On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
This is the In Depth show blog. Here you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.
Today’s guests:
Frank Rusco — Director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the Government Accountability Office
There’s room to grow for green thinking at your agency. But it’s hard to get agencies working at the same pace when there’s no clear definition of what’s environmentally sound. Rusco shares highlights from a recent GAO report on whether the government’s practices for disposing old computers and other equipment — known as e-waste — are eco-friendly.
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Jack Lechner — Cemetery Administrator at Arlington National Cemetery
Geospatial technology is helping Arlington National Cemetery recover from some well-documented problems. Army National Cemeteries Program Executive Director Katheryn Condon says Arlington is no longer a paper-based operation. Lechner outlines how the technology is helping the cemetery in its records-keeping.
Budget season is in full swing, and the President’s cabinet is all over Capitol Hill, making the case for the White House’s proposed 2013 budget.
Francis played highlights from Commerce Secretary John Bryson’s testimony before the Senate Appropriations Commerce subcommittee. Committee chair Barbara Mikulski asked Bryson about cybersecurity, intellectual property, and the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.