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DoD taking CAC in new directions

Biometrics, more card memory giving military more options. In the future, employees may be able to use federal ID cards on metro.

Tags: mngt , technology , Bob Gilson , Gail Bovy , Lisa Swan , DoD , Navy , Army , Defense Manpower Data Center , Marines , Treasury , DHS , AFCEA , biometrics , Common Access Card , Metro

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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Some TSP funds rattled by economy

With the ongoing financial crisis, and the general tumult on Wall Street, you might be wondering how your Thrift Savings Plan is faring.

Tags: TSP , Tom Trabucco , retirement

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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House panel casts leery eye toward TSP mutual fund option

With important changes coming to the Thrift Savings Plan, federal workers will soon see significant new options and opportunities for their retirement savings. But federal worker unions tell a House subcommittee that they're reluctant to endorse an option sought by a small, but some say overly-vocal minority of TSP participants.

Tags: mngt , TSP , Thrift Savings Plan , Steven Lynch , Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Serv , Greg Long , Margaret Baptiste , NARFE , Max Cacas

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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OPM's Berry deals out first set of civil service reform suggestions

Now the agency wants to hear from others about these ideas and their own recommendations on how to fix federal HR processes. Director Berry offers to get rid of the GS system, expand who can receive bonuses and bolster training.

Tags: mngt , John Berry , OPM , DoD , Syracuse Maxwell School , human resources , hiring , recruiting , training , SES , bonuses , GS-System

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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TSP: Most funds down for October but up for year

TSP's Tom Trabucco says that no matter the market's ups and downs in the past month, the government's retirement plan can still be counted on in the long term.

Tags: TSP , Tom Trabucco

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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Agencies bolster the ranks of fed contracting pros

More spending to track, and fewer workers to do the work. That's the conundrum facing Federal agencies trying to meet the many demands of federal acquisition. In the second of two reports, FederalNewsRadio's Max Cacas looks at how three of those agencies are trying to cope.

Tags: contracting , acquisitions , GSA , Daniel Akaka , George Voinovich , Elaine Duke , DHS , John McNally , NASA , John Bashista , DoE , OMB , Max Cacas