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SAMMIES Tracker
Sep 23rd 2009
Pakistan is one of the most volatile countries in the world, full of extremist groups like the Taliban. But Amy Meyer is hoping to change that. Meyer leads the U.S. Agency for International Development Economic Growth Office in Pakistan. And she's a finalist for a Service to America Medal. She joins us to discuss her work as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
> Federal Drive
Sep 2nd 2009
Terrorists can come from anywhere. New technology being developed at the Naval Research Laboratory will allow the U.S. to track people and cargo coming into the country by sea.
Chris Dwyer is the Superintendent for Space Systems Development at the Naval Research Lab. Mr. Dwyer's work has garnered him a nomination for a Service to America Medal.
> Federal Drive
Chris Dwyer is the Superintendent for Space Systems Development at the Naval Research Lab. Mr. Dwyer's work has garnered him a nomination for a Service to America Medal.
Aug 12th 2009
His work as a litigator at the Department of Justice has helped slash air pollutants by two-million tons each year. Benjamin Fisherow is the Deputy Section Chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section at the Department of Justice. He has been nominated as a Service to America Medal finalist and joins us to discuss his work as part of Federal News Radio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
> Federal Drive
Aug 4th 2009
Thirty high-achieving federal workers made it onto the finalists list for this year's Service to America Medals. The awards honor outstanding federal workers who are making high-impact contributions across the world. John Palguta is the vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service which gives out the awards, and has this update as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series. (Also mentioned during the interview: govloop.com.)
> Federal Drive
Aug 4th 2009
The Service to America medals are given out each year to federal employees whose work has made a difference across country. Each Wednesdsay leading up to the awards ceremony in September, the Federal Drive will interview one of the finalists as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series. Karen Turner is the director of the Office of Development Partners at the U.S. Agency for International Development. She and her team were nominated for leading USAID's first-ever "crowdsourcing" initiative to pool ideas from the public to develop solutions to international challenges like famine. They're finalists for the National Security and International Affairs Medal.
> Federal Drive
Aug 4th 2009
Homelessness affects is no easy effort. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking a new approach to the problem and they're following a 10 year plan to accomplish it.
Michael German is the national team leader for HUD's Interagency Council on Homelessness and says the remedy is long term housing rather than shelters.
German works with more than 850 state and local leaders, to achieve a 30 percent reduction rate.
No wonder he is one of the finalist for the Service to America Medals, or SAMMIES. We spoke with him earlier as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series to learn more about what he does.
> Daily Debrief
Michael German is the national team leader for HUD's Interagency Council on Homelessness and says the remedy is long term housing rather than shelters.
German works with more than 850 state and local leaders, to achieve a 30 percent reduction rate.
No wonder he is one of the finalist for the Service to America Medals, or SAMMIES. We spoke with him earlier as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series to learn more about what he does.
Aug 4th 2009
The IRS continues to work to stamp out the use of offshore accounts to commit tax fraud.
The problem has been around for years, but one man's efforts -- along with his team -- have helped get a better handle on where these accounts are, and how much money is out there.
John McDougal is a special trial attorney for the IRS, and is a SAMMIES finalist in the "Justice and Law Enforcement" category.
We spoke with him as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
(Hear our interview from last week.)
> Daily Debrief
The problem has been around for years, but one man's efforts -- along with his team -- have helped get a better handle on where these accounts are, and how much money is out there.
John McDougal is a special trial attorney for the IRS, and is a SAMMIES finalist in the "Justice and Law Enforcement" category.
We spoke with him as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
(Hear our interview from last week.)
Aug 4th 2009
Knowledge sharing across the intelligence community has been a work in progress.
But Don Burke and Sean Dennehy helped to move that along with their development of Intellipedia, a wikipedia-like tool for intelligence sharing.
Their work has now been nominated for a Service to America Medal by the Partnership for Public Service.
They joined us to discuss their work as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
> Federal Drive
But Don Burke and Sean Dennehy helped to move that along with their development of Intellipedia, a wikipedia-like tool for intelligence sharing.
