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Defense contractors are wrestling with a provision Congress tucked into the 2015 National Defense Authorization Bill. Section 1641 gives cleared companies liability protection when they report cybersecurity breaches, something they've had to do for several years. But what about civilian agency contractors or companies who do business with both sides? There's no information sharing law there yet. In this week's Legal Loop on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, attorneys John Drennan and Alex Haas of the D.C. firm King and Spaulding recommend caution.
December 10, 2015 -
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In Thursday's Federal Headlines, Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells lawmakers the Pentagon is still waiting for 16 nominees to be confirmed by the Senate. Carter said 12 of those 16 are still awaiting a hearing to vet them.
December 10, 2015 -
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The Defense Department has a temporary reprieve from budget uncertainty with the two-year budget deal. Now that the department can look further ahead, two of its top budgetary officials are beating the drum for nuclear modernization. The bill for modernization and sustainment of nuclear weapons could be as high as $1 trillion over the next 30 years. Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his look into the nuclear triad question.
December 10, 2015 -
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Within the next year, the Defense Department is likely propose significant changes to two major laws that have governed its personnel system for the last 30 years. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports, the reviews come at a time when Congress is examining an overhaul of its own.
December 10, 2015 -
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Federal wastebooks do make fun reading, and they do manage to portray some of the absurdity that creeps into an organization as vast as the U.S. federal government. My problem is that the effort is froth.
December 09, 2015 -
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It's one thing when cybersecurity hackers bring your system down. At least you can tell what's going on. But what about when malicious people inside or outside alter or erase data quietly? It's a major worry for business and government not knowing what they don't know. That's why the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has launched a project to establish standards and best practices for knowing about and responding to attacks on data integrity. For more on this project, Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked to Nate Lesser, the center's deputy director.
December 09, 2015 -
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The Congressional Budget Office has found, the Defense Department could save billions by replacing uniformed people with civilian or contractors in certain non-combat, support jobs. But should it? Nora Bensahel, a military analyst and scholar in residence at American University, shared her analysis of the CBO report on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 09, 2015 -
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Agencies improved their overall employee satisfaction and commitment scores for the for the first time in four years. As we reported, the Partnership for Public Service and Deloitte released the 2015 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings this week. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko shared more on the rankings on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 09, 2015 -
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In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, Defense Secretary Ash Carter is weighing in on the current omnibus spending bill negotiations going on in Congress right now.
December 09, 2015 -
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development jumped 8 points in the annual Best Places to Work survey. It was the largest increase by any mid-sized or large agency in the rankings. While HUD still has a long way to go to fix employee engagement, officials believe the battleship is indeed turning in the right direction. Nani Coloretti is the HUD deputy secretary. She tells executive editor Jason Miller on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about how HUD made progress and where it’s heading next.
December 09, 2015 -
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Service members have the same rights as every other citizen when it comes to voting, financial services and employment. But it can be harder for them to exercise those rights. The Justice Department is asking Congress for stronger sanctions against rogue companies that target service members. Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery told Federal Drive with Tom Temin more about the legislative proposal.
December 09, 2015 -
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Congress came back to work yesterday and went another day closer to Friday's deadline for passing a budget for 2016. Unless it reaches a deal by Friday, well, a lot of things could happen. CQ Roll Call's Senior Editor David Hawkings fills in Federal Drive with Tom Temin on the latest.
December 08, 2015 -
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She's served the Obama administration since the beginning, but has a strong background in municipal in state government. Nani Coloretti, now the deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is one of the newest fellows at the National Academy of Public Administration. But, she told Federal Drive with Tom Temin that she's non-committal on a preference for state, local or federal government.
December 08, 2015 -
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Backlogs seem to be the bane of the government's existence. Now a new backlog has emerged; applications for asylum in the United States. Applications have doubled over the past five years, and now the backlog stands at more than 100,000. Those findings are the findings of a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on this challenge for U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services is Rebecca Gambler, director on the GAO's Homeland Security and Justice team.
December 08, 2015
