Episodes
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.
Published 09/23/22
Published 09/23/22
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.
Published 08/31/22
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.
Published 08/31/22
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).
Published 08/31/22
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.
Published 05/25/22
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.
Published 02/21/22
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.
Published 01/31/22
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.
Published 09/02/21
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.
Published 05/26/21
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.
Published 04/05/21
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.
Published 02/15/21
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.
Published 01/18/21
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.
Published 01/09/21
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.
Published 10/06/20
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.
Published 08/07/20
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.
Published 07/29/20
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.
Published 05/28/20
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.
Published 05/08/20
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.
Published 04/20/20
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.
Published 04/13/20
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.
Published 02/07/20
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.
Published 12/06/19
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.
Published 07/18/19
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.
Published 06/24/19