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DOD budget calls for leaner military
The Defense Department's proposed $553 billion budget for fiscal 2012 marks a modest increase.
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Justice seeks 2 percent budget increase, some IT cuts
The Justice Department requests increases for financial investigations and counterterrorism while reducing some IT programs.
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Transportation budget could get a big boost in 2012
The administration's 2012 budget proposal would boost DOT's funding by 66 percent over 2010, with a lot of money targeted for infrastructure improvements. The FAA's staellite-based NextGen air traffic control system also would see an increase.
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PEO deputy ready for budget challenges
Terry Watson, the Army's new deputy program executive officer for enterprise information systems, talked with FCW's Amber Corrin about the experience so far and the challenges she sees ahead.
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White House's bad e-mail luck
The White House e-mail system was a hot topic recently after the system experienced an outage and then was named as a possible source of cyberattacks in the United Kingdom.
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Buzz Factor
These were the most-read stories on FCW.com during the past two weeks.
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GOP pushes bill to cut spending by $100 billion
Members of the House Appropriations Committee have introduced a continuing resolution that would reduce spending for the rest of this fiscal year by $100 billion compared with the president’s budget request.
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IRS big winner in Treasury budget request
The Treasury Department budget proposal is up to $14 billion with proposed improvements to IRS data collection and taxpayers services and Wall Street reform measures.
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Egypt, the protests and the kill switch
When Egypt's government shut down the country's Internet access amid rising street protests, critics of a U.S. cybersecurity bill pointed to it as an example of what happens when a government has too much control.
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NASA largely spared big cuts in Obama budget
Funding for NASA's Exploration directorate got a bump, funneling dollars to the programs developing the next generation of space vehicles and technology.
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Proposed budget also calls for Patent Office to keep all fees
Obama also proposes a temporary fee surcharge, as well as regulatory and legislative reforms.
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Obama seeks $7.2 billion for PTSD/TBI treatment
Defense and Veterans Affairs departments would hike spending on mental health for service members.
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