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In Friday's Federal Headlines, the Defense Department is building a cyber database of its workers who were affected by the Office of Personnel Management hack; a Navy civil engineer has been sentenced to 11 years for attempted espionage.
October 16, 2015 -
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In Thursday's Federal Headlines, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticized Congress at the annual Association of the U.S. Army conference for the latest NDAA bill's form of budgeting; Boeing agrees to pay $18 million to settle allegations it overcharged the Air Force.
October 15, 2015 -
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In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, FLEOA announces its support for two congressmen's plan for taking sensitive security clearance data out of the hands of OPM and NASA will spend as much as $1.4 billion dollars to keep astronauts healthy, well-fed and supplied over the next five years.
October 14, 2015 -
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In Tuesday's Federal Headlines, career troops will be able to opt-in for half of their promised pension benefit in a one-time lump payment, Healthcare.gov has put new security and privacy tools in place, and a new program allows start-up businesses to license NASA patents for free.
October 13, 2015 -
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In today's news, the VA's customer experience office is getting some much needed and welcome help, some cyber forces commissioned by the Defense Department's cyber strategy are participating in operations, and a bill to let agencies hire new employees more easily took a key step in the House on Friday.
October 12, 2015 -
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In today's news, U.S. maritime port authorities are pushing the Department of Homeland Security for guidance on cyber attack reporting, expect to see more mergers and acquisitions among federal contractors in 2016, and Larry Gross is the new chief information officer for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
October 09, 2015 -
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In today's news, the Senior Executives Association will get a new leader, the Senate passed the 2016 defense authorization bill by a vote of 70-27, and VA's chief veterans experience officer said he needs congressional help to follow recommendations set out in a recent study.
October 08, 2015 -
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In today's news, the debate over federal employees' salaries is heating up again with a new report from the Cato Institute, the co-sponsors of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act said they expect their bill to reach the Senate floor after next week's recess, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is calling on the Justice Department to investigate unethical behavior by employees of the VA's Veterans Benefit Administration.
October 07, 2015 -
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In today's news, Michael Missal could be the first inspector general of the Veterans Affairs Department in nearly two years, the Defense Department is asking Congress to shift $23 million in additional funds to protect its federal workers compromised by the Office of Personnel Management hacks, and Homeland Security's inspector general reopens its investigation into allegations at the Secret Service.
October 06, 2015 -
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In today's news, President Barack Obama says he will not accept another short-term funding bill after the current one expires Dec. 11, a contested provision of the Defense authorization bill makes it through a congressional conference, and FEMA is re-engineering DisasterAssistance.gov to better meet its customers needs.
October 05, 2015 -
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In today's news, federal employees and retirees who had their personal data stolen should begin receiving letters from the Office of Personnel Management over the next several days, the Air Force is lagging behind the other military services in making its service contracts competitive, and Nov. 5 is the next date federal employees should pay close attention to in the battle of the 2016 budget.
October 02, 2015 -
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In today's news, President Barack Obama signed a clean funding bill yesterday to keep the government open through Dec. 11, Ashton Carter advises President Barack Obama to veto the Defense Authorization bill, and Martha Dorris, a well-known and well respected leader in the federal IT community, is retiring after 34 years in government.
October 01, 2015 -
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In today's news, Senate lawmakers are pushing defense officials for a definitive policy on cyber attacks, the Homeland Security Department will create a new chief learning and engagement officer position, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) introduces a bill to guarantee service members and DoD civilian employees get paid in the event of a government shutdown.
September 30, 2015 -
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In today's news, federal employees will learn today just how much their healthcare will cost in 2016, federal employees said they're slightly more engaged in their jobs this year, and the Homeland Security Department continues to invest big bucks in cybersecurity.
September 29, 2015
