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DOD budget targets: Contractors, IT programs
Reductions to personnel, IT and major weapons programs are DOD targets as the Pentagon faces $13 billion less than requested in the fiscal 2012 budget.
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Republicans pledge YouTube postings of Oversight committee hearings
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will post videos of its proceedings on YouTube.
Digital Government
Lew sworn in as OMB director
This is Jacob Lew's second tour as director of the Office of Management and Budget; he held the post in the latter part of the Clinton administration.
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Feds have mixed view of security, survey finds
A recent survey found federal executives generally take good security precautions on the job, even when working remotely, but have a mixture of opinions on the need to strengthen measures for remote workers.
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Russia's move to Linux
Russian federal agencies were recently ordered to shift from proprietary operating systems to Linux. What were the motivating factors for such a decision?
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Key lawmaker wants to limit full-body screening at airports
Legislation would bar TSA from using advanced imaging technology scanners for primary inspection.
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What to do and when to tweet: House Republicans get marching orders
The e-mail reflects a powerful and superior messaging operation that helped the GOP seize control of the House in 2010.
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Gates prepares more details on cuts to the defense budget
Defense Secretary Robert Gates reportedly will brief lawmakers Thursday with the latest update on his ambitious plans for cutting Pentagon spending.
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Ken Thibodeau retires from electronic archive development
Ken Thibodeau retired from the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 1 after 25 years in the federal government.
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House to vote on new transparency rules
The new House GOP majority is expected to vote to require three days of advance notice to members of pending legislation, but not to include a talked-about 72-hour online publishing requirement for proposed laws.
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