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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is planning to thank gay and lesbian military members for their service, as the Pentagon prepares to mark June as gay pride month with an official salute. According to the Associated Press, "in a remarkable sign of a cultural change in the U.S. military, Panetta said that with the repeal last year of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law that prohibited gays from serving openly in the military, gays and lesbians can now be proud to be in uniform."
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Jacob Taylor, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is a finalist for a 2012 Service to America Medal.
Federal agencies running virtualized computer systems might be vulnerable to a new cyber attack. The warning comes from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
Last week it accidentally posted the home addresses of its newest top-level domain-name applicants, Government Computer News reports.
More allegations against Secret Service employees, agencies targeting predatory for- profit colleges and women in combat can expect a bruising -- from their uniforms.
The Homeland Security Department is taking a two-pronged approach to protecting the federal supply chain. The first addresses the DHS mission cargo crossing into the U.S. The second is an interagency effort to ensure the government is working together on investigations. DHS said seizures of counterfeit goods at the border increased by 20 percent in 2011.
Agencies are working toward implementing an executive order designed to crack down on "fly- by-night" colleges that target military members' education benefits
When somebody tells a fed they've got good news and bad news and which do they want first, there is no right answer. So what is it now. And what does it mean when the boss says to report to her office with a burlap sack and two mangoes?
Every week Federal News Radio's Beth Reardon speaks with Recreation News Editor Marvin Bond about fun things to do in and near the nation's capital.
Jim Quiggle of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud discusses the $80 billion cost to consumers of insurance fraud as well as some of the more outrageous schemes to defraud insurance companies.
The landscape of the government contracting world is changing faster than ever. Understanding what's happening now will help you understand what may be coming in the months and years ahead. Phil Kiviat, with Guerra Kiviat, a federal sales consulting firm, discusses if there's a good or bad time to sell to the government.
With the plan, defense leaders hope to harness the best that wireless technology can offer. The strategy includes goals for secure information sharing via voice, video and data feeds. It also promotes app development.
The service launched a new portal to let civilian workers prepare for retirement, request a retirement estimate and acquire the necessary paperwork to pay a military or civilian deposit.