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Lawmakers open to changes in military benefits

The government's promise of lifetime health care for the military's men and women is suddenly a little less sacrosanct as Congress looks to slash trillion-dollar-plus deficits.

Tags: Congress , Senate , supercommittee , TRICARE , Tom Coburn , Mark Warner , John McCain , Carl Levin , pay and benefits , House Armed Services Committee , Buck McKeon

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WH threatens veto of contractor tax repeal over offsets

The White House is threatening to veto a bill that would repeal the 3 percent tax withholding on government contractors because of the spending cuts attached to the legislation. The Senate version of the bill would cut $30 billion in government spending to pay for repealing the tax, which the White House says is too much.

Tags: acquisition , acquisition policy , Congress , Senate , Jack Moore

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House, Senate cyber plans have much in common

James Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies says the strategies of the chambers differ but the policies are actually similar.

Tags: James Lewis , Center for Strategic and International Studies , cybersecurity , technology , In Depth , Congress , Senate

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Proposed law creates more checks for feds' credit card purchases

Paul Singer, investigative editor at Roll Call, discusses the provisions of the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act.

Tags: Paul Singer , Roll Call , credit card , charge card abuse , In Depth , oversight , Congress , Senate , Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act

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New House task force to combine committee recs

A major goal of this new task force is to break up the comprehensive cyber bill into four separate components each of which could be addressed by an individual bill.

Tags: Congress , Cybersecurity Update , In Depth , technology , John Boehner

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Union: Thousands of IRS jobs on the budget line

One employee union says the proposed budget cuts could result in more than 8,000 job cuts at the agency.

Tags: budget , IRS , Treasury , Jolie Lee , Hal Rogers

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Va. may lead way toward constitutional amendment

Virginia may lead the way for a constitutional amendment aimed at overturning federal laws.

Tags: Bill Howell , Hank Silverberg , U.S. Constitution , Constitutional amendment , Congress , Senate , Gary Emerling

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Tom Davis: Health care reform likely to create federal jobs

Former Rep. Tom Davis says health care reform means more federal jobs.

Tags: management , P&B , health care reform , Tom Davis , Senate

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House seeks budget below 2008 levels

House GOP are outlining a 2012 budget that aims to cut spending to less than 2008 levels.

Tags: Reuters , Eric Cantor , Republican , Congress , budget , deficit , tax reform

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Critical infrastructure under constant attack

You are under cyber attack. That's the top finding of a new report, In the Crossfire: Critical Infrastructure in the Age of Cyberwar. The survey was commissioned by IT security giant McAfee and authored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , McAfee , CSIS , hacker

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