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  • Interior Dept. Ignored Science When It Limited Water Flows to Grand Canyon (WashingtonPost) Smithsonian Secretary Freezes Hiring, Considers Budget Cuts (NYTimes) Mobile feds: We want our BlackBerries, too (Network World) US roads, water and basic…

    January 28, 2009
  • With many, if not most, area schools shutting down because of the weather, the Office of Personnel Management has announced that the federal government is open with unscheduled leave policy in effect.

    January 28, 2009
  • If you are worried about your mental and physical health, or your fiscal situation, welcome to the club. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are some things you can do, between now and Friday, to make life better.

    January 28, 2009
  • Most experts agree – the national security of the United States is linked to the nation’s economic security. But in our weekly chat with National Security Expert John Diamond, we learn that national security also…

    January 27, 2009
  • The Defense Secretary is taking aim at abuses in contracting and procurement at the Pentagon. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas joins us live with the latest.

    January 27, 2009
  • For the second time since July 2007, the federal government’s jobs site, USAjobs.gov, has been hacked. The Office of Personnel Management reported yesterday that the back end database run by Monster Worldwide has been illegally…

    January 27, 2009
  • Engage, listen, respond, new study says

    January 27, 2009
  • The Government Accountability Office recently published its High-Risk Series Update for 2009 (pdf). There are three new additions to the list. Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General at the GAO, talked about the details contained in…

    January 27, 2009
  • Al-Shabab took over parts of Baidoa in Somalia yesterday just hours after occupying Ethiopian military.

    January 27, 2009
  • Many have high expectations for President Obama, and some feds are hoping one of his first goals will be to hire more feds. John Palguta is Vice President for Policy at the Partnership for Public…

    January 27, 2009
  • Senate stimulus bill also contains windfall for federal agencies (GovExec) Obama announces site to track economic stimulus funds (FCW) Survey finds that majority of contractors increased revenue during 2007 (GovExec) Thrift store MP3 player contains…

    January 27, 2009
  • Remember the tidal wave of retirements that was going to drain Uncle Sam of his remaining brains? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks how come you keep seeing the same people in the halls.

    January 27, 2009
  • We told earlier this month that the number of contract protests to the Government Accountability Office in 2008 increased 17 percent over 2007. But what is unknown is how often vendors are filing a protest…

    January 26, 2009
  • It’s the first edition of FederalNewsRadio’s series, Meet the Innovators. During our interviews, we will learn about government programs, agencies and employees that are thinking outside the box. Today, we’re looking at a remarkable program…

    January 26, 2009