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  • Today’s guests on the Federal News Countdown are: –USPS puts cuts to labor on bargaining table From Federal News Radio: The Postal Service and its biggest unions are gearing up for a battle as they…

    August 19, 2011
  • The Department of Navy is moving in a different direction for the follow-on to the NMCI contract. Officials said they are unsure how many contract awards they will make.

    August 19, 2011
  • August 23rd, 2011 at 12 PM Given the current state of the economy, there is increasing pressure to achieve efficiencies across the enterprise. However, in a time of cutting back, how do organizations keep their IT systems and networks ahead of the negative actors? CIOs grapple daily with an array of complex investment issues and at the same time, CISOs are trying to prevent attacks while fending off existing threats. What are cost-effective IT investments that deliver the cybersecurity needed for optimal protection?

    August 19, 2011
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission is under scrutiny for allegedly destroying document without authorization from the National Archives.

    August 19, 2011
  • The WTOP Charity of the Month is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the nation’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to finding a cure for blood cancer. LLS’s mission…

    August 19, 2011
  • Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), one of the 12 lawmakers named to the Congressional super committee, tasked with cutting the deficit by $1 trillion, joined the Federal Drive for an exclusive look.

    August 19, 2011
  • The Army awarded General Dynamics and BAE Systems contracts for the technology development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle contract.

    August 19, 2011
  • Paul Maritz, the CEO of software maker VMWare, spoke with the Federal Drive about how virtualization, which allows agencies to modernize and make IT programs more efficient, can quickly lead to savings.

    August 19, 2011
  • Ernest McDuffie, who oversees NIST\'s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the initiative and the next steps for the program.

    August 19, 2011
  • On today\'s Federal Drive: OMB\'s budget guidance calls for cuts to agency spending, the SEC is hit by allegations of destroying documents and the USPS begins negotiating with two postal unions.

    August 19, 2011
  • Agencies must sharpen their pencils to figure out what they can afford in 2012 and beyond. The Labor Department is asking program offices to rethink and redo budget proposals and plans. The Air Force will need to take more surgical cuts to find savings.

    August 19, 2011
  • Federal workers won\'t be getting a pay raise in January but federal retirees are likely to get a cost of living adjustment in the neighborhood of 3.5 percent ... So what\'s to prevent people from retiring to get their COLA? Mike Causey explains why it won\'t work.

    August 19, 2011
  • The Joint Task Force National Capital Region\'s effort to consolidate and bring disparate medical data together is in the home stretch. Created by BRAC, the office is making it easier for doctors and nurses to access wounded warriors and beneficiary information whenever and wherever it\'s needed. August 18, 2011

    August 18, 2011
  • These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today. The Labor Department knows budget cuts are coming in 2012 and 2013. The agency is like many others are figuring out what it…

    August 18, 2011