing anxiety in communities that depend on their post offices and it would not save that much money, PRC Chairman Ruth Goldway told Federal News Radio. The commission will be watching the agency\'s cash flow closely in the coming months.

    January 04, 2012
  • Stan Soloway, the president of the Professional Services Council, predicted 2012 would be known as the \"year of the acting\" — referring to the influx of acting directors, secretaries and administrators that would be ushered in if political appointees step down.

    January 04, 2012
  • Bob Behn, a lecturer at Harvard University\'s John F. Kennedy School of Government, chairs the executive education program. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss going for the big goals. He cited efforts by the VA and HUD to end veterans\' homelessness as an example.

    January 04, 2012
  • John Kamensky, a senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government and an associate partner at IBM\'s Global Business Services, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss new ways of dealing with budget problems.

    January 04, 2012
  • Prof. Gilliam Duvall, Dr. John Saunders and Dr. John Hurley of the National Defense University joined Pentagon Solutions with Francis Rose to discuss a cybersecurity workshop they hosted that focused on identifying and combating cyber threats.

    January 04, 2012