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Whistleblower bill draws anger, praise from various groups

Certain whistleblower groups say the bill eliminates protection for those who speak out, manager groups think it is a good compromise.

Tags: Pay & Benefit , management , National Whistleblower Center , Frederick Whitehurst , Shaw, Bransford & Roth , whistleblower , whistleblower protections , S.372 , Dorothy Ramienski

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A new prosecutor looking into possible CIA abuse

Tags: management , CIA , Eric Holder , Attorney General

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Legal Loop: privately funding public servants

Tags: P&B , mngt , ethics , contracting , Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux, and Roth , Pentagon , DoD , travel

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Background checks challenged in court

The Supreme Court has agreed to referee a dispute between NASA and some of its independent contractors over required security checks, a decision that could affect how the federal government investigates the background of current and future employees.

Tags: management , privacy , technology , HSPD-12 , security , NASA , Supreme Court , Shaw Bransford & Roth , contracting

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SEA speaks about recent report

Tags: management , SES , Booz Allen Hamilton , Partnership for Pubic Service , Abe Zwaney ,

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Does FAA backpay decision set precedent?

Bill Bransford, a partner with Shaw, Bransford and Roth, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss he legal rationale behind the decision and whether it sets a new legal precedent.

Tags: FAA , partial shutdown , Bransford Shaw and Roth , Congress

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Report highlights problems in Senior Executive Service

Booz Allen Hamilton and the Partnership for Public Service collaborated on writing the report; Senior Executive Association agrees with many recommendations.

Tags: pay& Benefits , Senior Executive Service , Booz Allen Hamilton , Partnership for Public Service , Senior Executive Association , Abe Zwaney , Dorothy Ramienski

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More Than a Cold Shoulder

Tags: Rod Blagojevich , Roland Burris , Legal Loop

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Free speech and ethics collide for federal employees

The Environmental Protection Agency's top lawyer says the agency is not censoring two of its California-based attorneys who posted a YouTube video criticizing the Obama administration's backing of a House-passed climate bill.

Tags: P&B , ethics , free speech , EPA , You Tube , Shaw, Bransford & Roth , Legal Loop

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From watchdogs to groundhogs: IGs are watching their shadows

Tags: Legal Loop , Gerald Walpin , inspector general , discrimation suit , P&B

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