Highlights From Excellence in Government Conference to be Discussed This Week on 'Inside Government'

Highlights From Excellence in Government Conference to be Discussed This Week on 'Inside Government'

Award-winning Journalist Cokie Roberts to Address Need for Good Government on AFGE Radio Show

WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recap of Government Executive's 2009 Excellence in Government Conference will be discussed this week on the American Federation of Government Employees' "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

"Inside Government" participated in the event earlier this week in Washington, D.C. Guests included keynote speaker and ABC News political commentator Cokie Roberts; Don Kettl, dean of the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy; and Bob Hill, financial advisor for First Command.

On "Inside Government," Roberts will discuss her book, "Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation," as well as President Obama's initiative to increase public service. Kettl will address the role of contractors in the years ahead and what is needed to make government run more efficiently. Hill then will provide financial strategies for federal employees.

Additional guests include Performance Institute Consulting Director Jon Desenberg who will share his thoughts on the importance of intellectual and emotional engagement in the federal work force, and Hooks Book Events President Perry Pidgeon Hooks, who will discuss her company's role in connecting big thinkers with the federal government to tackle the most pressing issues.

"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.

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

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