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Federal News Radio and Women of Washington Salute Our Military Women

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Join Federal News Radio and "Women of Washington" for a special series in honor of our women veterans. The series runs October 26 through November 16, Mondays and Wednesdays at 1pm on Federal News Radio 1500AM and on FederalNewsRadio.com

"Women of Washington" (WOW) interviews five impressive women doctors providing critical medical support to our troops in Afghanistan and Secretary Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force.  From the hospital Commander to the doctors in the ICU, these women work together to provide quality medical care to our heroes that have fallen.  These mothers, sisters and soldiers share with Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm, hosts for WOW, their heart-warming journey and stories of being forward deployed in Afghanistan.

You can listen to the innovative ways they stay in touch with loved ones at home as they support our brave, critically injured American troops and allies overseas. The last show of the series will feature Secretary Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force.  Sec James will share the amazing journey that led to her being named to head the department of the United States Air Force.

Aileen and Gigi are co-founders of Accelerated Government Strategies (AGS).  AGS helps companies build strategies to accelerate and capture public sector business.  To learn more about Aileen and Gigi and what AGS can do for your company go to Accelgovstrat.com.

VA Deputy Secretary Scott Gould Leaving

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Originally posted by Jason Miller on Federal News Radio 

Scott Gould, the deputy secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department, will leave his post May 17.

"We have accomplished great things together including increasing access for veterans, decreased homelessness among veterans, and improved departmental management," Gould wrote in an email to staff obtained by Federal News Radio. "There is more work to do to achieve our goals -- under Secretary Shinseki's leadership, I know the department is well-positioned to accomplish those goals. After four years of intense and rewarding public service, I am ready for the next stage in my private sector career.

VA Secretary Eric Shinseki praised Gould's "advocacy and dedication" in a statement released April 29.

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GSA Exec Dismissed During Spending Scandal Gets His Job Back

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Originally posted by Kedar Pavgi on Government Executive

A Merit Systems Protection Board judge on Monday ruled that a General Services Administration executive was wrongfully dismissed after being caught up in a conference spending scandal, according to Federal News Radio.

MSPB Administrative Law Judge Patricia Miller reversed GSA's decision to remove Paul Prouty following allegations of misconduct and overspending at a training conference. Prouty, a 41-year veteran of GSA, was dismissed during the fallout from an $820,000, four-day conference in Las Vegas in 2010, and left the agency last August.  Until then, he had served as the agency's Public Buildings Service Region 8 commissioner.

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Second VA official resigns over conference spending

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Originally posted by Jason Miller on Federal News Radio

Another senior official at the Veterans Affairs Department is out because of the conference spending scandal.

Alice Muellerweiss, the dean of VA's Learning University, resigned today.

"VA has taken administrative action against two career senior executives named in the OIG report," a VA spokeswoman said in a statement. "One employee has subsequently resigned. The other employee has been reassigned to other duties."

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ELC to begin processing refunds this week

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Originally posted by Jack Moore on Federal News Radio

Organizers for the Executive Leadership Conference, which was canceled this year because of Hurricane Sandy, said they will begin processing refunds this week.

The conference, sponsored by the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC), was scheduled to kick off Oct. 28 but was canceled in advance of Hurricane Sandy's landfall along the East Coast. The conference, which has been held annually since 1990, takes place in Williamsburg, Va.

"We would like to thank you for your patience as we have worked through our internal systems to process this volume of refunds," Kenneth Allen, the executive director of ACT-IAC, wrote in a email to ELC registrants. "We are now implementing that process, we will begin processing refunds by the end of the week."

Read Kenneth Allen's full email on Federal News Radio >>