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  • An online phishing scam for Thrift Savings Plan passwords is targeting a group of federal employees. Officials at the TSP are attacking the problem. Tom Trabucco is Director of External Affairs and tells us what…

    January 26, 2009
  • Canada\'s Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Honourable Lawrence Cannon says that Canada will contribute $10 million toward U.S. efforts to detect and secure dangerous nuclear and radiological materials in Russia and Ukraine.

    January 26, 2009
  • Dr. Steven Jones Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, DoD Dr. Gerald Cross Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Health, VA Dr. Robert Kolodner National Coordinator for Health Information Technologies, HHS January 26 and 28th, 2009

    January 26, 2009
  • Some experts are worried about the country’s infrastructure, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology is trying to help. NIST recently announced nine new awards for research projects to look at the structural health…

    January 26, 2009
  • The Inauguration is over, but there’s still work to be done by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Carole Floreman is the committee’s Communications Director and is here to talk about what’s going on.

    January 26, 2009
  • The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council has been asked to rewrite a rule concerning faulty IT products. One of those groups doing the asking is the Information Technology Association of America. Their Vice President of Federal…

    January 26, 2009
  • Is the federal government missing out on tax revenue from federal contractors? That’s what the Government Accountability Office wanted to find out. They recently published a study (pdf) that says 83 of the 100 largest…

    January 26, 2009
  • House Democrats prepare bill to overhaul FDA (GovExec) Veterans bounced by bank error (GovExec) Intell agencies to link databases (GCN) Obama picks new interim GSA chief (GovExec) Acting Director of OPM Named Federal departments fall…

    January 26, 2009
  • Content security software — it sounds so ominous. In the end, it’s about securing content whether it be e-mails on Blackberries or data on a laptop. It’s a huge issue for federal agencies and it’s…

    January 23, 2009
  • Today’s weather wasn’t too bad. It’s a nice taste of what’s to come as we begin to thaw. Unfortunately, it won’t last! Expect bitter cold temperatures to return this weekend. But there are still plenty…

    January 23, 2009
  • The latest Space Shuttle Mission was called STS-126. The commander of that mission was Chris Ferguson. He and his crew have been making history, both in space and here on Earth. Commander Ferguson updated us…

    January 23, 2009
  • The security clearance process for feds has been improving over the past several months, but now the Obama Administration is looking to hire six-thousand new employees. Tim McManus is Vice President of Education and Outreach…

    January 23, 2009
  • While Defense Secretary Robert Gates is staying on at the Pentagon, almost all of those directly under him are leaving. The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for four of those potential new…

    January 23, 2009
  • A new Commander-in-Chief means new marching orders for the troops in Afghanistan.

    January 23, 2009