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Republicans take House, Dems keep Senate

Associated Press Capitol Hill Correspondent, Jerry Bodlander, shared his analysis of election results and how the outcome might impact feds with Tom Temin and Amy Morris on the Federal Drive.

Tags: Jerry Bodelander , Associated Press , Agencies , Congress , 2010 Election , DoD Reports , Federal Drive

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Sen. Warner pushes agency performance reforms

Warner's proposed legislation requires federal agencies to do less work with performance data more often. More details from Mark Warner.

Tags: Federal Drive , Government Performance Modernization Act , Congress , management , Mark Warner , Suzanne Kubota

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Moran says Mark Center 'is not going to work'

Rep. Jim Moran tells Federal News Radio if you take 395 through Arlington, your commute may be about to get two to three hours longer every day.

Tags: Federal Drive , Jim Moran , BRAC , DOI , morale , pay and benefits , Suzanne Kubota

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Law requires FEMA to streamline preparedness

Congressman Henry Cuellar's homeland security bill to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess the efficiency of homeland security grants is about to become law. He explains how it will work.

Tags: Federal Drive , Henry Cuellar , Congress , FEMA , performance management , management , DHS

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Proposed defense cuts hit hard in Virginia

The Virginia Congressional delegation isn't happy about the way the Pentagon plans on reducing costs

Tags: Federal Drive , Randy Forbes , Joint Forces Command , Vyomika Jairam , DoD , DoD Report

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Army asked to find the depth of danger at Detrick

U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin sent a letter to the Department of Defense Monday asking the agency to look into contamination at Fort Detrick and devise a plan by Dec. 1 to remedy the situation.

Tags: Federal Drive , Army , Fort Detrick , Ben Cardin , Suzanne Kubota

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Hoyer explains changes to FY 2011 budgeting

House Democrats passed a budget bill that sets discretionary spending at levels below President Obama's. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer explains why.

Tags: Federal Drive , Steny Hoyer , Congress , FY 2011 budget , discretionary spending

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Metro safety issues spur reform calls

June 22, 2009. It's a date forever linked with the worst tragedy in Metro's history. Nine people died when two Metro trains collided. Dozens were hurt, and yet others walked away. Sen. Ben Cardin joins us to talk about a congressional move to bolster the system on Congressional Spotlight.

Tags: Federal Drive , Metro , Ben Cardin

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Rep. Moran: require manager training at all agencies

A new House bill would require agencies to invest significant time and resources in training managers. We talk with Rep. Jim Moran about the Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010.

Tags: Federal Drive , Jim Moran , management , Suzanne Kubota

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Towns to do fix check of National Central Bureau

Chairman Edolphus "Ed" Towns (D-NY) is requesting detailed information from the Justice Department and DHS after the release of a Justice Department Inspector General report in 2009 that outlined major lapses at the United States National Central Bureau.

Tags: Federal Drive , Edolphus Towns , USNCB , INTERPOL , DoJ , DHS , Congress

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