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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) tells the DorobekINSIDER he has some concerns about the Pentagon\'s procurement changes.
September 17, 2010 -
By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) introduced a bill this week that would require two weeks of furlough in 2011 for federal civilian employees. The furloughs would save taxpayers $5.5 billion,…
September 17, 2010 -
Any effort to get a cybersecurity measure passed will depend on piggybacking on other legislation, Cybersecurity News reports.
September 17, 2010 -
After a month back home listening to voters, lawmakers return to the Capitol for some unfinished legislative business. The Hill\'s Bob Cusack joins us with details.
September 15, 2010 -
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September 10, 2010 -
The administration hopes the proposals will increase business and consumer confidence, but first each proposal would require congressional approval, which is highly uncertain given Washington\'s partisan atmosphere.
September 08, 2010 -
Legislation is waiting for Congress to come back to work.
September 06, 2010 -
Air Force headquarters is restructuring parts of its space program. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley says the changes will streamline space operations, and will apply to headquarters, but not field offices. The review involved over 70 key people and organizations, including the Air Force, the Department of Defense, Congress and other space related groups within government and the commercial sector. Among the changes, the Air Force undersecretary will take charge of the space program. Also, the job of space acquisition has been moved out of the undersecretary of the Air Force\'s office to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. The Secretary says the changes will allow Air Force to perform space work in a more streamlined and effective way, with the ultimate goal of providing the best space support to the warfighter.
September 03, 2010 -
Your agency\'s cybersecurity marching orders may be changing. Former cyber czar Melissa Hathaway joined In Depth with Francis Rose with the latest analysis of bills in Congress that could change the nation\'s cybersecurity mandate. She tells Federal News Radio that it\'s down to two bills and one could have an impact on the role of CIOs.
September 01, 2010 -
Congress returns next week to deal with federal pay and teleworking issues, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, and as a side effect, returns Washington, D.C.\'s traffic to its normal nightmare status...
August 31, 2010 -
The former chief of U.N. nuclear inspections worldwide, told Le Monde newspaper that Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium for 1-2 nuclear weapons. But Olli Heinonen, said it would not make sense for it to \"cross the bomb-making threshold with such a small amount\". He also said Iran\'s uranium reserve still represented a \"threat.\" Pentagon officials told Congress last spring Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a one nuclear weapon in as little as a year.
August 30, 2010 -
In today\'s technologically advanced world, a company\'s Web site can be a help or a hindrance. It\'s the key way to get information out to citizens.
August 27, 2010 -
Is there a pay raise in your immediate future? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says while it\'s on target its fate is tied to the economy, the political climate and maybe a few dozen about to be lame-duck members of Congress.
August 16, 2010 -
The Pentagon is going to sell about 200 Patriot missiles worth about $900 million to Kuwait. The goal is to build up anti-missile systems in the Persian Gulf. The Associated Press\'s Anne Flaherty writes, the initiative is aimed at defending Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes and to signal to Tehran that any aggression would not go unanswered. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Wednesday that it had notified Congress of the proposed sale. Congress could object but is not expected to do so.
August 12, 2010 -