AFGE Radio Show to Examine Proposed Pentagon Budget, Efforts to Replace Contractors With Federal Employees

AFGE Radio Show to Examine Proposed Pentagon Budget, Efforts to Replace Contractors With Federal Employees

Author of 'Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling' Also to Appear on 'Inside Government'

WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposed budget for 2010, which includes an initiative to replace contractors with federal employees, will be discussed this week on the American Federation of Government Employees' "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, April 10 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

Mark Gibson, AFGE labor relations specialist, will address the Pentagon's budget and plan to keep more federal jobs in-house, including a plan to hire 13,000 federal employees to replace contractors in 2010 and up to 39,000 over the next five years. Gibson also will discuss how the plan will impact AFGE.

But first, hear from Barbara Palmer, author of "Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling: Women and Congressional Elections," as she addresses the challenges women congressional candidates have faced, and overcome, throughout the years. Discussing issues such as redistricting, media coverage, and campaign strategies, Palmer will describe the process for women who run for a congressional seat.

Finally, Virginia Hemingway, president of AFGE DoD Local 2433, will talk about her fight for domestic partner benefits for federal employees.

"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.

"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/

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

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