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Ethics dilemma: feed greed for good deeds?

Are there really professional whistleblowers? If so, can we live with that? We talk about it with attorney Bill Bransford.

Tags: ethics , management , whistleblowers , Bill Bransford

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Friday Morning Federal Newscast - September 10th

Agencies' energy-saving goals released, SSA's Woodlawn eyed for data center site, BAE cuts jobs

Tags: newscast

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Lawmakers join forces in a BRAC fightback

DISA's BRAC move includes a huge commute, TRICARE coverage extended to those under 60

Tags: DoD Report , BRAC , TRICARE

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DHS CERT hunts new cyber worm

New Microsoft patches to be released

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , US CERT , DHS , Windows , worm

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Federal Drive - September 9th

A rare day of "best of" programming gives us all a chance to catch up on some of the very best interviews we may have missed hearing the first time!

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Whistleblower: Army translators failed exams

VA issues second contract for Agent Orange claims

Tags: DoD Report , DoD , Defense , VA , contracting , management , technology , Mission Essential Personnel , IBM , Agent Orange

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DHS CERT cybersecurity not secure, finds IG

The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , DHS , US CERT , CERT , patches , IG , technology

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Thursday Morning Federal Newscast - September 9th

Buyouts trigger exodus at Lockheed, Former OSC plea agreement in limbo, Hearings scheduled for OMB director nominee Lew

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Federal checkbook balance off by $1.3 trillion?

A watchdog group has uncovered massive reporting errors in data on USASpending.gov. The Sunlight Foundation says that accounts for half of the government spending data reported last year. After spending over a year looking at the reports on USA Spending.gov, Sunlight's web developer Kaitlin Lee says they've launched ClearSpending.com to demonstrate their findings.

Tags: newscast , management , USASpending.gov , Sunlight Foundation , Kaitlin Lee

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Analysis: economic proposals face tough tests

The administration hopes the proposals will increase business and consumer confidence, but first each proposal would require congressional approval, which is highly uncertain given Washington's partisan atmosphere.

Tags: Congress , The Hill , Ian Swanson

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