Their work has now been nominated for a Service to America Medal by the Partnership for Public Service.
They joined us to discuss their work as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
Aug 4th 2009
People know NASA for its space exploration and shuttles but did you know work being done at the agency is helping to prevent famine and predict climate change? Dr. Compton Tucker is a Senior Earth Scientist for the Earth Sciences Division of NASA. His work in these areas was nominated for a Service to America Medal in the Environment category. He joins us now as part of FederalNewsRadio's "Sammies Tracker" series.
> Federal Drive
Jul 28th 2009
We continue our Sammies Tracker series this week, speaking with Dr. Audrey Nelson, Director of the Patient Safety Center for the Department of Veterans Affairs at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa.
Dr. Nelson tells us more about her work, which resulted in a $200 million program that uses mechanical lifts and other devices to protect nurses and doctors from back injuries.
(Learn more about other finalists on our SAMMIES Tracker page.)
> Daily Debrief
Dr. Nelson tells us more about her work, which resulted in a $200 million program that uses mechanical lifts and other devices to protect nurses and doctors from back injuries.
(Learn more about other finalists on our SAMMIES Tracker page.)
Jul 14th 2009
Dr. Leslie Holland-Bartels is regional executive for the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska.
She and her team were challenged to lay out future scenarios for polar bears under changing climate conditions.
Dr. Holland-Bartels is a finalist for a Service to America Medal and talks more about her work.
(Learn more about other finalists on our SAMMIES Tracker page.)
> Daily Debrief
She and her team were challenged to lay out future scenarios for polar bears under changing climate conditions.
Dr. Holland-Bartels is a finalist for a Service to America Medal and talks more about her work.
(Learn more about other finalists on our SAMMIES Tracker page.)
Jul 7th 2009
Dr. Regan Murray is a mathematical statistician with the Environmental Protection Agency.
She and her team improved the safety of the nation's water supplies by designing a sophisticated software suite which identifies risks and solutions to possible terrorist attacks.
She is also a Sammies finalist.
We talked with Dr. Murray about her work and about how it feels to be a finalist.
(Learn more about other finalists on our SAMMIES Tracker page.)
> Daily Debrief
She and her team improved the safety of the nation's water supplies by designing a sophisticated software suite which identifies risks and solutions to possible terrorist attacks.
She is also a Sammies finalist.
We talked with Dr. Murray about her work and about how it feels to be a finalist.
(Learn more about other finalists on our SAMMIES Tracker page.)
Jun 30th 2009
Jared Summers is the Sustainment Implementation Lead for F-35 Support Systems.
He helped reduced costs for the government by $200 million.
He's also a SAMMIES finalist.
FederalNewsRadio is talking to all of the finalists for the Service to America Medals.
(Learn more about other Sammies nominees.)
> Daily Debrief
He helped reduced costs for the government by $200 million.
He's also a SAMMIES finalist.
FederalNewsRadio is talking to all of the finalists for the Service to America Medals.
(Learn more about other Sammies nominees.)
Jun 23rd 2009
Cara Peck is a life scientist for the EPA who helped urban areas improve the way they process food waste, promoting new efficiencies and ways to use refuse as a source of renewable energy.
She's also a SAMMIES finalist.
She tells us more about her work and what it felt like to be nominated.
(Learn more about other Sammies nominees.)
> Daily Debrief
She's also a SAMMIES finalist.
She tells us more about her work and what it felt like to be nominated.
(Learn more about other Sammies nominees.)
Jun 22nd 2009
3,000 people have been rescued from potential suicide by the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Hotline.
One of the key people in creating the hotline is Janet Kemp.
She is the VA's national suicide prevention coordinator -- and she's also a SAMMIES finalist.
She tells us more about her work and what it was like to be nominated.
(Learn more about other Sammies nominees.)
> Daily Debrief
One of the key people in creating the hotline is Janet Kemp.
She is the VA's national suicide prevention coordinator -- and she's also a SAMMIES finalist.
She tells us more about her work and what it was like to be nominated.
(Learn more about other Sammies nominees.)
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