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Senate breaks with no continuing resolution
Measure to freeze federal hiring fails; dozens of other amendments remain to be considered as clock ticks toward possible government shutdown.
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Obama Says Iran Is a Year Away from a Nuke
The President tried to reassure Israelis that the need for a preemptive strike against is still a long way off.
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GSA's Davie 'happy to be back'
Serving as acting FAS commissioner was 'exhilarating,' she says, and provided good perspective.
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Fairly reporting the sequester
The Conversation: FCW's reporters and editors respond to your comments.
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Of policy and petabytes: Shaping the use of big data
The future of big data is wide open, but policies and regulations may soon set its course. <br><br> <strong>Plus:</strong> The potential liabilities of lacking policies ... where policies come from ... the role of privacy.
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Army Plans New IT System to Manage Disability Review Process
Service had planned to use scrapped Defense/VA integrated health record
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The A-Bomb and the F-35 Debacle
The aircraft will cost 15 times atomic bomb development, after adjusting for inflation.
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Do Recent College Grads Abuse Technology? HR Pros Think So
Report faults young employees for texting at inappropriate times and using Facebook and Twitter excessively.
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Updated IT Reform Act Would Make CIOs Presidential Appointees
Revised proposal from Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., also scales back some plans for governmentwide IT acquisitions.
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Two IT bills headed for House floor
Measures on cybersecurity standards, high-performance computing clear committee; both died in the Senate’s previous session.
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Education Department gets an 'A' in FOIA
Transparency watchdog finds four departments failing in FOIA response, and mediocre grades overall. Get the details on 16 key agencies.
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GAO details the high cost of continuing resolutions
It may be hard for Congress to agree on a budget, but not doing so leads to reduced effectiveness and added expenses.
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Like a Dagger to Bloggers' Hearts, Google Just Killed Google Reader
The search giant will pronounce the RSS feed organizer dead in July.
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Could Hong Kong's subway provide sequestration inspiration?
Hong Kong's subway system makes money through a business strategy that might apply to other government activities. Steve Kelman explains.
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Bill would cut congressional salaries
Freshman Congressman proposes a pay cut for lawmakers to ensure fairness under the sequester -- when it is 'constitutionally permissible.'
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NY and LA Vets: Take a Long Hike as Your Disability Claims Ripen
VBA's average processing times are 450 and 500 days in those cities, respectively.
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Congress Continues the War on Gun Data
The gun lobby has lobbied to prevent government funding of research on gun deaths and injuries for almost two decades.
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NOAA assumes control of weather satellite
A converted satellite provides a valuable stopgap against a potential loss of coverage, but durability fears persist.
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Officials Worry About Vulnerability of Global Nuclear Stockpile to Cyber Attack
Lawmakers request an assessment of nations’ abilities to protect nuclear weapons from a digital strike.
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