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What has the Army learned in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Col. Thomas Roe, director of the Center for Army Lessons Learned, offers insight on how the Army takes what it has learned from fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq and is applying it to future conflicts.

Tags: Thomas Roe , Army , DoD , Center for Army Lessons Learned , Iraq and Afghanistan , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , IEDs

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Federal Mobility Strategy begins with public dialogue

Members of the public have until Jan. 20 to submit ideas for the National Dialogue on Federal Mobility Strategy.

Tags: mobility , technology , Steven VanRoekel , EOP , GSA , Federal Mobility Strategy , Michael OConnell

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CBP, Labor team up for disabilities hiring initiative

Customs and Board Protection recently signed an agreement to adopt a program developed by the Labor Department that facilities the hiring of individuals with disabilities.

Tags: CBP , Franklin Jones , Labor Department , best practices , disabilities , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , workforce , management

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Cummings: Fight ahead for federal pay raise

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, anticipates strong opposition to President Obama's promised 0.5 percent pay increase for federal employees.

Tags: pay and benefits , Elijah Cummings , Darrell Issa , USPS , Congress , House , pay increase , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , workforce

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Obama praises EPA staff for pursuit of 'vital mission'

President Barack Obama spoke to employees of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, challenging them to continue pursuing their "vital mission" of protecting the American people.

Tags: Barack Obama , EPA , Michael OConnell , workforce

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Newly signed bill adds requirements for intelligence community

President Obama recently signed the 2012 intelligence authorization bill, which requires status reports on released Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Tags: Ellen McCarthy , Intelligence and National Security Alliance , intelligence community , Federal Drive , James Clapper , DNI , Michael OConnell

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Federal financial report is in, but GAO offers no opinion

Robert Dacey, the Government Accountability Office's chief accountant, breaks down the reasons why GAO was unable to render an opinion on the federal government's consolidated financial report.

Tags: Roberty Dacey , GAO , Treasury , CFO Act , financial accountability , financial reporting , Federal Drive , DoD , Michael OConnell , OMB

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NASA listens as Voyager One nears edge of interstellar space

Launched in 1977, the Voyager One space probe is approaching the heliosphere, the large bubble created by the sun, on a journey to a faraway constellation. Ed Stone has been the chief scientist of the Voyager program since its inception in 1972. He and other NASA scientists have been tracking Voyager for 34 years, listening to his transmissions and analyzing its scientific discoveries.

Tags: NASA , Ed Stone , Federal Drive , technology , Michael OConnell

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Three-sided equipping strategy may mean savings for Army

In a break from the Cold War mass-mobilization model, the Army is considering the Army Force Generation, or ARFOGEN, model as a way to find efficiency and savings in the equipping process.

Tags: Christopher Pernin , RAND Corporation , ARFOGEN , Army , DoD , Iraq and Afghanistan , Michael OConnell

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Tighe follows Devaney as Recovery Board chair

Kathleen S. Tighe, the inspector general of the Department of education, will succeed Earl Devaney as chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. She will oversee the board's final 21 months, as Recovery process winds down.

Tags: Kathleen Tighe , Earl Devaney , Joseph Biden , Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board , Recovery.gov , Recovery Act , Department of Education , Department of Justice , Michael OConnell

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