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- Data breach puts DHS workers at risk of ID theft
- DoD to pursue commercial alternative to VA's VistA system
- Obama to nominate Tangherlini as GSA administrator
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
- OMB fuels synergy between mobile, open data
- IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
- OMB reworking financial system requirements to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- Retirement funds temporarily tapped to avoid debt limit default
- VanRoekel to lead OMB management team
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
- Bonuses under fire at GSA, other agencies
- Wednesday federal headlines - May 22, 2013
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In Depth interviews - Feb. 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.
USPS makes case for ending Saturday delivery as postal reform push continues
The U.S. Postal Service's worsening financial situation led Postmaster General Pat Donahoe to announce last week the agency would end Saturday mail delivery beginning in August. But lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee were divided over Donahoe's announcement. The postmaster general told the committee during a hearing Wednesday the decision was necessary to save $2 billion a year and to begin shoring up the service's funding shortfalls.
White House issues cyber order, giving NIST, DHS lead roles
Senior administration officials say the Executive Order is not a replacement for comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, but the start of a new conversation for how best to protect the nation's critical infrastructure. NIST released an RFI Tuesday as part of its effort to create a voluntary, flexible framework. And DHS will expand the number of companies the government shares classified and unclassified cyber threat information with through the Defense Industrial Base pilot.
Obama calls on Congress to stop sequestration, pass cyber bill
President Obama used his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to reiterate common management themes that have been part of the administration's push over the last four years.
In Depth interviews - Feb. 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.
Top officers issue urgent warning over budget cuts
US military's top leaders says looming spending cuts may leave troops unprepared for combat
Are contractors exaggerating sequestration impact?
As sequestration draws nearer, contractor groups have pointed to alarming studies that show the 9 percent in across-the-board Defense cuts would throw at least 1 million people out of work and potentially cripple the defense and aerospace industries. But in a new report, the Center for International Policy, a nonprofit group which advocates reducing military spending, presented evidence that far fewer defense-sector jobs would be lost than industry has claimed and that defense companies would likely be able to absorb the defense cuts.
Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
Pentagon extends benefits to same-sex partners of service members; not healthcare, housing
In Depth interviews - Feb. 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.
Senate Democrats craft bill to avert budget cuts
Senate Democrats craft bill to avert automatic budget cuts to Pentagon, domestic programs
Senate panel to vote Tuesday on Hagel nomination
Senate committee to vote Tuesday on Hagel nomination as Dem chairman rejects GOP demands
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: 2014 IT budget passback is much ado about nothing
News and buzz from the last two weeks includes a new legislative proposal from Rep. Darrell Issa on suspension and debarment and round two of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.
Could cutting service contracts avert sequestration furloughs?
In an analysis prepared for the American Federation of Government Employees, contracting expert Charles Tiefer said that agency managers have a number of tools at their disposal to legally scale back service-contract spending and that doing so would be preferable to federal furloughs.
SBA head Karen Mills resigning
Karen Mills, the head of the Small Business Administration, is resigning. Mills says she will stay on until a successor is confirmed.
White House outlines deep cuts it may have to make
Ramping up pressure on Congress, White House details looming 'self-inflicted' spending cuts
In Depth interviews - Feb. 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.
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.
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.
