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White House announces plan to cut government waste

The President signed an executive order Monday creating an oversight board to identify areas where agencies can eliminate or streamline.

Tags: Barack Obama , Joe Biden , White House , budget , spending cuts , wasteful spending , executive order ,

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Defense bill denies raises for poor performers

The House is expected to vote today on the bill, which will set spending levels and policy for the DoD in fiscal year 2012.

Tags: Defense Authorization Bill , DoD , budget , pay and benefits , pay for performance , Darrell Issa , Dennis Ross , Allen West ,

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Civilian BRAC bill clears subcommittee mark-up

The legislation would save taxpayers billions of dollars, claims the bill's sponsor Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif).

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House bill to strengthen vet job training

A bill introduced this week in the House would improve training for veterans and change hiring practices to favor veterans.

Tags: Sanford Bishop , Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 , Patty Murray , VA , job training , hiring , Congress ,

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GPO names Richard Davis as new CTO

The Government Printing Office named Richard Davis as its new chief technology officer.

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Bill to strengthen FPS clears Senate committee

A bill to boost training and testing for Federal Protective Service guards cleared the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Tags: Federal Protective Service , Joe Lieberman , SECURE Facilities Act , Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committ , management ,

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Walter Reed employee started working at age 17

Carolyn Stoneburner was 17 years old, fresh out of high school, when she started working as a secretary at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Tags: Carolyn Stoneburner , Walter Reed Army Medical Center , BRAC , BRAC Impact , DoD ,

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White House cyber proposal boosts DHS role

The White House is proposing cybersecurity legislation that gives the Department of Homeland Security oversight of federal civilian networks.

Tags: cybersecurity , Barack Obama , White House , technology , Congress

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Long-time fed looks back on 30 years at Walter Reed

Luana Kiandoli looks back at her 30-year career with Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

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Bill would cut $5B in duplicative federal spending

Two senators propose a bill that would cut $5 billion in duplicative and overlapping government programs.

Tags: Tom Coburn , Mark Warner , duplicative program , wasteful spending , GAO , Barack Obama , Congress , Senate ,

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