Review of Pentagon Personnel System to Be Discussed on 'Inside Government'

Review of Pentagon Personnel System to Be Discussed on 'Inside Government'

Author of 'War of Necessity, War of Choice' Also to Appear

WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new task force designed to review the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) will be discussed this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio show. The show will air on Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. EDT nationwide on Federal News Radio at www.federalnewsradio.com and 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C., area.

AFGE General Counsel Mark Roth will explain the new task force and AFGE's reaction to its creation. Roth also will detail the history of NSPS, and why AFGE wants the pay-for-performance system to be eliminated. Darryl Moch, executive director of the Labor Heritage Foundation, will preview the Great Labor Arts Exchange and Conference on Creative Organizing scheduled for June 20 - 23. Moch also will discuss Camp Solidarity for children and youth ages 7 - 14. To find out more about these events, designed to strengthen the labor movement through art and creativity, please visit www.laborheritage.org.

But first, hear from Richard N. Haass, author of "War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars." Haass, who served in senior positions for President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush, will analyze the decisions that led to both Iraq wars and offer unique insight to the role of a senior government official during a time of war. Haass also will share his dissenting opinion for the second Iraq war, one he calls a "war of choice."

"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 7 a.m. on KTKK 630 AM, "The Voice of Utah," in Ogden, Utah 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/

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