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Defense Secretary Robert Gates delivered a speech yesterday at the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama. He is speaking at all of the service war colleges this week to discuss his budget recommendations for FY…
On Tuesday we featured a conversation with Iraq Reconstruction Special Inspector General Stuart Bowen and Afghanistan Reconstruction Special IG Arnold Fields on lessons learned from rebuilding Iraq. The RAND Corporation is focused on this issue…
The White House has named the nation’s first “border czar.” Former federal prosecutor Alan Bersin was named to the post yesterday. James Carafano is an expert in homeland security and defense at the Heritage Foundation.…
The Labor Department has decided to fire a long-time employee after keeping him on administrative leave for almost two years. Bob Whitmore was placed on leave after a confrontation with his supervisor in 2007. But…
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is not budging: he’s putting himself on the tracks in front of anyone…
In today’s financial environment, a calming voice is a good thing. And your Thrift Savings Plan is a warm, safe port in the financial storms we’re going through. Gary Amelio, former Executive Director of the…
The same Internet threats that private-sector companies guard against are threats to the Federal sector too, but the government has a threat matrix all its own. A new report from Symantec details those threats, and…
The transition from a “need-to-know” culture to a “need-to-share” culture is happening in the intelligence community. But other agencies are struggling with the concept. Ronald Goldfarb is author of “In Confidence: When to Protect Secrecy…
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: President Obama says government spending is crucial to fixing the economy. The message came yesterday in a speech at…
The Federal government’s efforts to rebuild Afghanistan are increasing, and the lessons learned in Iraq are offering cues for increasing the likelihood of success. The Center for American Progress hosted an event yesterday with the…
Paul Scheihing Technology Manager Department of Energy April 14th, 2009
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: The IRS sent out $16.3 million dollars in false tax refunds last year. That’s according to a new report…
You made the choice to serve your country in the military, and you’re entitled to the pay and benefits you’ve been promised. But navigating the system can be difficult. Christopher Michel and Terry Howell have…
Employees may be one of the real risks to cybersecurity in your organization. A survey by Applied Research and Symantec shows that human error and deliberate sabotage cause large amounts of data to be lost…