Federal News Countdown 
Top News
- IRS to pay $70M in bonuses, Grassley says
- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- BRAC-like commission proposed to hunt down government cost savings
- Sequestration claims another conference: DHS's GFirst cyber event
- Postal Service closing Capitol Hill post offices in 'symbolic' move
- Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- Fed pens new furlough song
- Web guru Dorris brings new life to government websites
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
Fridays, 3:00 p.m.
Hosted by Francis Rose, each week experts in the federal community discuss the three news stories they think are most important in the world of government.
Federal News Countdown: Contractor pay cap, Spires' departure, Apple taxes
Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, and Bob Woods, founder and president of Topside Consulting Group, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Sequestration, nominations, and backlogs
Today's guests on the Federal News Countdown include Jason Miller, Federal News Radio's executive editor, and Francis Rose, host of In Depth on Federal News Radio.
Federal News Countdown: Deficit projections, cyberattacks, DoD furlough days
Dan Blair, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration, and Dale Meyerrose, retired Air Force major general and president of MeyerRose Group, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: OMB vacancies, defense contracting and Las Vegas conferences
Jon Desenberg, senior policy director for the Performance Institute, and Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Sequestration, VA backlog, Boston bombings
Molly O'Neill, Vice President and Global Energy and Environmental Industry Lead at CGI, and Tim Hoechst, Chief Technology Officer at Agilex, count down the top stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Furloughs fizzle, spectrum search, GS update
Dan Mintz, principal at ESEM Consulting, and Ron Sanders, vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: 2014 budget, employee morale and cyber brain drain
Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, and Frank Reeder, co-founder and director of the Center for Internet Security, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: PortfolioStat revamp, new cyber threats
Karen Evans, former administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology and now the national director of U.S. Cyber Challenge, helps "In Depth" host Francis Rose count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Pay freeze, government funding and overstretched agencies
Bob Otto, executive vice president for advisory services at Agilex, and Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Budget battle, cyber spending and furlough worries
Bob Suda, president and consultant at Suda & Associates, and Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Furloughs, sequestration and cybersecurity
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel of the Professional Services Council, and Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president for Global Public Sector Government Affairs at TechAmerica, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: How will sequestration impact government operations?
On a special edition of the Federal News Countdown, Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF International and the former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department, discusses the potential effects of sequestration on government operations.
Federal News Countdown: Smarter government, cyber order and federal pay
John Kamensky, senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, and Ron Sanders, vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Mobility, Section 508 update and sequestration worries
Dan Mintz, principal at ESEM Consulting, and Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Cybersecurity executive order, sequestration prep
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel at the Professional Services Council, and Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Sequestration planning, GSA initiatives and pay-freeze extension
Dan Chenok, executive director of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, and Jason Miller, Federal News Radio executive editor, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Cabinet shuffle, employee motivation and delayed 2014 budget
Linda Springer, executive director at Ernst & Young, and John Salamone, managing consultant with Federal Management Partners, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Sequestration, postal reform and House Oversight restructuring
Rob Burton, partner at Venable, and Francis Rose, host of "In Depth" count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Sequestration, Best Places to Work
Debra Roth, partner at Shaw Bransford & Roth, and John Palguta, vice president of the Partnership for Public Service count down the top federal news story of the week.
Federal News Countdown: IT reform bill, strategic sourcing and fiscal cliff
Jim Williams, senior vice president of global professional services for Daon, and Jon Desenberg, senior policy director for the Performance Institute, count down the top federal news story of the week.
