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  • After weeks of congressional negotiation and outright quarreling, a deal has emerged to provide 2012 funding for government operations. Follow the 2012 spending levels that came out of the latest funding fracas. Agency-by agency, track what\'s getting cut and where.

    December 16, 2011
  • Massive spending bill includes provisions that would cap parking at the controversial office site until DoD implements traffic mitigation measures recommended by the department\'s inspector general.

    December 16, 2011
  • Registered benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer offers up some last minute tax tips for 2011.

    December 16, 2011
  • The tuition assistance program funds post-secondary education for current service members. Currently about 320,000 service members are enrolled to the tune of $545 million.

    December 16, 2011
  • Irvine Sensors Corporation, called ISC8, says it has drawn down the entire $5 million available under the facility and has used nearly $2 million to pay off its debts.

    December 16, 2011
  • After seven short-term spending bills and three threats of a government shutdown this calendar year, Congress is ready to pass a spending deal with a Friday midnight deadline. But today\'s expected passage of an omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2012, which started Oct. 1, is not the end of federal managers\' budget worries.

    December 16, 2011
  • ISC2 sponsored the challenge. The idea is to spark interest in the field of cybersecurity to help build a broader pool for a future cybersecurity workforce.

    December 16, 2011
  • The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris 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.

    December 16, 2011
  • Lieberman said a congressional staff is reviewing draft legislative language of the comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, which includes an update to the 2002 Federal Information Security Management Act. Sen. Reid promised to work on a cyber bill during the early part of the Senate session in 2012.

    December 16, 2011
  • Without Congressional action, the public transit benefit that many federal employees use to take the subway, bus or vanpool to work will decrease on Jan. 1 from $230 to $125 per month. Feds said, for the most part, they\'ll continue to use mass transit even if it costs them more to get to work.

    December 16, 2011
  • The White House released the new plan to focus on four broad areas to improve cybersecurity in the government and in the private sector. Howard Schmidt, the White House cyber coordinator, said agencies will issue RFPs and RFIs to meet the strategy\'s goals.

    December 16, 2011
  • According to some experts, the ancient Mayans played soccer with human heads. We know for a fact that politicians play chicken with paychecks — as in your paycheck, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    December 16, 2011
  • Ronald Marks, a senior fellow at the George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute and a former CIA official, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what the intelligence community is doing to manage the cyber revolution.

    December 15, 2011
  • Dan Lockney, the head of technology transfer and Spinoff at NASA, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how a new online site showcases the space agency\'s technology and how it enters the marketplace.

    December 15, 2011