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Federal News Radio's Match Game 1500

Jenny Mattingley, director of government affairs with Shaw Bransford and Roth and Rob Burton, partner at the Venable law firm and former acting administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy try to match answers with a panel of Federal News Radio personalities in Federal News Radio's version of the game-show classic.

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In Depth interviews - March 1

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

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Issa asks agencies for alternative sequestration cuts

The chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee wrote to 17 agencies requesting short-term ways to achieve savings instead of the across-the-board cuts expected to start today.

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Sequestration Tracker: Guide to agency furloughs

In the weeks leading up to March 1, agencies across government have painted increasingly dire pictures of life under sequestration. Along with hiring freezes, spending reductions, and curtailed travel and training, many agencies are planning for furloughs. With Federal News Radio's Sequestration Tracker, find out how agencies have said they'll slash their budgets to comply with the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts.

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Graduate School USA bringing EA back into vogue

Brian Moran, a lecturer at the Graduate School USA, is leading an effort to reinvigorate the enterprise architecture curriculum.
February 28, 2013

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ZL Technologies' Kon Leong on managing messy data

Kon Leong, president, CEO and co-founder of ZL Technologies, joins Industry Chatter with Francis Rose to discuss unstructured data, records management and the importance for companies and agencies to archive their "corporate ememories."

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Obama signs sequestration order; what's next for feds?

Sequestration is officially a reality for federal employees and agencies. President Barack Obama signed the sequestration order into effect Friday night. After more than 15 months, fierce debate and a delay at the beginning of the year, the $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board budget cuts are officially here. Find out what steps civilian agencies and the Pentagon are taking, including employee furloughs. Plus find out what comes next in terms of negotiations between the White House and Congress.

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In Depth interviews - Feb. 28

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

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SSA, IRS take different paths on sequestration furloughs

The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration — two of the largest federal agencies with very public missions — are taking divergent paths when it comes to dealing with the automatic, across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. IRS says it is planning for five to seven furloughs days, while SSA says it hopes to forego furloughs through alternative savings.

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DHS official retires after immigrants are freed

APNewsBreak: Homeland Security official retires after illegal immigrants freed over cuts

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In Depth interviews - Feb. 27

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

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House committee worried DoD, VA 'moving the goal posts' on e-health records

A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the decision by the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments to scale back plans for a joint integrated electronic-health records systems dredged up longstanding issues with the two departments' EHR efforts.

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In Depth interviews - Feb. 26

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

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Military leaders say Congress must stop sequester

Military leaders say automatic budget cuts will undercut ability to confront global threats

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Federal News Countdown: How will sequestration impact government operations?

On a special edition of the Federal News Countdown, Jeff Neal, senior vice president at ICF International and the former chief human capital officer at the Homeland Security Department, discusses the potential effects of sequestration on government operations.

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In Depth Interviews - February 25

Guests from the federal community discuss the latest issues with In Depth host Francis Rose.

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Coburn calls for partial federal job freeze as sequestration nears

The Republican senator from Oklahoma is asking the Office of Management and Budget to require agencies to stop hiring for certain positions. Instead, he would like that funding put towards mission critical jobs that could be affected by sequestration cuts. Coburn, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, found 10 jobs listed on USAJobs.gov that he believes could be frozen. He says this would give agencies $1.4 million to spend on positions like border security officers and TSA screeners.

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Inside the Reporter's Notebook: OPM personnel changes, Tangherlini gets more than 210 days

News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.

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In Depth interviews - Feb. 22

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

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Boehner says US veterans' claims system is broken

House speaker says system for veterans' disability claims is broken, cites 'shameful' failures

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