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The Vietnam War Anniversary
The Defense Department plans to kick off any time now the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War -- even though we're already three months into the 50th year.
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The Federal-Private Pay Imbalance
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry has appointed a task force to come up with data that shows that federal employees do not earn higher average salaries than their private sector counterparts.
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Cyber war, drug war -- what's the difference?
The war on drugs isn't going well, so why should we expect a war on cyber crime to be any more effective, Brian Robinson wonders.
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Cyber Command hits speed bump
The Senate Armed Services Committee this month put the brakes on the creation of the U.S. Cyber Command, requesting more information on its relationship with the National Security Agency, reports Bill Gertz at Washington Times.
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Panel Approves Telework Bill
A House subcommittee on Wednesday approved legislation that would make telework a statutory requirement for every federal agency.
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HHS panel considers central authority for health IT vocabulary
A central authority may be needed to oversee common vocabulary terms for health data exchange and electronic health records.
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House passes P2P software reform bill
The House has passed a bill to restrict the use of peer-to-peer software on all federal government computers.
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CIO Council considers new privacy guidance
People who work with the federal enterprise architecture could soon get additional guidance for building privacy protections into systems.
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Soundbytes: Facebook, Health Reform and Flying
A weekly roundup of the best in Nextgov comments. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
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Hill negotiators weigh uniform standard for spending reports
Aides are trying to reach consensus on House-passed language that would direct agencies to use the same format for financial data.
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Health Reform and Health IT
Making law is often compared to making sausage, but the crafting of health care reform that unfolded over the past year more resembled the intractable twisting and turning of a taffy puller. If nothing else, the epic process provided a ready-made excuse for reluctant readers: Why peruse today a bill that will change again tomorrow?
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