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Friday Morning Federal Newscast - June 25th

Manager training bill clears committee, Interior wants to hire hundreds, BP hires former FEMA director

Tags: newscast

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Postal Service IG report examines vehicle fleet

The Postal Service has approximately 189,000 delivery vehicles. As they get older, is it cheaper to replace or repair them? We get findings of a new study from Mark Duda, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits at the Postal Service.

Tags: USPS , management , Mark Duda , IG , fleet maintenance

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NASA contract awarded to General Dynamics

More data over greater distances. General Dynamics' John Weidman tells us about a new contract to modernize the ground system and network for NASA's Tracking Data and Relay Satellite constellation.

Tags: contracting , NASA , General Dynamics , technology , Goddard Space Flight Center , Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment , Tracking Data and Relay Satellite

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ARRA funds lower unemployment, Onvia study shows

Some states excel at attracting Recovery Act project funding and quickly awarding it to contractors, while others lag far behind on both measures. Onvia's Michael Balsam tells us about a new study.

Tags: Onvia , ARRA , management , stimulus , Michael Balsam

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Thursday Morning Federal Newscast - June 24th

House trims budget another $7B, Despite orders, NASA keeps funding projects, Army: Old Arlington headstones in stream for erosion control

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Congress eyes cyberattacks options

Malaysia Hosts Cybersecurity Workshops For OIC Member Countries, Guard Laptop Stolen From Portland Home

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Joe Lieberman , CyberSecurity Malaysia , National Guard , lost laptop

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GPO celebrates its sesquicentennial

GPO prepares to celebrate 150 years of Keeping American Informed on the documents of our democracy. Public Printer, Bob Tapella, tells us how.

Tags: GPO , management , Bob Tapella , Suzanne Kubota

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War zone corruption allegations rise

More and more cases of fraud and corruption by troops and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan are being investigated. The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Stuart Bowen, brings us up to speed.

Tags: DoD , SIGIR , Stuart Bowen , Iraq and Afghanistan , contracting , Suzanne Kubota

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Social Security has more than a math problem

Jagadeesh Gokhale challenges notions about Social Security's financial future and explores the implications of alternative reforms for the program as a whole and for today's and future generations of Americans.

Tags: Cato , Social Security , Jagadeesh Gokhale , Dorothy Ramienski

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Dems mull how to cut discretionary spending

How low can they go? House Democrats say they'll forgo a traditional budget resolution for 2011 and opt for a plan to reduce non-security discretionary spending beyond what the president has proposed. We get details from The Hill's Walter Alarkon.

Tags: Congress , budget , The Hill , Walter Alarkon , Steny Hoyer , discretionary spending

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