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Risk-taking and short-tenure leaders in government
Blogger Steve Kelman notes that short-term political appointees, whatever their drawbacks, can introduce an element of valuable risk-taking into government management.
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CACI nabs DHS financial services deal
The $450 million contract calls for CACI to integrate the department’s enterprise financial, acquisition and asset management systems.
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Calls to cut defense spending grow louder
The White House-led fiscal commission's proposal to cut $100 billion in defense spending come on top of cuts proposed earlier by Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
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Senate confirms Lew as OMB director
The Senate confirms Jacob Lew as director of the Office of Management and Budget after his nomination had been held up.
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Prepare to hunker down in 2011
Those who represent federal employees (both union types and lawmakers) squeezed a lot of solid gains for feds from this outgoing Congress, especially in terms of improvements to retirement benefits, and—depending on your point of view—the demise of the National Security Personnel System.
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Two small businesses suspended in set-aside probe
EG Solutions and MultimaxArray used GTSI as subcontractors on a Homeland Security information technology contract.
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