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Senators try compromise to get cyber bill passed

The revised Cybersecurity Act of 2012 removes DHS from having sole oversight authority of critical infrastructure and shares the responsibility across an interagency council. The bill also would make the implementation of cyber standards by critical infrastructure operators voluntary. The legislation encourages an incentive-based program.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Congress , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Cybersecurity Act of 2012 , Critical infrastructure protection , FISMA , DHS , cyber workforce , Jason Miller

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Obama memo bolsters protections for vets reentering workforce

President Barack Obama issued a memorandum Thursday calling on agencies to comply with protections laid out in The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 when hiring returning veterans.

Tags: Barack Obama , Veterans Affairs , Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act , DoD , Joining Forces Initiative , workforce , hiring , Joining Forces , Returning Heroes Tax Credit , Wounded Warrior Tax Credit , Michael OConnell

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In Depth interviews - July 18

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Stephen Shih , Causey Awards , Daniel Donohue , Husch Blackwell , Bob Suda , Suda and Associates

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Agencies face 'hodge-podge' guidance on security clearances

The federal government has issued more than 4.8 million security clearances to federal civilians, military service members and contractors. But the process for determining what positions require clearances amounts to little more than a "hodge-podge" across agencies, an official with the Government Accountability Office told Federal News Radio.

Tags: DHS , GAO , security clearances , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp , Brenda Farrell

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2012 Causey Awards Winner - Stephen Shih

Stephen Shih, deputy associate director of Executive Resources & Employee Development at the Office of Personnel Management, was nominated for designing a new performance appraisal system for the Senior Executive Service.

Tags: Stephen Shih , SES , Causey Awards , appraisal system

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Analysis: White House prescription drug proposal could mean fewer options

Robert Moffit is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Policy Innovation.

Tags: Robert Moffit , Heritage Foundation Center , In Depth , pay and benefits , FEHBP , prescription drugs ,

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Tips for choosing the right health plan during Open Season

Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, Colleen Murphy, executive for PlanSmartChoice, and Walton Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees discuss the 2011 Open Season.

Tags: Colleen Murphy , Walton Francis , Open Season , Mike Causey , Federal Drive , Pay & Benefit , Asparity Decision Solutions , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees ,

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Will you wind up a 2 percenter?

When the power company announces that 98 percent of its customers have had their electricity restored it means that 2 percent are still in the dark. Thanks to an upsurge in retirements some federal retirees are experiencing a long wait in getting full benefits, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: John Berry , OPM backlog , retirement , Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , workforce

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Open Season crunch time: What to do NOW

Federal benefits specialist Ann Vanderslice has some quick tips in the last-minute days before the Open Season deadline.

Tags: pay and benefits , Ann Vanderslice , Federal Drive , FEHBP , Open Season , health plans ,

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Custer's last stand and your retirement

Why is your decision to retire someday, or take a buyout right away, something like the problem Gen. Custer faced during the Battle of the Little Big Horn? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains.

Tags: retirement , retirement backlog , pay and benefits , benefits , Mike Causey , Federal Report

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