Fed Access with Derrick T. Dortch

From how to win government jobs and contracts, to veterans issues to the latest national security challenges, host Derrick T. Dortch explores the world of the federal government and provides you the access needed to succeed.


  • Joan Rohlfing, president and chief operating officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about what the NTI is doing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and end them as…
    March 6, 2019
  • Mike Fullilove, director of operations at DeliverFund, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how his organization is helping law enforcement agencies crack down on human trafficking in the United States and around the world.
    December 10, 2018
  • Tiffany Lopez Winters, executive director of the National Trust Center, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss economic  espionage and how it is affecting small businesses, government contractors and federal agencies.
    November 30, 2018
  • Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss the security clearance backlog and how it is impacting the government workforce.
    September 13, 2018
  • Anthony Smith, director of the Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institution (HBCU/MI) program., joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss how the program is helping…
    July 30, 2018
  • Debra D’Agostino, founding partner of The Federal Practice Group, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss whistle blower protections for federal employees, and how to navigate the security clearance process in…
    July 22, 2018
  • What is the state of the clearance jobs market in 2018? Find out when Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access
    June 14, 2018
  • What can you do to increase your chances of landing a job in the federal government? Find out when Mike Bruni, talent acquisition manager at KeyW Corporation, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed…
    May 18, 2018
  • What are the keys to getting a federal job? Find out when Dr. Lisa Matthews. founder and president of Top Choice Resumes, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access.
    April 20, 2018
  • Stew Magnuson, editor-in-chief of National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss artificial intelligence, army robotics, hypersonic missiles and other advances in military technology.
    April 5, 2018
  • Andrew Weber, former assistant secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss increased threats from countries willing to use chemical and biological weapons.
    March 19, 2018
  • Heather Kuldell, managing editor at Nextgov, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to talk about the U.S. Cyber Command, and what a change in leadership this year will mean for the organization.
    March 2, 2018
  • How would President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget affect federal workers? Find out when Tony Reardon, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, joins host Derrick Dorth on this week’s Fed Access.
    February 16, 2018
  • Sue Kalweit, director of analysis at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and NGA analysts Jeremy Boss and Mali Math, join host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss the agency’s Analyis Innovation Experience program.
    January 24, 2018