Federal Drive Show Blog – November 5, 2013

On the Federal Drive show blog, you can listen to our interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day, as well as links to other stories...

This is the Federal Drive show blog. Here you can listen to our interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day, as well as links to other stories and resources we discuss.

Today’s Interviews:

David Borer
General Counsel
American Federation of Government Employees

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The shooting of a Transportation Security Officer at the Los Angeles International Airport has some saying security officers need more protection themselves. The American Federation of Government Employees represents airport screeners. It is advocating for a new class of officers who carry weapons. General counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees, David Borer, has more.

David Medine
Chairman
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

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National security lawyers defended NSA surveillance programs in a rare public forum yesterday. They largely argued against any greater checks on the agency’s ability to collect phone records, saying additional procedures would ground the process to a halt. They spoke before the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. It’s an independent panel tasked with reviewing the National Security Agency’s programs. David Medine is the chairman.

Brendan Sasso
Staff Writer
The Hill Newspaper

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One fallout from ongoing revelations about the National Security Agency could be the nature of the director’s job. Gen. Keith Alexander oversees both the NSA and Cyber Command. He’s retiring next spring, which gives the Pentagon the opportunity to recast the role. The Hill Newspaper’s Brendan Sasso has been writing about this.

Jason Miller
Executive Editor
Federal News Radio

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The Homeland Security Department is at odds with some in the private sector. The disagreement is over a second plan to secure private sector critical infrastructure systems. Despite dozens of meetings, some in industry say DHS isn’t listening or incorporating their ideas into the National Infrastructure Protection Plan. That’s the NIPP. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller has exclusive details.

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