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From how to win government jobs and contracts, to effectively managing your government career, learning about interesting federal agencies, workers and jobs, and best utilizing government services, host Derrick Dortch explores the world of the federal government and provides you the access needed to…

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    Teaching Dr. Martin Luther King's principles as an antidote to violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 48:16


    Dr. Shawn Joseph, director of the Urban Superintendents Academy at Howard University and Dr. Matthew Daniels, founder of the Center for Human Rights and International Affairs at The Institute of World Politics, join host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss how to use Dr. Martin Luther King's principles as an antidote to violence around the world.

    Domestic terror threats in the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 49:15


    Savannah Fellows, Daniel Brown and Rhiannon Thomas, counterterrorism intelligence analysts on the NORTHCOM Team at The Counterterrorism Group , join host Derrick Dortch to discuss terror threats in the US.

    An analysis of terror threats in the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 43:17


    Stacey Casas and Savannah Fellows, counterterrorism intelligence analysts at The Counterterrorism Group, join host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss terror threats in the US, including threats against law enforcement, the increased threat environment because of Roe Vs. Wade, and recent mass shootings.

    An update on the US Special Forces Command

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 42:51


    Stew Magnuson, editor in chief of National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss developments in the US Special Operations Command and topics discussed at the recent 2022 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC).

    Cyber warfare in the Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 43:20


    Marina Tovar, counterintelligence and cyber team lead at the Counterterrorism Group, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how cyberwarfare is being used in the war in the Ukraine, and the rise in ransomware attacks around the world.

    The terrorism outlook for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 50:04


    Becca Stewart, an intelligence analyst and special teams manager at The Counterterrorism Group, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss the situation with Ukraine and Russia, the prominence of Islamist terrorism within Africa, and the rise of incel extremism.

    Teaching Dr. Martin Luther King's Principles of NonViolence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 42:30


    Fed Access host Derrick Dortch moderates a wide ranging discussion on the importance of teaching Dr. Martin Luther King's principles of nonviolence to students in the US, and institutionalizing a MLK curricula into schools.

    Space & robotics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 45:32


    Jon Harper, managing editor of National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss the Department of Defense's space efforts and new developments being announced at the 36th Space Symposium.

    Clearance jobs & Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 47:44


    Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the clearance jobs market, including the ability of some cleared professionals to work remotely from home.

    WCAPS: Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 42:49


    Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, founder and executive director of Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to talk about the organization's mission, and projects the group is working on to address a number of national security and international affairs issues.

    The clearance jobs market in 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 42:26


    Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss what the clearance jobs market will look like under President Joe Biden's administration, and what is being done to speed up the security clearance process.

    Domestic terrorism in the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 47:44


    This week on Fed Access, host Derrick Dortch talks to Camille Cosgrove, Intelligence Analyst for the Extremism Team at The Counterterrorism Group about domestic terrorism and the threat it poses to this week's Presidential inauguration.

    Defense spending in a Biden administration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 42:14


    National Defense Magazine Managing Editor Jon Harper joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss President-elect Joe Biden's defense spending priorities and how they will impact the Department of Defense.

    Spreading the dream of universal rights in the digital age

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 42:53


    This week on Fed Access, Matthew Daniels, chair of Law and Human Rights at the Institute of World Politics, and Anthony Jones, associate provost & assistant vice president of Enrollment Management at Howard University. join host Derrick Dortch to discuss a new initiative the created to teach the digital generation about the life and life of  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Security clearances in the age of Covid-19: An update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 43:23


    This week on Fed Access, Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch to give us an update on how the security clearance process is being affected by the federal restrictions put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    DoD & Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 49:19


    This week on Fed Access, Jon Harper, managing editor of National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the Department of Defense and contractors who do business with the agency.

    Virtual internships in the federal government

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 43:23


    Nora Dempsey, senior advisor for Innovation at the US Department of State, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to talk about the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program.

    Virtual training for first responders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 45:55


    Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, the US Army and Cole Engineering Services join host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access for a wide ranging discussion of a new virtual simulation tool that helps train first responders.

    Security clearances in the age of Covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 45:37


    This week on Fed Access, Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how the security clearance process is being affected by the federal restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

    The future of AI and autonomous systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 43:03


    Yung Huh Wong, a research analyst at the Rand Corporation, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to talk about a report that examines the impact of an increasing reliance on artificial intelligence and autonomous unmanned systems to settle military conflicts around the world.

