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Pentagon Labyrinth: Industry, politics guiding DoD procurement
Andrew Cockburn has co-authored the Pentagon Labyrinth: Ten Short Essays to Help You Through It. He says DoD is making buying decisions based on what makes money for industry and congressional districts.
Tags: DoD Report , Pentagon Labyrinth series , Andrew Cockburn , procurement , contracting , Dorobek Insider
Feds rarely denied raise for poor performance
Federal Times' Steve Watkins and Steve Losey discuss the likelihood of bills targeting federal employees will have enough votes to pass.
Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , budget , Steve Losey , Steve Watkins , Federal Times , retirement ,
Libya costs won't blow up the budget
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in an analysis this month, estimated that the Libyan no-fly zone could cost $100 million to $300 million per week. The Hill's Sam Youngman puts those numbers into perspective for us.
Tags: Federal Drive , The Hill , Libya , budget , FY 2012 , continuing resolution , Sam Youngman , Suzanne Kubota
Causey: Feds 'outraged' over threats to pay, benefits
WFED's Mike Causey analyzes some of the proposed cuts to federal pay and benefits.
Tags: pay and benefits , budget , retirement , Mike Causey , Dorobek Insider
Army, Marines begin separate ERP rollouts
The Army and Marine Corps are both in the early phases of deploying logistics accountability systems that will replace a collection of disconnected, stovepiped IT systems and processes that have grown up since the 1960s. Though the systems share the same objective, they were made by different vendors, prompting questions from one member of Congress.
Tags: DoD , management , Army , Marine Corps , Claire McCaskill , financial management , DoD budget , Enterprise Resource Planning , Drew Dwyer , James Amos , Senate Armed Services Committee , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
Budget fatigue among members of Congress
Lou Peck, National Journal reporter
Tags: budget , continuing resolution , Lou Peck ,
Telework tax credit introduced
One thousand dollars may be waiting for teleworkers someday, if some DC area congressmen have their say.
Tags: technology , Telework Center , telework , Polycom , tax credit , pay and benefits , Suzanne Kubota
Breakdown of cuts in 3-week spending bill
The Congress is sending a three-week spending measure to President Obama that would keep government funded through April 8. Some of the $6 billion in proposed cuts include federal program terminations.
Tags: budget , breakdown , continuing resolution , Jolie Lee , House Appropriations Committee
Bill would cut prescription drug costs for feds
Congressman Stephen Lynch's bill would require openness of contracts and stricter guidelines when it comes to agreements with Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
Tags: FEHPB , Stephen Lynch , pay and benefits , House Oversight and Government Reform Commitee , John Buckner
Downsize Government: Congress First
What would happen if Congress became a part-time institution? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says maybe it's already happened.
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , downsizing ,
