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As part of the annual Defense authorization bill, House lawmakers will take up a provision designed to let federal employees gain experience and share expertise while working temporarily in other agencies.
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After more than two years of tough negotiations, the Social Security Administration and its largest union, The American Federation of Government Employees, have signed off on final contract. The contract includes changes to office travel and vision benefits.
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The Tech America Foundation has announced the formation of a Big Data Commission. The group will be made up of members from industry interested in tackling the most pertinent big data questions - like, how government agencies can secure such large volumes of information and how big data can be used to make intelligent decisions. Tech America is looking for commissioners to head up the new group. It's accepting applications on its website through May 14. http://www.techamericafoundation.org/big-data-commission
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The Telework Exchange released a report last week saying that feds who participated in the 2012 Telework Week saved more than $5.6 million. The report not only showed a greater adoption of teleworking, but that feds were leading the way.
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The Pentagon is investigating the death of an Army officer while he was chatting with his wife via Skype recently. DoD says Capt. Bruce K. Clark, 43, Spencerport, N.Y., died May 1, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. The military says the circumstances of his death are not immediately available. Clark was assigned to A Company, Troop Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas. Clark was a nurse who grew up in Michigan. Clark's body was returned Thursday to Dover Air Force Base.
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The offer will be $7.75 per share, a 48 percent premium over GTSI's closing stock price Friday.
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The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals — or Sammies — recognize federal employees who have gone above and beyond in their work. This year, 33 feds were named finalists in eight categories. Federal News Radio will be interviewing the finalists in the coming weeks.
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Al Almanza of the USDA describes the agency's proposals to modernize food inspection, especially for raw chickens. And federal benefits consultant Ed Zurndorfer outlines the new Roth Thrift Savings Plan option that is being rolled out today.
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Democrats know they don't have 60 votes for a bill backed by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine).
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The Department of Homeland Security is urging natural gas pipeline operators to look out for suspicious emails. The agency said they are part of an organized cyber attack that began five months ago.
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DISA has released a request for information that says the single network would replace three existing ones. By 2020, it says the wired and wireless network would provide bandwidth on demand where none is available now.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing the effects of transcendental meditation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. Today's news includes a senator finding his "worst fears" about the IRS' whistleblower program coming true and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is low-balling its estimates on decommissioning nuclear power plants.
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The Partnership for Public Service announced the 33 finalists contending for Service to America Medals for 2012.
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