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The clearance jobs market in 2021 Feb 15, 2021

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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.

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Domestic terrorism in the US Jan 18, 2021

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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.

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Defense spending in a Biden administration Jan 09, 2021

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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.

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Spreading the dream of universal rights in the digital age Oct 06, 2020

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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.

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Security clearances in the age of Covid-19: An update Aug 07, 2020

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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.

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DoD & Covid-19 Jul 29, 2020

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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.

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Virtual internships in the federal government May 28, 2020

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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.

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Virtual training for first responders May 08, 2020

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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.

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Security clearances in the age of Covid-19 Apr 20, 2020

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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.

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The future of AI and autonomous systems Apr 13, 2020

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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.

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