Rudy DeLeon, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Heather Smith, Scott Paul

Friday June 5, 2009

A new task force designed to review the Department of Defense's controversial National Security Personnel System (NSPS) will be discussed this week on AFGE's "Inside Government" radio show. Rudy DeLeon, head of the new NSPS task force, will talk about the task force's objectives and when the public can expect to learn of its recommendations. DeLeon also will address the importance of attracting and retaining skilled civilian workers to the Pentagon.

Also on this week's show, "Inside Government" will take listeners inside the recent America's Future Now conference by the Campaign for America's Future. Hear from Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Rock the Vote Executive Director Heather Smith, and Alliance for American Manufacturing Executive Director Scott Paul.

Norton will update listeners on the fight for D.C. voting rights and efforts to reform health care in America. Smith then will discuss Rock the Vote’s impact on the 2008 presidential election and the need to communicate with young people in a way they understand. Lastly, Paul will share his thoughts on American manufacturing including industrial policy and the role unions play in solving problems in the workplace.