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  • The deadline for nominating a federal worker for a Service to America Medal is Jan. 18.

    January 16, 2012
  • The United States and the United Kingdom top the list of nations that wield the most cyber power, says a new study. Researchers with Booz Allen Hamilton and the Economist Intelligence Unit say the two…

    January 16, 2012
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive host Tom Temin 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 Newscast includes new buyouts at the IRS, two business groups opposing President Obama\'s recess appointments and a new cyber chief at the Department of Homeland Security.

    January 16, 2012
  • A new Defense Department report finds solar-power development on military bases and installations in the Western United States could generate as much solar energy as seven nuclear power plants. By working with private industry and renting out unused land on bases to serve as energy testbeds, the department could reap as much as $100 in revenue and reduced energy costs and rent payments. DoD spends $4 billion a year on energy costs.

    January 16, 2012
  • The federal CIO said the final document should be available by early April. Steven VanRoekel also wants to give agencies new contracts for devices and services within the next 180 days. Industry will be expected to provide answers to a series of questions about standards, security and privacy.

    January 16, 2012
  • If you are working today — or even if you aren\'t — Senior Correspondent Mike Causey would like to hear from you. We\'ll protect your identity but we just want to know what you are up to on a federal holiday. But for reasons best not detailed here, if you do respond would you do it early in the day because Mike has a plan.

    January 16, 2012
  • Joan Goldwasser of Kiplinger\'s Personal Magazine discusses investment strategies and how to evaluate your tolerance for risk as well as instruments to consider for your portfolio.

    January 14, 2012
  • Dr. Andrea Morris, BRAC Coordinator for Arlington County in Virgina, talks about the impact of BRAC on local communities. January 13, 2012(Encore presentation January 27, 2012)

    January 14, 2012
  • President Barack Obama has asked Congress for the power to merge federal agencies in an effort to make government more efficient and consumer friendly. Obama will call on Congress to give him a type of consolidation authority last held by a president when Ronald Reagan was in office. Analysts and former government insiders congratulate the president for the massive plan to streamline services. But they warn it will be tricky.

    January 13, 2012
  • Darren Ash, the chief information officer of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, helped Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel present more details on the federal mobile stragegy. Ash joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the conversation.

    January 13, 2012
  • Tammy Flanagan, the senior benefits director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the pros and cons of taking a buyout.

    January 13, 2012
  • Elaine Clancy, director of leasing at the General Services Administration\'s Public Buildings Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the federal government\'s leasing landscape.

    January 13, 2012
  • Alan Paller, the director of research at the SANS Institute, and Larry Allen, of Allen Federal Business Partners, count down the top federal news stories of the week.

    January 13, 2012
  • TSA is offering targeted early retirements, but certain mission-critical employees cannot apply. NGA is offering 150 buyouts.

    January 13, 2012