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  • With the failure of the supercommittee — tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit — to strike a deal, Congress is back to square one, said David Hawkings, editor of the CQ Roll Call Daily Briefing in an interview on In Depth with Francis Rose.

    November 28, 2011
  • Chief Scientist United States Government Accountability Office Dr. Timothy M. Persons was appointed the Chief Scientist of the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO – the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress) in July of…

    November 28, 2011
  • Join thought leaders from Department of Homeland Security, Government Accountability Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Noblis as they discuss future Science and Technology innovation for first responders. This Noblis Insights Panel is titled \"Can Innovation Survive Budget Cuts?\" In today\'s budget-constrained environment, how can government agencies do more with fewer resources?

    November 28, 2011
  • In a new memo, President Barack Obama tasked agencies with reviewing their policies for storing and managing electronic communications, including emails and social media postings. Agencies must submit reviews of their current policies in 120 days. Meanwhile, the National Archives and Records Administration plans to develop a governmentwide framework.

    November 28, 2011
  • The Association of Government Accountants recently released recommendations on how federal agencies can cut improper payments as a way to cut costs.

    November 28, 2011
  • The warning comes a week after the failed negotiations by the deficit reduction supercommittee. Without a deal, automatic across-the-board cuts of $1.2 trillion are set to begin in January 2013.

    November 28, 2011
  • Romania\'s Crime and Terrorism Investigative Group announced the arrest of a 26-year-old who caused $500,000 in damages to NASA\'s network.

    November 28, 2011
  • The Examiner reports that Homeland Security wants cyber shoppers to remember to \"Stop. Think. Connect,\" and be wary of the cybersecurity risks of theft, fraud and abuse.

    November 28, 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.

    November 28, 2011
  • The cascading effects of the Obama administration\'s decision to pull thousands of soldiers out of Iraq and Afghanistan are rippling through the National Guard.

    November 28, 2011
  • DoD counted 772 data centers in 2010, and has closed 55 of them since then.

    November 28, 2011
  • In the Department of Veterans Affairs, it took two years and a big culture change to raise the rate of on-time deliveries of IT projects from below 30 percent to just shy of 90 percent. But according to VA\'s CIO, those changes amount to his department giving itself its own budget increase.

    November 28, 2011
  • OFPP Administrator Dan Gordon looks back on his tenure highlighting the successes of his office. Gordon will become the associate dean of contracts law at The George Washington University in January. He said improvements to the acquisition workforce and the implementation of strategic sourcing are among his accomplishments.

    November 28, 2011
  • Be careful. Be very careful. The PMS season for government workers is about to spike, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. And you know what that means.

    November 28, 2011