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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
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In Depth interviews - March 14
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.
In Depth interviews - March 13
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.
In Depth interviews - March 12
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.
Agency CAOs fear budget woes put workforce at risk
Many contracting reform efforts over the past few years have focused on building up the federal acquisition workforce. Now, faced with near-crippling budget uncertainty, agency acquisition officials are worried the progress of the past few years could stall. Nick Nayak, chief procurement officer at the Homeland Security Department, discusses Federal News Radio's exclusive survey of chief acquisition officers on In Depth with Francis Rose.
Sequestration to force HUD to shut down for 7 days
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will furlough all 9,000 of its employees for seven days between May and August in a bid to reduce costs due to sequestration. All employees, including career employees, will be furloughed the same number of days, which will effectively result in a shutdown of the department on those days.
Senate Democrats unveil government funding bill
Senate Democrats unveil government funding bill to prevent shutdown as long-term battles loom
Hagel to review Air Force sexual assault case
Defense secretary will review general's decision to overturn conviction in sexual assault case
In Depth interviews - March 11
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.
Next-generation CIOs manage more than boxes and bytes
Changes to federal agencies' IT operations are coming quicker than ever. And that means IT leaders need to be experts across a range of new and diverse areas — more than just boxes, bits and bytes. Barbara Fast, retired Army major general and senior vice president at CGI, and Molly O'Neill, former chief information officer of the Environmental Protection Agency and vice president at CGI, join In Depth to discuss the shifting role of the chief information officer.
OFPP tells agencies to get serious about tracking contractor performance
Agencies must meet annual goals between 2013 and 2015 to enter data into the Past Performance Information Retrieval System. Joe Jordan, the administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said inputting and referring to vendor performance information can reduce risks for agencies.
In Depth interviews - March 8
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.
Federal News Countdown: Furloughs, sequestration and cybersecurity
Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel of the Professional Services Council, and Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president for Global Public Sector Government Affairs at TechAmerica, count down the top federal news stories of the week.
After filibuster, Senate confirms Brennan for CIA
Senate confirms Brennan as CIA director after Paul filibuster, White House statement on drones
Sen. Carl Levin will not seek re-election in 2014
Democrat Levin says he will not seek re-election in 2014; creates open Senate seat in Michigan
In Depth interviews - March 7
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.
Senate Democrat unveils bill preventing shutdown
Top Senate Democrat Mikulski unveils bill preventing government shutdown
Members of Congress confident budget deal can be reached to avert shutdown
Congress missed the deadline to avert sequestration last week. And now a deadline to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month is barreling toward lawmakers. But members of both chambers and from both sides of the aisle say they're confident they can work out a deal to keep the government running.The likely sticking point is how the the automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, will continue to play out. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R- Okla.) discuss the continuing resolution and sequestration on In Depth with Francis Rose.
House puts damper on USPS plan for 5-day delivery
The fiscal 2013 spending bill doesn't remove the requirement for the Postal Service to deliver first-class mail six days a week. Other provisions in the bill povide a boost in funding DHS cyber, DoD acquisition and VA IT spending.
Report: VA sent data over unsecured networks
Watchdog says VA sent sensitive patient data over unencrypted networks, posing security risk
In Depth interviews - March 6
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.
