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Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a first-hand look at operations in Afghanistan last week. He met with U.S. forces there, and with local leaders who are working with American forces. He took a break from…
More Americans are interested in federal jobs these days. 4-in-10 say in a Gallup survey say they’d consider federal careers. That’s up from about 2-in-10 three years ago. The news comes as the government prepares…
President Obama has asked Congress to trim 121 federal programs, saving $17-billion dollars in the coming budget year. But critics contend that’s just a drop-in-the bucket, since the total budget exceeds $3-trillion dollars. Brian Riedl…
Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Science and Justice subcommittee hearing on the FY2010 budget proposal for the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder faced repeated questions from lawmakers about his plans for closing Guantanamo.…
The new budget proposal from the Obama administration contains about $17 billion worth of reductions and cuts of programs the Office of Management and Budget says don’t work, or don’t work well. Former associate director…
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The Justice Department is gearing up for a potential hiring spree, thanks to the president’s 2010 budget request. If…
After a challenging few weeks for her agency, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing. She answered questions about response to swine flu, security on the US-Mexico…
The deadline for implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (or TWIC cards) has officially passed. Now, the Coast Guard is working to develop requirements for the card readers that will be deployed at ports across…
The President is set to unveil details of his 2010 budget today. The White House also plans to release information on cuts to 121 federal programs. CNN’s Dick Uliano reports that could save $17 billion…
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The President’s 2010 budget request would trim or eliminate 121 federal programs. The White House says the reductions will…
Tomorrow is the expected release date of the FY2010 DoD budget recommendation from Secretary Gates. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn talked about the change in priorities in that budget at the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space…
The tactical and strategic lessons learned from Iraq form the basis of a new book by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Stuart Bowen talked about that book “Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience”…
The Defense Department’s goal of developing enterprise-wide back-office services for pay, personnel or even contracting may be coming to an end, reports Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller. DoD set up the Business Transformation Agency in…
What does Democracy mean to you? That was the question the State Department asked people to answer in its Democracy Video Challenge. Some of the videos chosen as semi-finalists in the competition will be aired…