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Federal News Countdown 
Top News
- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- GSA to review all internal contracting practices after latest IG report
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
- Assaults increase on rangers, park police
- GAO: Agencies should expand TechStat reviews
- Lawmakers, industry press OFPP not to make strategic sourcing mandatory
- Classified cyber sharing program slow to take off
Fridays, 3:00 p.m.
Hosted by Francis Rose, each week experts in the federal community discuss the three news stories they think are most important in the world of government.
Federal News Countdown: Proposed pay freeze, new snow policy and departing Devaney
John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, and Federal News Radio's Jason Miller count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: supercommittee stalemate, Army cost-savings
Agilex's Tim Hoechst and Shaw, Bransford and Roth's Debra Roth count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: federal workforce cuts, labor management councils
Former OPM director Linda Springer and Jon Desenberg of the Performance Institute count down the top three federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: deficit-cutting pain, DoJ office closings
Bill Bransford and Diane Cochran count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Supercommittee progress, 'anemic' IT spending
Jonathan Breul of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and Al Burman of Jefferson Consulting count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: minorities, women in IT; DoD turns to cyber
SANS Institute's Alan Paller and The Reeder Group's Frank Reeder counts down the top federal stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Cyber unpreparedness, 20 best feds
Francis' guests are Rob Burton of Venable LLP and Alan Balutis of Cisco.
Federal News Countdown: Congressional clashes, buyouts
Allen Federal's Larry Allen and Federal News Radio's Jason Miller count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Move to the cloud, DHS progress
Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower and In Depth host Francis Rose countdown the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Performance.gov, budget cuts
IBM Center for the Business of Government's John Kamensky and Professional Services Council's Alan Chvotkin join host Francis Rose to count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: USPS workforce reduction, debt crisis
Dan Blair and Robert Shea join this week's Federal News Countdown
Dip in jobless claims knocks Treasurys down
Treasury prices fell Thursday after the government reported that fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week.
Federal News Countdown: debt crisis - deadline looms
Franklin Reeder of the Reeder Group and Scott Friedlander, formerly of GTSI, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
Federal News Countdown: Evolving acquisition workforce and the debt ceiling debate
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Federal News Countdown: DoD cyber strategy and departing tech leaders
Federal News Countdown: strike, union vote and budget constraints
Federal News Countdown: Transparency, cyber training
Julie Myers Wood, President of ICS Consulting and Rob Burton, Partner at Venable join Francis Rose for this week's Federal News Countdown.
