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  • How do you get a job in government intelligence? Newly minted National Intelligence Director, Admiral Dennis Blair, says he wants to bring more intelligence work back in-house and away from contractors. Derrick T. Dortch, host…

    February 05, 2009
  • The knock on Leon Panetta is he is not a member of the intelligence community. Nevertheless, today, his nomination to head the CIA is taken up by the Senate Intelligence Committee. CNN’s Dick Uliano has…

    February 05, 2009
  • A former federal employee has pleaded guilty to unlawful disclosure of restricted atomic energy data. Federal officials claim he misused his security clearance in an effort to sell sensitive nuclear parts. So what’s in store…

    February 05, 2009
  • GSA’s Multiple Awards Schedule Advisory Panel is plugging along in their mission to save government money. They met just a few days ago to discuss a variety of issues. Elliott Branch is Director of Contracts…

    February 05, 2009
  • TSP council grows wary of proposed change in default fund (GovExec) IRS to review outsourced tax collection (FederalTimes) Executive pay cap may have consequences (USAToday) Unhappy voters jam Capitol Hill phone lines (CNN) Senate eases…

    February 05, 2009
  • New bill would allow returning feds to reinvest without losing credit.

    February 05, 2009
  • The Department of Health and Human Services is working on a center for social media — to bring together the agency’s efforts to use social media as a communications tool. That’s about the time the…

    February 04, 2009
  • The House Homeland Security Committee is one of more than 80 House and Senate organizations that oversee some part of the Homeland Security Department. Committee members–both Democrat and Republican–know that needs to change. Congressman Bennie…

    February 04, 2009
  • The latest report from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, is out. General Bowen testified about the report before the new Commission on Wartime Contracting. Watch the entire morning session Watch the…

    February 04, 2009
  • Faced with problems and questions about his failure to pay some taxes, former Senator Tom Daschel withdrew his nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services yesterday. Daschel was the third nominee to face questions…

    February 04, 2009
  • National security planning and budgeting cannot be done by the Pentagon alone.

    February 04, 2009
  • Just about everybody agrees we need some kind of national health care reform, but not if it means higher premiums and reduced or delayed services. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about how health care reform might impact feds and retirees.

    February 04, 2009
  • Pakistani authorities are tightening security around mobile phones.

    February 03, 2009
  • FederalNewsRadio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey tells us that tomorrow’s Your Turn show is going to feature variations on a theme. It is all about health care – and there are MANY facets to the issue.

    February 03, 2009