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- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
- Furlough song: Laugh or you'll cry
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- Does security clearance process need a makeover?
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
- NASA engineer, 29, recognized for improving aeronautical testing
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- NOAA meteorologist helps save lives one storm at a time
- 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
- Wednesday federal headlines - June 19, 2013
Monday - Friday, 6-10 a.m.
Hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp bring you the latest news affecting the federal community each weekday morning. Be up-to-date before you step in the office.
Obama salutes Panetta as he prepares to retire
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the U.S. military Friday, capping a venerated public service career that spanned four decades calling it "the honor of my life."
White House outlines deep cuts it may have to make
Ramping up pressure on Congress, White House details looming 'self-inflicted' spending cuts
Head of Customs and Border Protection is retiring
Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar says he will be leaving the federal law enforcement agency at the end of March.
Obama to propose 1 percent pay increase in 2014 budget
President Barack Obama will recommend a 1 percent pay increase for federal employees in his fiscal 2014 budget request, according to federal-employee unions. The pay increase will apply to both civilian federal workers and military members. The White House is expected to release its full budget request next month.
Postal Service lost $1.3 billion over quarter
Flurry of campaign ads, holiday mail helped post office some, but it still lost $1.3 billion
Air Force: Sequestration already creating 'chronic inefficiency'
The Air Force's long-range planning and modernization takes back seat to preparations for near-term crises, including contingency plans to scale back civilian workforce. Civilian furloughs would be "breach of faith," Air Force says.
Lawmakers consider regulating drone strikes
CIA nominee Brennan defends drone strikes, says he doesn't know if waterboarding is effective
OMB details widespread furloughs, cuts to agency programs under sequestration
OMB details hundreds of thousands of furloughs and cuts to nearly every agency program. Danny Werfel, OMB controller, said the effective percentage cut to each civilian agency would be about 9 percent and 13 percent for DoD over the next seven months.
NTSB: 787 battery approval should be reconsidered
NTSB: Investigation shows gov't approval of Boeing 787's batteries should be reconsidered
Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 8, 2013
Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and Linda Cureton of NASA talks about their upcoming retirements. Register employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer explains what feds can expect from possible furloughs. White House Historical Association Vice President of Research talks about possible renovations at the White House.
Army to study brain stimulator for TBI patients
Television personality Montel Williams is joining Army scientists at Fort Detrick in a medical research deal.
Updated: DC federal offices open; New York feds on unscheduled leave, telework
It's business as usual for federal offices in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. But the New York City Federal Executive Board is recommending an unscheduled leave policy this morning due to an impending winter storm.
Friday morning federal headlines - Feb. 8, 2013
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, the IRS is claiming success in a nationwide crackdown on suspected identity thieves and GSA wants to bolster security outside the the Commerce Department's headquarters.
DISA promises fixes to overwhelmed online conferencing system
Cancellations of in-person meetings press DoD's Web conferencing system past its limits. The Defense Information Systems Agency will complete upgrades by Feb. 15.
Agencies slowly knocking down cybersecurity barriers to going mobile
Through the Digital Government Strategy, several initiatives are underway to address IT security concerns. DHS created a security baseline architecture and is testing it through five use cases. GSA created a new secure online content platform for agencies to move websites and applications into a mobile environment.
Brennan defends drone strikes, even on Americans
CIA nominee Brennan defends drone strikes, says he doesn't know if waterboarding is effective
Panetta says US at risk of being second-rate power
Defense secretary warns military readiness crisis coming if automatic budget cuts are allowed
IRS budget woes, shrinking staff threaten to derail agency
As the Internal Revenue Service prepares to enter tax season full-bore, the agency is faced with a tightened budget, a shrinking workforce and an ever-more complex and increasing workload. That combination, along with leadership changes at the top of agency, threatens to upend the gains IRS has made over the past few years to better manage its workforce, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, an agency watchdog.
Obama picks outdoor retail exec to lead Interior
Obama nominates REI executive Sally Jewell to lead Interior Department
Senate panel postpones vote on Hagel nomination
Senate panel postpones vote on Hagel nomination amid Republican calls for more information
