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Federal Drive Show Blog - April 26, 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 and resources we discuss.
Tags: Ed Zurndorfer , Paul Schlatter , Robin Lineberger , Will Reynolds , Federal Drive
In Depth interviews - March 11
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.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Brian Lepore , Angie Petty
Federal Drive Interviews - Jan. 18, 2013
On today's show, the latest on the White House's We the People website, government-owned buildings and finding jobs for wounded warriors.
Tags: Franklin Hagenbeck , National Organization on Disability , Dallas Tonsager , USDA , Center for Effective Government , OMB Watch , Reid Nelson
In Depth interviews - October 2
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.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Tom Shoop , Eric Basu ,
Ethics nominee asks Congress to change insider trading law
Walter Shaub Jr. said the STOCK Act could cause unintended consequences for federal employees' privacy and safety. Shaub said he favors revisions aimed at striking a balance between the need to protect personal information and the law's requirement to disclose stock trades.
Tags: STOCK Act , Walter Shaub , Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee , OGE , OMB Watch , transparency , accountability , Ruben Gomez , Congress
On the show today - April 4
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.
Tags: Cindy Allen , CBP , ACE , OMB Watch , STOCK Act , Steven Grundman , F-35 , In Depth , Francis Rose
Analysis: Increased financial reporting by federal execs under STOCK Act necessary
President Barack Obama signed legislation Wednesday prohibiting members of Congress, the President and thousands of federal workers from engaging in insider trading. Under the law, lawmakers and government employees will be required to report certain financial transactions within 45 days of the initial trade. Those reports — which now are typically only available upon request — will be made available on agency websites and, eventually, on searchable databases.
Tags: STOCK Act , OMB Watch , Francis Rose , In Depth , Congress , financial disclosure
What's next for Open Government Initiative
The plethora of new, previously unavailable datasets blossoming on federal agency websites following a deadline last Friday are just the most recent manifestation of the Open Government Initiative. Recently, a panel of experts sat down at the American University's Washington College of Law to explore the OGI as part of the Obama Administration's push for more transparency and openness. They discussed where agencies go from here towards an April deadline set by the White House.
Tags: newsstand , Open Government Directive , Alex Hunt , Office of Management and Budget , OMB Watch , American University , Washington College of Law , Collaboration on Government Secrecy , Max Cacas
The good, the bad, and the ugly parts of state secrets
Tags: OMB Watch , state secrets , security , DoJ ,
Executive Order seeks to simplify document classification
A newly-issued White House mandate provides new guidance for handling sensitive agency documents. Experts are giving it positive reviews so far. The new directive supersedes a similar order issued by the Bush administration, which critics say created a chaotic tangle of incompatible agency document classifications.
Tags: management , Executive Order 13556 , NARA , Controlled Unclassified Information Office , Jay Bosanko , OMBWatch , Open the Government Coalition , Patrice McDermott , document classification , controlled unclassified information , Max Cacas
