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Defense Authorization nears passage

Industry groups concerned about some provisions in the DOD's authorizing legislation.

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How good data aids agency decision-making

Data collection is just the first step toward better decision-making among federal agencies, report says.

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Cyber Workforce Plans Fall Short

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It's waste vs. cost in the transparency debate

Technical fixes that automate some aspects of financial reporting could lower the compliance burden, officials said.

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FCC nominees probed by Senate panel

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Hackers getting hacked by security firms

San Francisco Chronicle

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Reverse Mentoring

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Military detainment powers dominate Congressional debate

Debate over a controversial measure that allows the military to detain terror suspects around the world, even American citizens on U.S. soil, overshadows other aspects of the 2012 Defense authorization bill.

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Is your pay a matter of public record?

Your boss’s probably is, too.

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Federal Coach: Sheila Bair: The former FDIC chairman’s 20-20 foresight

Sheila Bair is one of seven recipients of the 2011 Top American Leaders awards, bestowed by The Washington Post’s On Leadership section and the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership. This year’s recipients were chosen by a selection committee convened by the Center for Public Leadership, and will be honored at Ford’s Theatre on December 5, 2011. This profile was written by Tom Fox, author of the Washington Post’s Federal Coach blog. Visit On Leadership to see more of the winners’ profiles.