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  • 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.

    October 18, 2011
  • The government\'s IT budget hasn\'t been squeezed this hard since Forrest Gump was on the big screen in 1994. In the next five years, agencies will focus their spending on mission-critical technology. They\'re also finding ways to save money though nontraditional contracts and IT consolidation, a survey by the industry group TechAmerica Foundation found.

    October 18, 2011
  • After a decade of uninterrupted spending growth, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has submitted budget cutting plans for intelligence agencies to the White House. The intelligence community will try to save money mostly through IT efficiencies, and will try to protect its civilian workforce while drawing down on its reliance upon contractors.

    October 18, 2011
  • A new report highlights fewer CIOs are reporting to their agency\'s secretary today than in 2004. More of these senior technology managers wear more than one-hat and are responsible for many areas outside the 13 the statute originally called for.

    October 18, 2011
  • What do current federal workers and turkeys have in common with royal prisoners held after the French revolution. Key phrase: Impending cuts, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    October 18, 2011
  • The Pentagon says it\'s going to re-open negotiations with North Korea. The focus is resuming efforts to recover the remains of some of the estimated 5,500 U.S. service members unaccounted for from the 1950-53 Korean War. The Bush Administration stopped the recovery in 2005 because of concern about the safety of recovery teams in North Korea. No indication has been given yet as to how the security situation will be addressed.

    October 18, 2011
  • Survivors and relatives of those killed in the deadly attack on the USS Cole in Yemen marked the 11th anniversary of the bombing at the ship\'s home base in Norfolk. The ceremony comes after a Pentagon official recently approved charges that carry a possible death penalty for a Guantanamo prisoner accused of planning the attack. Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is to be arraigned Nov. 9 at the U.S. military base in Cuba. The attack on the U.S. destroyer killed 17 sailors and wounded 37.

    October 18, 2011
  • With the Space shuttle program going into hibernation, where will the U.S. turn if it needs a lift into Space? Well according to Wired magazine, it could be the Air Force\'s X-37B \"space plane\". Wired says Boeing is looking into plans could more than double the vehicle\'s size and make room for up to six astronauts. Boeing has unveiled plans for an \"X-37C\" that would be nearly twice as long as the current B-model.

    October 18, 2011
  • Chief Security Officer BT Global Services As Chief Security Officer, Jill Knesek is responsible for all security matters for BT Global Services including risk management, regulatory compliance, policy compliance, incident management, physical security and network…

    October 18, 2011
  • Partner Covington & Burling LLP David Fagan’s practice covers national security law, international trade and investment, and global privacy and data security. Mr. Fagan has represented clients before federal and state government agencies and Congress…

    October 18, 2011
  • Public Policy Consultant Wiley Rein LLP Mr. Daly is an international investment, trade and cyber security policy expert who has held senior leadership positions at the White House, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce…

    October 18, 2011
  • CEO Bluestone Capital Partners John Allen is one of the investment banking pioneers in the Washington, D.C. area. During his two decades in investment banking, he has helped build two highly successful firms that were…

    October 17, 2011
  • Senior Vice President Emile Trombetti is a McLean, Virginia-based Senior Vice President with a focus on working with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Technology clients. He specializes in helping large and small federal and commercial organizations manage…

    October 17, 2011