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Thursday July 29, 2010
Getting the Most Out Of Money
FAS's Steven Kempf discusses dealing with budget blues in the federal workforce.
Thursday July 29, 2010
Open Source Software in IT
John Gilroy talks about the debate between licensed vs. non-licensed software for IT federal workers.
Thursday July 29, 2010
The Legal Fight Over Immigration
Crystal Williams breaks down the legal side of Arizona's immigration crackdown saga.
Wednesday July 28, 2010
Government Security and Social Media
Greg Wilshusen of the GAO discusses government security risks with social media websites.
Wednesday July 28, 2010
Arizona Immigration Law Throttled
Deborah Simmons talks about a federal judge throwing out parts of the Arizona immigration law.
Tuesday July 27, 2010
Feds Feed Families
The Department of Energy's Mike Kane discusses the Feds Feed Families program.
Tuesday July 27, 2010
Effects From the War Zone
Vietnam vet and author Jay Taylor talks about post traumatic stress disorder and soldiers.
Tuesday July 27, 2010
Astronauts Visit Medical Center
Three NASA astronauts made a special visit to the Children's National Medical Center in D.C.
Monday July 26, 2010
Kenneth Wayne McLeod
Joe Davidson talks about a financial adviser who allegedly swindled federal employees out of millions.
Monday July 26, 2010
Highlighting Federal Employees' Work
Senator Ted Kaufman explains the Champions of Civil Service idea.
Monday July 26, 2010
DAV Mobile Office
HP's Christina Morrison tell us how the company is teaming up with disabled veterans.
Friday July 23, 2010
Financial Reform for Consumers
Financial advisor Thomas Marshall tells us if the new financial reform law is good for consumers.
Friday July 23, 2010
Shirley Sherrod's Rights
Amy Morris talks about Shirley Sherrod's possibilities of suing the blogger who misrepresented her speech.
Thursday July 22, 2010
Service to America Finalist Carl Pike
We talk with Carl Pike, a finalist in the justice and law enforcement category for a Service to America medal.
Thursday July 22, 2010
Teleworking in Federal Jobs
Mary Abbajay tells us about the best ways teleworkers can stay focused when working from home.
Wednesday July 21, 2010
Cybersecurity Degrees
Dr. Susan Aldridge tells us about new degrees in cybersecurity at UMUC that you can do online.
Wednesday July 21, 2010
Postal Service Problems
Stephen Losey tells us about the problems facing the US Postal Service.
Tuesday July 20, 2010
House Passes New Telework Bill
Cindy Auten explains why only a fraction of the people who can telework do and what a new bill means for you.
Tuesday July 20, 2010
Fraud in Contracts for Veterans
Congressman Glenn Nye discusses legislation to put teeth in a program to prevent fraud in contracts for vets.
Monday July 19, 2010
Oil Spill Winners and Losers
The Gulf Coast gusher has left lasting effects both politically and environmentally.
Monday July 19, 2010
Vietnam Veteran Honored After 39 Years
After 39 years, a Vietnam war veteran from Woodbridge finally received two distinguished honors.
Monday July 19, 2010
Exclusive POLITICO Poll Results
James Hohmann discusses a poll indicating Washington elites have a different outlook on policy, politicians.
Friday July 16, 2010
Obama's New HIV-AIDS Strategy
Deborah Simmons tells us about the administration's new strategy and goals for HIV and AIDS.
Friday July 16, 2010
Consumer Federal Protection Bureau
Tom Temin tells us about consumer protections in the new financial reform law.
Thursday July 15, 2010
Cloud Computing Security
Greg Wilshusen of the GAO talks about security issues with cloud computing.
Thursday July 15, 2010
National Security Issues
Mickey McCarter discusses Arizona's new immigration law and other national security issues.
Wednesday July 14, 2010
Federal Job Fair
Tim McManus tells us about the Federal Job Fair and the 80 agencies looking for employees.
Wednesday July 14, 2010
The State of Public Education
Former W. Va. Gov. Bob Wise talks about how voters' impressions of our high schools might affect their votes.
Tuesday July 13, 2010
Cloud Computing Initiative
Mark Weber discusses cloud computing and how it works for the IT community in government.
Tuesday July 13, 2010
Cool Federal Jobs
Chris Dorobek and Jana Dambrogio talk about the coolest jobs in the federal government.
