AFGE Radio Show to Examine Troubles Inside D.C. Government

AFGE Radio Show to Examine Troubles Inside D.C. Government

President Obama's Contracting Overhaul Also to Be Discussed on "Inside Government"

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, the American Federation of Government Employees' "Inside Government" radio show will take an inside look at Washington, D.C.'s government and the issues facing city workers. The show will air on Friday, March 13 at 10 a.m. ET nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Johnnie Walker, president of AFGE D.C. Local 383, will address the struggles D.C. government workers have communicating with Mayor Adrian Fenty, and ways his local tried to overcome the barrier. Walker also will take a closer look at several issues facing the District - a struggling public school system, an uphill battle for low-income residents and the aging population, and disagreements about whistle-blower protections - and how Local 383 has tried to fix them.

John Threlkeld, AFGE legislative representative, then will discuss President Obama's order that the Office of Management and Budget overhaul its contracting efforts. Threlkeld will explain how the 2009 omnibus appropriations bill, recently signed by Obama, suspends new Circular A-76 competitions, thereby limiting the outsourcing of federal work. This is a shift from the Bush administration policy, which focused on outsourcing more government work to private contractors.

"Inside Government" is hosted by AFGE Assistant General Counsel J. Ward Morrow. Programs are archived on the Federal News Radio Web site and can be heard on demand at http://www.federalnewsradio.com/ or http://www.afge.org/insidegovernment. Please note there will be a short advertisement prior to the start of the program. The program also is available via iTunes podcast by clicking here. Users must install iTunes on their computers before accessing "Inside Government" via podcast.

For instructions on how to listen to "Inside Government," click here.

The program also airs on Saturdays at 6 a.m. on News Talk 940 WMAC in Macon, Ga., sponsored by AFGE Local 987, and on Sundays at 9 p.m. on KSL Newsradio 102.7 FM and 1160 AM in Salt Lake City, sponsored by AFGE Local 1592.

For more information, please e-mail InsideGovernment@afge.org or go to www.federalnewsradio.com.

"Inside Government" is a one-hour weekly nationwide radio/Internet program dedicated to issues that impact federal and D.C. government employees. The show airs each Friday at 10 a.m. on Federal News Radio 1500 AM in Washington, D.C. and online at www.federalnewsradio.com. It is also available to 70 million iPod users through Apple's iTunes podcast. "Inside Government" is produced by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

Source: American Federation of Government Employees

CONTACT: Jason Fornicola of American Federation of Government Employees,
+1-202-639-6448

Web Site: http://www.afge.org/
http://www.federalnewsradio.com/

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