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In Depth interviews - June 19
On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources. Across-the-board mandatory cuts have a lot of people on edge, especially those who work closely with the Defense Department. Across-the-board mandatory cuts have a lot of people on edge. But some of the rhetoric could be overblown, says Benjamin Friedman, a research fellow in defense and homeland security studies at the Cato Institute.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Earl Devaney , Reznick Government , RATB , Tom Shoop , GovExec , Catherine Lotrionte , Stuxnet , Ben Friedman , sequestration , Mike Sullivan , GAO , F-35 II
Analysis: DoD needs to slice budget with or without sequestration
Benjamin Friedman, a CATO Institute research fellow, said sequestration prevents intelligent spending cuts, but that doesn't necessarily mean DoD lacks room to make smarter ones.
Tags: sequestration , budget , DoD , best practices , Budget Control Act , Benjamin Friedman , Keith BieryGolick , Congress , In Depth
Federal Drive interviews - May 8, 2012
Dr. Sonja Batten, deputy chief for specialty mental health, Veterans Affairs Department, discusses the VA's plans to hire 2,000 mental health professionals and support staff. Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) talks about two bills aimed at reducing the number of duplicative government programs.
Tags: Federal Drive , James Lankford , Congress , House , Veterans Affairs Department , Joe Petrillo , Petrillo and Powell , FAR , Julian Sanchez , Sonja Batten
Analysis: Cybersecurity bill not needed, expert says
Jim Harper, senior policy analyst at the conservative Cato Institute, says that some of the cybersecurity bills Congress is considering are overreaching and may be unnecessary in the long run.
Tags: cybersecurity , technology , Jim Harper , Congress , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell
The first casualties of WikiLeaks
The U.S. military in Afghanistan has been compromised by the leak of thousands of documents. Those who have been put in the most danger are Afghan civilians who are helping to U.S. campaign.
Tags: Afghanistan , WikiLeaks , Michael Hayden , al-Qaida , David Rittgers , CIA , Taliban , J.J. Green
NIST and DHS Activities Examined
Tags: House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innov , NIST , DHS , Greg Wilshusen , Government Accountability Office , GAO , Symantec , Microsoft ,
Cato on the Budget
Tags: mngt , Chris Edwards , tax , Big Government
Berry: claims about feds' pay 'unfair and untrue'
OPM says that it's unfair to compare federal workers' compensation with private sector workers at-large. Federal workers are specialized and have a higher degree of education, and only 11 percent of employees work in blue collar jobs. In addition, OPM director John Berry told Federal News Radio that the number of healthcare and technology professionals in the federal workforce grew by 50 percent over the last 30 years. The Cato Institute reports that federal employees rank in the top five sectors based on average annual pay.
Tags: John Berry , OPM , pay and benefits , federal pay debate , pay debate
Proposal to allow the FDIC access to taxpayer money
Under proposed legislation the FDIC may be granted the ability to dip into taxpayers funds.
Tags: financial regulation , FDIC , Jeff Miron ,
Gates: Pay and benefits should be on table for cuts
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the military is not the cause of the nation's debt and deficits -- but it needs to be part of the solution. And he said finding that solution could involve reexamining military pay and benefits.
Tags: DoD , budget , Congress , pay and benefits , DoD budget , Robert Gates , efficiency initiatives , management , American Enterprise Institute , TRICARE , Christopher Preble , Jared Serbu