Monday July 12, 2010
Federal Workers Satisfied Overall
The Post's Joe Davidson discusses research showing federal workers are pretty satisfied with their jobs.
Monday July 12, 2010
How to Find a Federal Job
Recruiter and trainer Jodi Schneider is sharing some tips for finding a federal job.


Friday July 09, 2010
Federal News Week in Review, July 9
Our panel debates US v. Arizona, Russian spies, new Pentagon media rules, and Michael Steele.
Thursday July 08, 2010
Service to America Medals
Gregory Kutz, a finalist for a "Sammie," investigated into kids' welfare at daycares and schools.
Thursday July 08, 2010
Google and National Security
Carmen Balber, of insidegoogle.com, says Google might have collected information about our national security.
Wednesday July 07, 2010
Microsoft's Day of Giving
Teresa Carlson tells us about how Microsoft will be honoring America's troops.
Wednesday July 07, 2010
Federal Employee Pay Levels
Amy Morris talks about possible pay cuts for federal employees.
Tuesday July 06, 2010
American and Israeli Relations
POLITICO's Craig Gordon has been following the meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister and its aftermath.
Friday July 02, 2010
Federal News Week in Review
Our panel discusses Gen. Petraeus, the president's immigration plan, and all the news.
Thursday July 01, 2010
Federal Teleworking Benefits
Cindy Auten and Abe Zwany talk about why teleworking is good for the federal government...and for workers.
Thursday July 01, 2010
Obama's Immigration Plan
Craig Gordon talks about the President's immigration plan and whether Congress might pass it.
Wednesday June 30, 2010
Lehrman on the Kagan Hearings
Bob Lehrman tells us why the Kagan hearings are taking so long and revealing so little.
Wednesday June 30, 2010
Petraeus in Afghanistan
Political strategists Jack Burkman and Julian Epstein talk about politics. Petraeus, and Afghanistan.
Tuesday June 29, 2010
Are Federal Workers Overpaid?
We get opposing views from Dan Adcock and Chris Edwards on a big question: are federal workers overpaid?
Tuesday June 29, 2010
General Petraeus Taking Over
Col. Doug Macgregor from the Naval Institute talks about Gen. Petraeus and the situation he will likely face.
Monday June 28, 2010
Census Trouble
The Washington Post's Ed O'Keefe talks about violent incidents against census workers.
Monday June 28, 2010
Protecting Federal Workers
John Crum is with an agency that wants to know if your boss is playing by all the rules.
Saturday June 26, 2010
Federal News Week in Review
Virginia Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran join our panel in discussing the week's news.
Thursday June 24, 2010
Social Network Security and Fed Agencies
Federal News Radio Tech Talk host John Gilroy discusses the security issues raised by federal workers.
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Federal Benefits Changes
Stephen Losey talks about federal employee benefits changes for both same-sex and straight couples.
Tuesday June 22, 2010
First Steps to Federal Contracts
Our guest tells us some common mistakes to avoid and how to cut down on the paperwork.
Tuesday June 22, 2010
NASA's Future
George C Marshall Institute's Jeff Kueter tells us what NASA's future might look like.
Monday June 21, 2010
Fmr. CIA Agent Sues; TSA Union
Washington Post's Joe Davidson talks about a former agent suing the CIA and a union for TSA.
Monday June 21, 2010
Protecting Federal Contractors
Congressman Gerry Connolly takes your Twitter questions on Metro and federal managers.
Friday June 18, 2010
Federal News Week in Review
Our panel discusses the the president's new escrow account plan for the oil disaster and other news.
Friday June 18, 2010
No Privacy on Government Phones
John Mahoney, labor and employment lawyer, describes the Supreme Court ruling on government phone privacy.
Friday June 18, 2010
GAO Settles Contract Disputes
Ralph White tells us about the thousands of contract disputes the GAO has to resolve each year.
Wednesday June 16, 2010
Lawmakers Tackle Social Media
Daniel Newhauser of Roll Call tells us how Capitol Hill is adapting to social media.
Wednesday June 16, 2010
Amy Morris on Obama, BP, MMS
Amy Morris of Federal News Radio talks about President Obama's BP meeting and the MMS.
Tuesday June 15, 2010
Cyber Security Threats
Federal News Radio's Chris Dorobek talks about how much of a threat cyber attacks really are.
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