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One year post-spill, Thad Allen sees progress
Working with government agencies means working in a political environment. The response, former Coast Guard Admiral and Commandant Thad Allen said, was "as much as a political event as an operational event."
Tags: Federal Drive , Thad Allen , Gulf Coast oil spill , environment , Coast Guard , best practices , National Incident Commander , Deepwater Horizon , USCG , Suzanne Kubota
Coast Guard's Allen shares lessons from leading Gulf Coast oil spill response
Adm. Thad Allen headed the national response to the Gulf Coast spill. He shared with the DorobekINSIDER the successes and challenges to facing the disaster.
Tags: Thad Allen , Gulf Coast oil spill , environment , social media , Coast Guard , best practices , National Incident Commander , Dorobek Insider
DoD leaders clash on 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'
Josh Gerstein, a reporter for POLITICO, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the latest development in the debate over the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.
Tags: Josh Gerstein , Politico , Don't Ask Don't Tell , military , DoD , Robert Gates , James Amos , Marine , gay rights , Dorobek Insider
Coast Guard commandant on Gulf Coast response
President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Coast Guard proposed major cuts to the agency's counterterrorism mission. You can imagine how that's being received. Commandant Robert Papp explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , USCG , management , Robert Papp , Dorothy Ramienski
