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Reporters’ Roundup: post 9/11 border protection, recruitment bonuses, Navy alternative energy

These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today. Combining three very different federal agencies isn’t easy. But it’s exactl...

Federal News Network Staff

August 30, 2011 6:58 pm

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These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.

Combining three very different federal agencies isn’t easy. But it’s exactly what the government did, when it put together Customs and Border Protection less than two years after the 9/11 attacks. Federal News Radio’s Ruben Gomez continues ongoing coverage for the special series: “9/11: A Government Changed.”
A new report by the Office of Personnel Management shows agencies spent nearly $350 million in 2009 on recruitment, relocation and retention bonuses. That’s an increase of 22 percent over the previous year. Federal News Radio’s Emily Kopp has the story.
The Navy, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Energy want to build a domestic alternative energy industry that can stand on its own two feet. And once that industry is up and running, the Navy says it’ll promise to be a big customer. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has the story.