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  • With all the talk of bailouts from Congress, is it also time to start cutting some government programs? FederalNewsRadio commentator Lurita Doan, former Administrator at the General Services Administration, joins us now for “Leadership Matters”.…

    December 09, 2008
  • The Obama transition team is working with Congress to decide which transportation and infrastructure projects might be funded under a proposed new stimulus package. Executive Director John Horsley American Association of State Highway and Transportation…

    December 09, 2008
  • The Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency has delivered its report. It recommends the creation of a new White House office to protect cyber space from hackers, thieves and foreign agents. Gen. Harry…

    December 09, 2008
  • Report: Many service contract workers are underpaid (GovExec) State, Energy strike pact to make embassies, consulates more green (FederalTimes) GSA bumps $50B Alliant awards to 2009 (FCW) Confusion hinders use of GSA schedule contracts (NextGov)…

    December 09, 2008
  • Next year a significant Marine presence may likely be headed to Afghanistan.

    December 09, 2008
  • The health insurance open season has been extended. FederalNewsRadio listeners and readers got the first alert last Friday. So what does it mean? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey provides a checklist.

    December 09, 2008
  • Speak for Yourself There is a fine line between promoting yourself and bragging. Knowing where that line is can make the difference between career success and failure. Two experts with C-level Federal experience talked to…

    December 08, 2008
  • The General Services Administration today announced that it is delaying Alliant — the troubled multi-billion dollar governmentwide acquisition contract. Bob Woods is the president of Topside Consulting. Woods also served as the commissioner of GSA’s…

    December 08, 2008
  • It’s nearing the end of the year and we want to keep you up to date on all the retirement news for your TSP account. Tom Trabucco, director of external affairs for the Thrift Saving…

    December 08, 2008
  • The FBI has a new chief information officer. Bureau director Robert Mueller today announced Chad Fulgham as the new CIO, taking over for Zal Azmi, who left the FBI in October. Azmi now works for…

    December 08, 2008
  • NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. Adrian Hooke is part of the Space Communications and Navigations Office at NASA Headquarters. He’s also the manager of Space Networking,…

    December 08, 2008
  • The goal of going green isn’t just for civilian agencies. Recently, the Army, Navy and Air Force said they want to buy thousands of electric cars and light trucks for on-base transport. Chris Tindal is…

    December 08, 2008
  • GSA’s Cooperative Purchasing Program allows state and local government to buy a variety of products and services under different schedules – one of them being GSA Schedule 70. In recent years, purchasing off of this…

    December 08, 2008
  • Today was supposed to be the last day you had to make changes to your health plans, but that may no longer be the case, depending on your agency. The Office of Personnel Management is…

    December 08, 2008