    Defense spending: An update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 44:02


    Jon Harper, managing editor at National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to give an update on DoD's top spending priorities and how the tensions between the United States and Iran are affecting defense spending.

    An update on the clearance jobs market

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 41:14


    Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss what the federal government is doing to speed up the process for workers seeking security clearances.

    Unlocking the complex US - China relationship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 43:24


    Rodger Baker, senior vice president of strategic analysis at Stratfor, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss how China's emergence as a global military and economic power has changed its relationship with the United States and other countries around the world.

    Human rights & terrorism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 42:29


    Matthew Daniels, chair of Law and Human Rights at the Institute of World Politics, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to about his new book:  Human Liberty 2.0: Advancing Universal Rights in the Digital Age, which is a collection of stories about people around the world who are using social media to advance the cause of human rights and freedom.

    A unique approach to community policing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 48:07


    Lt. Bret Parson, commander of the Special Liaison Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department joins host Derrick Dortch on Fed Access to discuss the branch's unique approach to community policing.

    The DC Police Foundation: An inside look

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 39:49


    Patrick Burke and Rebecca Schwartz with the DC Police Foundation join host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss community policing and the work their organization is doing with DC's Metropolitan Police Department.

    The clearance job market: An update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 45:56


    Evan Lesser, president and founder of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss the state of the clearance job market and whether the federal government has made any progress in speeding up the security clearance process.

    Defense spending: What's in the President's budget?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 43:14


    Jon Harper, managing editor of National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss President Donald Trumps' fiscal year 2020 budget request for Defense Department.

    Ending nuclear threats around the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 46:14


    Joan Rohlfing, president and chief operating officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative joins host Derrick Dortch to talk about what the NTI is doing to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and end them as a threat around the world.

    Taking a stand against human trafficking

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 42:54


    Mike Fullilove, director of operations at DeliverFund, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss how his organization is helping law enforcement agencies crack down on human trafficking in the United States and around the world.

    The impact of "economic espionage"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 42:53


    Tiffany Lopez Winters, executive director of the National Trust Center, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss economic  espionage and how it is affecting small businesses, government contractors and federal agencies.

    An update on the clearance job market

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 43:15


    Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss the security clearance backlog and how it is impacting the government workforce.

    HBCUs & the US Navy: All hands on deck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 40:25


    Anthony Smith, director of the Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institution (HBCU/MI) program., joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss how the program is helping the Navy increase and diversify its pool of researchers and analysts. July 30, 2018

    Whistleblower protections & more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2018 43:22


    Debra D'Agostino, founding partner of The Federal Practice Group, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week's Fed Access to discuss whistle blower protections for federal employees, and how to navigate the security clearance process in the federal government. July 22,2018

    The clearance job market in 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2018 46:16


    What is the state of the clearance jobs market in 2018? Find out when Evan Lesser, founder and president of ClearanceJobs.com, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access

    Tips to landing that federal job

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 42:15


    What can you do to increase your chances of landing a job in the federal government? Find out when Mike Bruni, talent acquisition manager at KeyW Corporation, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access.

    The keys to landing a federal job

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 43:26


    What are the keys to getting a federal job? Find out when Dr. Lisa Matthews. founder and president of Top Choice Resumes, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access.

    Advances in military technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 44:26


    Stew Magnuson, editor-in-chief of National Defense Magazine, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss artificial intelligence, army robotics, hypersonic missiles and other advances in military technology.

    The threat of chemical & biological weapons

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 39:25


    Andrew Weber, former assistant secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological Defense Programs, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss increased threats from countries willing to use chemical and biological weapons.

    U.S. Cyber Command: What’s ahead in 2018?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 42:25


    Heather Kuldell, managing editor at Nextgov, joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to talk about the U.S. Cyber Command, and what a change in leadership this year will mean for the organization.

    NTEU: Morale in the federal government

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 45:52


    How would President Donald Trump’s proposed 2019 budget affect federal workers? Find out when Tony Reardon, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, joins host Derrick Dorth on this week’s Fed Access.

    Innovation at the NGA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 48:25


    Sue Kalweit, director of analysis at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and NGA analysts Jeremy Boss and Mali Math, join host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access to discuss the agency’s Analyis Innovation Experience program.

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