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Thursday, 4th March 2010

GAO's New "Watchdog" Podcast Series

The GAO (General Accountability Office) is now doing the "podcast" thing.

The series of podcasts is titled, "GAO’s Watchdog Report."

From the Announcement:

These five-minute audio files feature interviews with GAO officials on significant issues and new reports...

To date, GAO has released five episodes of the Watchdog Report:

+ March 3, 2010: On GAO’s latest review of the use and accountability of Recovery Act funding and how jobs created or retained by the Act are being reported, featuring an interview with Chris Mihm, Managing Director of Strategic Issues

+ February 26, 2010: On how the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard are handling sexual assault prevention and response efforts, featuring an interview with Brenda Farrell, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management

+ February 3, 2010: On key challenges facing NASA, featuring an interview with Cristina Chaplain, Director of Acquisition Sourcing and Management

+ January 6, 2010: On the 2010 Census, featuring an interview with Robert Goldenkoff, Director of Strategic Issues

+ January 6, 2010: On the financial condition of the U.S. Postal Service, featuring an interview with Phil Herr, Director of Physical Infrastructure

Users can listen to all episodes of GAO’s Watchdog Report podcast and subscribe to receive future episodes from a feed at GAO’s website (http://www.gao.gov/podcast/watchdog.xml). The Watchdog Report is
also available free through Apple’s iTunes store.

Source: GAO


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