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Written by Tom Temin, Ruben Gomez and Suzanne Kubota Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: An astonishing amount of information on NSF computers is NSFW. The Washington Times reports…
The “b-word” – bureaucrat – has been tossed around quite a bit over the last several weeks. Former OPM Director Linda Springer says when she hears it, it’s almost always a pejorative. Linda joined me…
Meeting the needs of troops in the field is the responsibility of the Defense Department’s supply chain agencies. The Defense Acquisition Reform Panel heard from leaders of two of them last week, and the GAO…
This weekend was a great one for NASCAR racing at Dover International Speedway, and the Federal government was represented. Race teams sponsored by the Army, Air Force, and Border Patrol competed with teams representing private-sector…
Cyber threats like the ConFicker worm have pushed government to respond swiftly, but experts say those fixes eventually wear off like Band-Aids® . So the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is working to…
From “Air Force restarts $35B tanker competition” on FederalNewsRadio.com: “The Air Force on Friday launched its third attempt to award a $35 billion tanker contract to either Boeing Co. or Northrop Grumman Corp. “The Air…
The markets closed slightly down on Thursday, but if you keep an eye on how they behave, you know the long-term picture is more important than daily fluctuations. So what can you do to weather…
Written by Ruben Gomez and Tom Temin Edited by Phil Vogel This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Adding a Roth option to the Thrift Savings Plan isn’t easy – or cheap. Yesterday, the…
From “Defense Contract Audit agency not improving fast enough” at FederalNewsRadio.com: “The Defense Contract Audit Agency, like many in the acquisition community, is finding that decisions made during the 1990s are having a negative impact…
New guidelines surrounding when the Justice Department can invoke the state secrets privilege have been released. Attorney General Eric Holder says the changes were made as an effort to rebuild the public’s trust. Sean Moulton…
What does it take to become the Federal Employee of the Year? To answer that question, we turn to the person who just received that honor: Dr. Janet Kemp. Her Veteran Suicide Prevention Hotline is…
From “Congress challenges VA bonuses” on FederalNewsRadio.com: “Lawmakers are questioning whether millions of dollars in bonuses were appropriately awarded to employees at the Veterans Affairs Department. “The VA’s inspector general recently found that over a…
The 2010 Census is right around the corner. As they do every time, the bureau is preparing an outreach effort to communicate the importance of each person being counted. The House Oversight Subcommittee on Information…
The Senate Finance Committee has started reworking healthcare reform legislation. But what kind of deal will be struck between Republicans and Democrats remains the big question. Jodi Schneider is a senior editor for Congressional Quarterly.…