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In today's Federal Newscast, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates there were about $2.3 billion in government contracts that would have been issued to small firms over the past month, but weren't because of the government shutdown.
January 25, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, U.S. SOCOM General Raymond Thomas III calls for a 90-day review amid a handful of ethics scandals.
December 14, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection issues Accenture a partial stop work order to pause its nearly 300 million dollar contract to hire more border patrol agents.
December 11, 2018 -
Jonathan McDonald, executive vice president of TransUnion, explains why agencies need to look to non-traditional data sources to better understand their risks.
December 04, 2018 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is realigning the health administration to comply with the president's reorganization executive order.
November 26, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of the Interior inspector general has referred one of their investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke's actions to the Department of Justice for it to take over.
October 31, 2018 -
David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, joins host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging interview on a variety of topics, including who the PSC serves and what it does for its members. October 1, 2018
October 01, 2018 -
Would continuous background monitoring have stopped a Reality Winner from accessing, let alone leaking, secret documents?
August 24, 2018 -
The Defense Information Systems Agency used an Other Transaction Agreement to perform the work, so its scope is unclear. And at least for now, so is the winning firm's identity.
July 10, 2018 -
The backlog of security clearances in the federal government makes it harder to perform classified work, while the lack of a cyber doctrine makes it harder to respond to cyber attacks without risking escalation.
June 25, 2018 -
As the Trump administration considers moving the bulk of the governmentwide security clearance process back onto the Pentagon, the head of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) says his agency has a plan to cut the growing security clearance backlog.
May 15, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump presided over the signing of the "One Federal Decision" memorandum of understanding, in which seven of his cabinet secretaries took part.
April 10, 2018 -
From reauthorization and reorganizations of the Homeland Security Department to whistleblower protections, security clearances and burrowing, these bills are worth keeping an eye on as the Senate debates, amends and votes on them.
March 09, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel updates its its guidance regarding when federal employees' use of social media violates the Hatch Act.
March 08, 2018 -
As the Defense Department begins preparations in 2018 to process nearly 80 percent of all federal security clearances, the Government Accountability Office paints a messy picture of the governmentwide effort to improve quality and timeliness for background investigations.
December 28, 2017