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USDA's broad view of broadband expansion

Grants will be awarded for WiMax, fiber and DSL deployments. Rural Utilities Service Administrator, Jonathan Adelstein, explains.

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DoD also cutting improper payments

Agencies are accountable for how they're run - including improper payments. We learn about how Defense is tackling the issue from Mark Easton, the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at DoD

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Apps contest gets it done better, faster, cheaper

We learn more about the Disaster Relief app for the Android from developer Andrew Jenkins.

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Postal Service may not be able to pay 2011 bills

Despite cutting 100,000 jobs over the past two years, CFO Joe Corbett tells Federal News Radio the USPS may not be able to stay liquid much past the next year.

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How to survive the September buying binge

Get tips for end of year ordering from the program manager of the NASA SEWP program, Joanne Woytek

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Iraq drawdown is a logistic challenge

Everything from helicopters to printer cartridges is being wrapped and stamped and shipped out of Iraq. U.S. military bases that once resembled small towns have transformed into a cross between giant post offices and Office Depots. Major General Stephen Lanza is the spokesman for all U.S. forces in Iraq explains the process.

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Army prepares historic language training surge

Every soldier to be sent to Afghanistan will soon be required to complete language and culture training before being allowed to deploy. Federal News Radio gets the details of how that will be done from Col. Dino Pick, Commandant of the Defense Language Institute.

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5 Early holiday bonuses for teleworkers

Teleworkers work more efficiently. Now there's a way to spend that paycheck more efficiently too.

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Cybersecurity and fighting the insider-threat

Our Federal News Radio Discussion this month explores cybersecurity and the insider-threat with Jerry Davis of NASA, NIST's Elaine Newton, and Bobbie Stempfley from DHS.

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DFAS feds remain suspended without pay

A dozen Defense Department workers jobs are at risk, allegedly because of their bad credit ratings. AFGE Vice President, Arnold Scott, says DoD isn't playing fair.

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