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DoD contracting cuts less painful than expected

In a meeting with members of Congress and industry association leaders this week, DoD officials said proposed cuts to Defense contracting will only impact a small subset of the department's service contracting budget. DoD officials said they are looking at contracts that support staff augmentation and other similar support service contracts.

Tags: contracting , industry , DoD , Robert Gates , Bill Lynn , Stan Soloway , Bobbie Kilberg , Professional Services Council , Northern Virginia Technology Council , Deltek Consulting , budget cuts , services contracts , Jared Serbu

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Obama signs telework bill into law

A law signed by President Obama Thursday afternoon means many employees in the D.C. area will have more opportunities to work from home.

Tags: John Sarbanes , Frank Wolf , Barack Obama , telework , Adam Tuss , Gary Emerling

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Lawmakers push back against the pay freeze

Washington-area lawmakers move to put a freeze on the pay freeze, asking it be limited to one year.

Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , Steny Hoyer , David Obey , James Moran , Frank Wolf , Chris Van Hollen , John Sarbanes , Donna Edwards , Elanor Holmes Norton , Ruben Gomez , pay debate

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Rep. Connolly: Pay freeze unfair to feds

Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly discusses the likely passage of the President's proposed two-year federal pay freeze.

Tags: Congressional Spotlight , Congress , pay freeze , pay debate , pay and benefits , Dorobek Insider

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Week after election, Fimian concedes to Connolly

Republican challenger Keith Fimian is conceding a narrow loss to Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly in last week's 11th Congressional District race.

Tags: Keith Fimian , 11th Congressional District , elections , recount , fairfax county , Prince William County

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Va. Rep. Gerry Connolly released from hospital

Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly (D - 11th) was hospitalized Friday, but is expected to be released over the weekend.

Tags: Keith Fimian

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Provisional ballots still being counted in Va.'s 11th

It could be at least another day before the official results of the 11th Congressional District race.

Tags: Keith Fimian , 11th Congressional District , election , fairfax county , Prince William County

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Virginia congressional race wrap-up

Unofficial results have incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat, ahead of challenger Republican Keith Fimian by 921 votes in the 11th Congressional District race.

Tags: Tom Perriello , Jim Moran , Frank Wolf , Jeff Barnett , Patrick Murray , Keith Fimian , 10th Congressional District , 5th Congressional District , 8th Congressional District , Robert Hurt , Hank Silverberg , Gary Emerling , Virginia State Board of Elections , Nancy Rodrigues , Sheri Iachetta , Peggy Petty , registrar

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Divided Congress: Gridlock or opportunity?

Politico, GovExec and Washington Post report on the divided Congress and the possibility of gridlock.

Tags: Politico , GovExec , Tom Shoop , Washington Post , Darrell Issa , Barack Obama , Bill Clinton , Congress , elections , pay and benefits , Must Reads , Republicans , Democrats , Dorobek Insider

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Connolly has narrow lead over Fimian in Va.'s 11th

Unofficial results have incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat, ahead of challenger Republican Keith Fimian by 820 votes in the 11th Congressional District race.

Tags: Keith Fimian , recount , canvas , ballots , provisional ballots , absentee ballots , Tim Edson , Gary Emerling , Lorton Center , Laurel Hill

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