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- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Proposed commission would give teeth to cost-saving ideas but some lawmakers skeptical
- Feds outside the Beltway react to furloughs
- Contracting executives guilty of 8(a) program fraud
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- 29-year-old NASA engineer going where no one has gone before
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- Latest postal reform proposal OKs 5-day delivery
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
DHS: Smartphones 'next stage' of emergency communications
Greg Schaffer, the acting deputy undersecretary of the Homeland Security Department's National Protection and Programs Directorate, joined the Federal Drive to discuss what changes have been made to the nation's communications systems after 9/11.
Coast Guard struggling to update its aging fleet
Nearly a decade into a 25-year, $24.2 billion overhaul intended to add or upgrade more than 250 vessels to its aging fleet, the Coast Guard has two new ships to show after spending $7 billion-plus.
NIST's cyber education plan open for comments
Ernest McDuffie, who oversees NIST's National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education program, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the initiative and the next steps for the program.
DHS employees accessed sensitive files
An immigration application processing center in Texas is in hot water after staffers accessed their bosses' emails, NextGov reports.
With budgets tightening, DHS alters approach
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today's terrorist is more likely to operate alone rather than as part of a 9/11-type of coordinated plot, and thus harder to detect. In the face of budget cuts, DHS is focused on managing risks and cooperating with the public to prevent attacks.
CBP to probe workforce corruption
Customs and Border Protection will send investigators to field offices run by the Department of Homeland Security inspector general. The probes will focus on alleged corruption at U.S. borders.
DHS program trains truck, bus drivers to report suspicious activity
William Arrington, the general manager of TSA's Highway and Motor Carrier Security Division, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the TSA's Highway and Motor Carrier Security Division, which trains those professional drivers, who log hours on the road, to observe, assess and report suspicious activity.
Exclusive: DHS expands E-Verify Self Check
DHS announced an expansion of its E-Verify program, which allows employees to check their eligibility for U.S. Employment before applying for a job. Alejandro Mayorkas, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, joined the Federal Drive to discuss what the program's expansion means for both employers and employees.
Jeff Neal on hiring reform at DHS
Jeff Neal is the former Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security.
GAO: Acquisition planning must include cost estimates, best practices
The top four civilian agencies can do a better job in the planning stages for service contracts, according to a new Government Accountability Office.
OPM proposes more flexibility for CHCOs
The Office of Personnel Management is considering relaxing the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework (HCAAF). The change would give agencies more flexibility to hire and manage their workforce.
DHS: Anonymous used 'rudimentary' tools to hack contractor
DHS says the hackers used "rudimentary exploits commonly associated with less skilled hackers known as Script Kiddies."
DHS warns of more Anonymous hackings
Anonymous gets a boost in its efforts to boost your agency's information. Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.
Feds grooming next generation of benevolent hackers
Computer-savvy kids at the Defcon Kids convention will hear from the Army's computer crime investigative unit, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency, which is the Pentagon's code-cracking division.
Hackers hit DoD contractor Mantech
Government defense contractor Mantech is the latest victim of the hacking group Anonymous.
DHS CHCO goes from political appointee to career fed
Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief of Government Executive Magazine, explains how this move will affect DHS hiring.
Text of Obama remarks on debt ceiling
President Barack Obama's remarks Friday on the debt ceiling, as transcribed by the White House:
Friday morning federal headlines - July 29
On today's Federal Drive, DHS gets a new chief human capital officer, and the Senate ponders legislation governing online access agency reports and a Pentagon mentoring program.
DHS on lookout for Stuxnet copycats
Sean McGurk, director of DHS' National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, told a House subcommittee the agency is watching out for Stuxnet variants. The original cyber worm is thought to have crippled Iran's nuclear program last summer.
GPO, DHS unveil tool to speed customs process
Steve LeBlanc, a managing director at the Government Printing Office, joined Federal Drive to talk about a new travel tool, which will streamline the customs process for frequent international travelers. The global entry card is the latest in a line of special cards GPO produces.
