FEDTalk

Tune in to "FEDtalk" September 25th, on the eve of Open Season, for a discussion on the supplemental insurance plan options available only to federal employees.

Tune in this week to learn about efforts to legally protect law enforcement officers from ever-increasing assaults and attacks from the national president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA). Then, get the inside scoop on the annual Ride and Run to Remember from Steve Groeninger at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. September 11, 2015

Tune in to FEDtalk this week to discover the many offerings of the region's national parks from the park representatives themselves. Summer is wrapping up, but there's still time for a day trip to Harpers Ferry, an afternoon in the sun at Anacostia Park, or a visit to one of Rock Creek Park's numerous events.Host Jason Briefel of Shaw Bransford & Roth, P.C. will be joined in-studio by Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles, ?spokesperson & media relations at National Park Service, Lee Snook, the chief of interpretation, education and outreach at Rock Creek Park, and Samantha Zurbuch, the ?volunteer program manager at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Host Jason Briefel of Shaw Bransford & Roth, P.C. is joined in-studio by Greg Stanford, director of Government & Public Affairs for the Federal Managers Association (FMA), and Alan Lopatin, legislative counsel for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) and the chairman of the Federal-Postal Coalition (FPC).

Joining host Jason Briefel of Shaw Bransford & Roth, P.C., is Ryan Davison, advocacy manager at the American Chemical Society; Jimmy Thomas, legislative policy director at the National Defense Industrial Association; and Mary Kate Cunningham, senior manager of Public Policy at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. The panel discusses how travel restrictions affect government, industry and stakeholders.

Dan Blair, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration; Joe Mitchell, NAPA's director of Project Development; and David Chu, NAPA Fellow and CEO of the Institute for Defense Analyses, join host Debra Roth to discuss NAPA's involvement in the Transitions in Governance 2016 initiative and other NAPA projects.

Cathy Sanz, president and executive director of Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE); Steve Groeninger of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF); and Sara Slone from Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) join host Tony Vergnetti, president and CEO of Federal Employee Defense Services, for a preview of Police Week 2015 and an overview of the upcoming Women in Federal Law Enforcement annual leadership training event.

Randall Coleman, assistant director of the FBI Counterintelligence Division, and Charles Kable IV, section chief of the Counterespionage Section, join host Debra Roth of Shaw Bransford & Roth, P.C. for an overview of current counterintelligence threats, how these threats affect the American public and what the FBI's CI team is doing to thwart such threats.

Dave Lewan, vice president of ForeSee, and Abby Herriman, senior vice president of Delivery and Innovation at HighPoint Global, discuss customer service initiatives with host Jason Briefel, senior policy advisor at Shaw Bransford & Roth, P.C.

This week on FEDtalk, more about GAO's recent report on the probationary period and dealing with poor performing employees. Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the GAO, kicks off the show with an overview of the report and its top findings. Then, Jeff Neal, senior vice president of ICF International, and Henry Romero, senior advisor of Federal Management Partners, Inc., discuss the wider implications of the report with host Jenny Mattingley, director of Government Affairs at Shaw Bransford & Roth, P.C.

This week on FEDtalk, experts in both the government and the private sector participate in a panel discussion on human capital issues. Mika Cross, the government chair for ACT-IAC's Human Capital Shared Interest Group; Jeffrey Neal, senior vice president for ICF International; and Bill Fischer, industry chair for ACT-IAC's Human capital SIG, join host Jason Briefel, to discuss what they are currently working on and how the public and private sectors are collaborating.

Host Jason Briefel is joined by Jessica Klement, legislative director of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association; Jenny Mattingley, legislative director of the Senior Executives Association; and Maureen Gilman, legislative director of the National Treasury Employees Union for a legislative roundtable discussion on the new congress, DHS funding, the federal employee pay raise and more.