AFGE Radio Show to Examine U.S. Intelligence Outsourcing

AFGE Radio Show to Examine U.S. Intelligence Outsourcing

Author of 'Spies for Hire' to Uncover Issue on 'Inside Government'

WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The closely guarded issue of U.S. intelligence outsourcing will be featured this week on the American Federation of Government Employees' "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m. ET nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Tim Shorrock, author of "Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing," will discuss his book and the distressing information he uncovered. Shorrock will detail the prominent role private contractors play in the intelligence world -- from absorbing up to 70 percent of the U.S. intelligence budget to performing some of the most sensitive and top-level jobs.

Shorrock will provide a history of intelligence outsourcing, how it gained traction within the federal government, and his thoughts on the types of jobs that should not be outsourced. He also will discuss the future of intelligence outsourcing under the Obama administration.

"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.

For more information, 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.

For more information, please e-mail InsideGovernment@afge.org.
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