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Whistleblowers in the intel community could lose their pensions under a new bill, if they\'re caught leaking even non-classified information. We ask attorney Debra Roth if this changes what a leak is.
March 24, 2011 -
The agency plans to follow the model credit card companies use to identify potential problems on the front end instead of trying to chase down the money after the fact. CMS accounts for about 46 percent of all improper payments across the government. Overall, OMB wants to reduce the governmentwide error rate to 4.18 percent by 2013.
March 24, 2011 -
Federal Times\' Steve Watkins and Steve Losey discuss the likelihood of bills targeting federal employees will have enough votes to pass.
March 23, 2011 -
Female veterans still face significant frustration getting medical care, even in Veterans Affairs facilities with female-specific services.
March 23, 2011 -
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in an analysis this month, estimated that the Libyan no-fly zone could cost $100 million to $300 million per week. The Hill\'s Sam Youngman puts those numbers into perspective for us.
March 23, 2011 -
Gen. Keith Alexander has outlined a series of next steps to be pursued by the six-month-old U.S. Cyber Command.
March 23, 2011 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which processed a record one million claims in 2010, is still seeing claims come in faster than it can process them and expects even more new filings in 2011. Despite that, VA hopes to eliminate its backlog of claims by 2015.
March 23, 2011 -
After its mid-year review of per-diem rates for 2011, 11 different counties need to be adjusted, according to the General Services Administration.
March 22, 2011 -
Focusing on these five strategies could help federal managers deal with budget constraints and low morale in the workplace.
March 22, 2011 -
WFED\'s Mike Causey analyzes some of the proposed cuts to federal pay and benefits.
March 22, 2011 -
More agencies are using content management system Drupal to build a web presence that aligns with their mission goals.
March 22, 2011 -
Jeff Zients, OMB\'s deputy director for management and chief performance officer, said he sent an email to federal employees asking for ways to reform export and trade missions of agencies. He said there are 12 different agencies that have programs in these areas. A new platform has collected almost 1,200 ideas so far.
March 22, 2011 -
Five ways federal managers can handle these difficult times, from the Partnership for Public Service\'s John Palguta.
March 22, 2011 -
The U.S Travel Association and a panel of travel and security experts have unveiled a plan to improve security at America\'s airports and reduce the burden on travelers. The association\'s Geoff Freeman gives us details.
March 22, 2011 -
Tom Trabucco of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board says choose an L Fund that reflects your draw down date, not necessarily your retirement date.
March 21, 2011