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FLEO President Jon Adler and Tony Vergnetti, president of Federal Employee Defense Services, will talk about legislation affecting federal law enforcement officers. March 9, 2012
March 09, 2012 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has started delivering health benefits handbooks, custom tailored to the situations of individual veterans. Vets in VA\'s Priority Group 1 have already started receiving the books, which detail VA facility information, personalized benefit and copay details and other information. For female veterans, the book will include gender-specific coverage information and details on how to get covered care outside of VA facilities. The agency\'s planning to create a secure online version of the personalized handbooks soon.
March 09, 2012 -
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The Office of Management and Budget says a new 2.0 version of the government\'s IT dashboard will give a lot more insight into individual agencies\' IT spending. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the revamped dashboard will give the public access to individual projects and activities associated with an IT investment, along with connections to funding sources. OMB hopes the more granular data will help identify duplication in agency IT projects and help pinpoint performance problems.
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Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in good standing pose very little risk to aviation security. So as a part of its intelligence-driven, risk-based approach to security TSA will now offering expedited screening benefits to active duty service members at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Eligible service members include U.S. Armed Forces service members including reservist and National Guard members, who possess a valid Common Access Card (CAC) and are traveling out of DCA.
March 09, 2012 -
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As Commissioner of Social Security, he has focused his efforts on reducing the disability backlog and improving service to the public, particularly through electronic services.
March 08, 2012 -
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Russia\'s accusing Libya of running a training center for Syrian rebels and arming the fighters in their battle to overthrow the country\'s President Bashar al-Assad. Russia\'s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, told the U.N. Security Council, \"We have received information that in Libya, with the support of the authorities, there is a special training center for the Syrian revolutionaries and people are sent to Syria to attack the legal government.\"
March 08, 2012 -
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This week on AFGE\'s \"Inside Government\" AFGE National Council of Social Security Administration Field Operations Locals President Witold Skwierczynski discusses the union\'s conceptual agreement with SSA for a new national contract. Skwierczynski also addresses the impact of office closures on the public. AFGE Housing and Urban Development Council 222 Executive Vice President Carolyn Federoff analyzes the federal deficit while Environmental Agency Protection Council 238 Executive Vice President Tom Link provides an update on the council\'s Save the Environment - Save the EPA campaign.
March 07, 2012 -
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The following is a full transcript of FedCentral’s interview with General James Jones, United States Marine Core (Ret), former National Security Advisor and Deloitte Senior Advisor and General Charles F. Wald: Director and Leader of…
March 07, 2012 -
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Al Qaida is claiming it attacked a U.S. intelligence officer after U.S. soldiers were sent to the country. A statement posted on the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula website said the attack happened last week in the southern city of Aden. The Pentagon confirms the attack but is disputing the group\'s claim that the officer was killed. The identify of the person attacked has not been made public.
March 07, 2012 -
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DOD officials have announced their plan for a proposed $614 billion budget in Fiscal Year 13 - and planned spending reductions of $487 billion over a decade. What is the impact on the New Defense Strategy moving forward? Hear the latest insights from former National Security Advisor, General Jim Jones, USMC (Ret), General Chuck Wald, and former Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, the Honorable Tom Davis.
March 07, 2012 -
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A Pentagon spokesman says the military\'s network will continue to air Rush Limbaugh\'s radio program. According to the Associate Press, George Little says the American Forces Network offers a wide range of programming to reflect listeners\' interests and he is unaware of any plans to review that decision. Limbaugh has come under fire for an outburst on his radio program last week when he called a 30-year-old law student a \"slut\" after she testified before Congress about birth control policies. He has since apologized.
March 06, 2012 -
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Mr. Murphy currently serves as the Senior Law Enforcement Advisor and Special Assistant to the Chief Information Officer of the US Department of Justice. As such he is responsible for being a liaison with Federal…
March 02, 2012 -
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Chief Information Sharing Officer Senior Intelligence Officer for Information Sharing Elaine Cummins currently serves as the FBI Chief Information Sharing Officer (CISO). She leads the planning and coordination of all FBI…
March 02, 2012 -
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The U.S is likely to take some cues from China when it releases its military spending budget for 2012 this weekend. The unveiling will also explain in part why the U.S. decided to change focus for the future. The swift buildup for the Chinese military is of great concern for U.S. intelligence, but also China\'s plans to go into space and eventually launch manned moon missions. There\'s concern they could deny others opportunities in space.
March 02, 2012
