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Congressional staffers bring in big bucks

Politico's Erika Lovley explains the impetus behind the numbers.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Capitol Hill , Erika Lovley

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Clampdown on fed whistleblowers counters White House transparency pledge

Abby Phillip, a reporter for POLITICO, details who the administration is going after and what possible effect this could have on future whistleblowers in government.

Tags: Abby Phillip , WikiLeaks , Barack Obama , White House , transparency , whistleblower , Dorobek Insider

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Air Force backs off from claim that accessing WikiLeaks violates Espionage Act claim

The Air Force initially issued guidance that anyone accessing WikiLeaks is violating the Espionage Act. The department has since backed off from that statement.

Tags: WikiLeaks , Air Force , Espionage Act , classified documents , Secrecy News , Dorobek Insider

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DoD to begin Don't Ask Don't Tell training

Politico reports that all four services will receive training about the end of the policy that bans openly gay people from serving in the military.

Tags: DoD Report , Don't Ask Don't Tell , gay rights , training , Dorobek Insider ,

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Sebelius nod moves to Senate floor

Tags: mngt , Kathleen Sebelius , HHS ,

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GOP faces challenges to end big government

POLITICO's Rich Cohen discusses the Republicans' challenge to ending big government.

Tags: Rich Cohen , House , Republican , Dorobek Insider

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DoD fights overuse of acronyms

Defense Secretary wants to put a stop to acronym overuse.

Tags: DoD Update , acronyms , Robert Gates , Dorobek Insider , Michael Bruhn

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Meet the New Commerce Secretary

Tags: mngt , Commerce Secretary , Gary Locke , David Mark

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Vets win on Republican ticket

Politico reports that most of the veterans who ran on the Republican ticket won in Tuesday's midterm elections.

Tags: DoD Report , Vets for Freedom , veterans , Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , election , Dorobek Insider

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Killefer Withdraws as CPO

Tags: CPO , Nancy Killefer , OMB , David Mark , President Barack Obama

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