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XBRL goes Dutch

A dutch treat for fans of government transparency and accountability

Tags: newsstand , mngt , technology , XBRL , W. David Stephenson , Stephenson Strategies , FDIC , Dutch Taxonomy Project , Vivek Kundra , OMB

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SEC releases new disclosure guidelines for companies hit by cyber attacks

The Securities and Exchange Commission has released new guidance for how companies should disclose cyberattacks. The guidance comes after Sen. Jay Rockefeller asked the SEC to issue it, so companies would be compelled to reveal any cyberattacks that lead to losses.

Tags: Federal Drive , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Google , Lockheed Martin , Jay Rockefeller

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NTEU warns against the loss of IRS jobs, revenue

The union that represents IRS workers is ramping up a public campaign in hopes of convincing voters that the loss of 4,000 tax collectors and agents would be bad for government services that they depend on. Congressional appropriators have proposed cutting the division's budget by $450 million-to-$600 million.

Tags: IRS , budget , Congress , Treasury , NTEU , Colleen Kelley , Dick Durbin , Doug Shulman , dodd-frank act , Senate Appropriations Committee , House Appropriations Committee , Emily Kopp

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SEC FOIA loophole tightens

Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would strike a section of the recently enacted financial regulation law that exempted the Securities and Exchange Commission from the Freedom of Information Act. On the Money blogger Silla Brush explains.

Tags: Federal Drive , FOIA , The Hill , On the Money , Silla Brush

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Privacy, porn, and your federal job: analysis

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been slapped with a lawsuit demanding disclosure of names of employees who viewed pornography on government computers. Attorney Debra Roth explains what's going on here.

Tags: pay and benefits , Debra Roth , Shaw Bransford & Roth , porn , privacy , Suzanne Kubota

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SEC uses cloud to organize case files

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Transparency and the SEC

This week, host John Gilroy talks with Mark Story of the SEC
September 7, 2010

Tags: Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy , Mark Story , open government

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Wednesday Federal Newscast - July 6, 2011

The latest news affecting federal workers and government contractors. Find out what you need to know to start your day.

Tags: Los Alamos , building security , Federal newscast , Federal Drive , GAO , GSA , OPM , hurricanes

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OPM promotes new thinking about federal pay

OPM Director John Berry said the administration is trying to be "responsible and professional" when it comes to changing the bonus and pay structure. He said agencies should take a step back and make sure they are using these programs effectively and promoting the best employees.

Tags: pay and benefits , management , John Berry , Scott Gould , Greg Gilman , Jeff Risinger , OPM , OMB , VA , NTEU , pay freeze , performance bonuses , within grade , Federal Labor Management Council , Jason Miller

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Which feds make the most money?

Feds who make more than $180,000 a year make up less than one percent of the federal workforce. Leading that pack are doctors, lawyers and dentists. Doctors held roughly eight out of 10 of the top-salaried jobs.

Tags: pay and benefits , pay debate , VHA , NIH , FDA , FDIC , Army , USA Today

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