This is the Federal Drive show blog. Here you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Today's guests:

Melanie Pustay — director, Office of Information Policy, Justice Department

Federal agencies still have long backlogs of Freedom of Information Act requests. But they've made progress in meeting FOIA guidelines issued by Attorney General Eric Holder. The latest assessment tells how agencies did last year in five areas: presumption of openness, increasing efficiency, pushing out information, using technology and reducing backlogs.

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Tim Burke — director of travel transportation services, General Services Administration

The City Pairs Program at the General Services Administration has been negotiating lower rates and better flexibility for agency travel for decades. It just released its new deal for 2013, and for the first time, it includes fewer flights.

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Michael Isman — vice president, Booz Allen Hamilton

More agencies are letting employees use personal devices on federal networks. The goal is to make feds happier and reduce costs, because they can save on IT. But the move also brings risk to networks and productivity.

Read more: BYOD part of new 'digital ecosytem'

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Jeremy Herb — staff writer, The Hill

Federal News Radio hasn't heard much from Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney about his specific ideas, but his new running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has a long history as a budget hawk.

Read more:

Deficit-warrior Ryan sees national security as a budget issue

Romney's VP pick targeted fed pay, benefits

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