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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
Agency credit unions ready to step in during default
Some federal agency credit unions are offering short-term loan programs as the country nears the Aug. 2 deadline of defaulting on its debt.
GAO: Collaboration overseas key to fighting terrorism
A new GAO report finds gaps in the United States' collaboration with international partners on terrorism
State's internal social network speeds up collaboration
The State Department launched Corridor, a social network for its employees to collaborate on projects.
State launches internal social network
They say no man is an island, and neither is a federal agency. Richard Boly is director of the office of eDiplomacy at the State Department. He spoke with Federal News Radio from the Excellence in Government Conference.
Friday Morning Federal Newscast - July 1, 2011
USPS cancels bonuses for executives, officers and administrative staff.
GAO: Bureau of Diplomatic Security not ready for role in Iraq
Jess Ford is Director of International Affairs and Trade at GAO.
State Department says Clinton not going anywhere
The State Department shot down a report Thursday that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about heading the World Bank.
Report: Clinton considering World Bank move
Reuters reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is considering a move to the World Bank
State, DoD fall short in tracking $1.8B in contracts
An in-depth analysis report by a Senate committee exposes inadequacies in spending on counternarcotics contracts in Latin America, which may affect future expansion to Afghanistan.
Watchdogs: Agencies risking billions in war zones
Unless changes are made "the United States faces new waves of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan" according to the Commission on Wartime Contracting. USAID, the Departments of Defense and State are singled out in a new commission report for their inadequate planning.
Thousands of Air Force and federal jobs to go unfilled
For every two vacancies in the Air Force civilian ranks, only one person will be hired.
US outlines global plan for cyberspace
The Obama administration laid out plans Monday to work aggressively with other nations to make the Internet more secure, enable law enforcement to work closely on cybercrime and ensure that citizens everywhere have the freedom to express themselves online.
International Strategy for Cyberspace debuts
The State Department said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has made Internet freedom one of her priorities, will deliver keynote remarks at the event.
Stay safe when traveling abroad
If you're planning a trip abroad, you should either call the State Department's travel advisory service or visit its website.
State Dept. puts embassies on alert after bin Laden killing
The State Department early Monday put U.S. embassies on alert and warned of the heightened possibility for anti-American violence after the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan.
Troop drawdown under way
Federal News Radio hears about the drawdown process and how the military is working to achieve its goals and deadlines from Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan.
State launches internal social network
State Department is moving its new internal social media network from its beta phase.
USAID works around FISMA to use iPads
"We are not DHS. We are not DoD," says Jerry Horton, chief information officer at USAID.
State and DOT Open Skies to Brazil
The agreement immediately removes restrictions on pricing and on the routes between each country that can be served by U.S. and Brazilian scheduled and charter airlines. We learn more about the Open Skies program from DOT's Susan Kurland.
Lessons from States's QDDR
Brian Burton, a Bacevich Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, explains what State did right and where it could improve its QDDR.
