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NASA seeks innovations for space waste

NASA is looking for ways to re-purpose waste in space, and the space agency is turning to innovators to come up with some ideas.

Tags: Beth Beck , LAUNCH , State , NIKE , green government , contest , Federal Drive , Jolie Lee

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Bill aims to overhaul wartime contracting

New legislation aims to implement some recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Contracting. Includes provisions that would automatically suspend contractors accused of wrongdoing in overseas contingency scenarios.

Tags: DoD , Congress , Senate , Commission on Waretime Contracting , acquistion , industry , contingency contracting , State Department , Claire McCaskill , James Webb , suspension and debarment , past performance , Professional Services Council , Stan Soloway , Frank Kendall , Jared Serbu

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USAID using childcare subsidy as another way to retain employees

The U.S. Agency for International Development has joined more than 30 other agencies in offering a childcare subsidy for lower-income employees. The program has been shown to help retain employees for relatively little money but many agencies still do not offer it, said Steve Bauer, executive director of the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund, which is managing the USAID program.

Tags: pay and benefits , retention , workforce , Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund , Steve Bauer , Emily Kopp

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Van Dyck joins OMB to work on mobile, .gov reform efforts

Van Dyck comes to the E-Government and IT office to work as a policy analyst after working at the FCC and most recently USAID.

Tags: technology , people , OMB , FCC , Haley Van Dyck , Steven VanRoekel , Web 2.0 , social media , .gov reform , mobile , Jason Miller

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Signs of fraud in the workplace

Ken Bricker, a partner at Dixon, Hughes and Goodman, discusses some checks managers can put to prevent embezzlement.

Tags: Ken Bricker , Dixon, Hughes and Goodman , fraud , management , Federal Drive , Michael Hase ,

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DAI's Jean Gilson on working with gov on development

Jean Gilson is the senior vice president for strategy and marketing of DAI.

Tags: Jean Gilson , DAI , Industry Chatter , industry , contracting , In Depth ,

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USAID will crowdsource for ideas on solving world issues

Agency using Web 2.0 tools to get ideas from all over the world.

Tags: technology , crowdsource , crowdsourcing , Dave Ferguson , Dorothy Ramienski

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HHS assisting USAID in quake response

The Daily Debrief gets an update on how the relief efforts are going so far.

Tags: newscast , management , HHS , Dr. Nicole Lurie , Center for International Disaster Information , Haiti , earthquake

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Federal agencies face challenges responding to Haitian earthquake

Mark Ghilarducci of James Lee Witt Associates explains what first responders and members of the military will have to deal with in order to help Haitians affected by the quake.

Tags: management , James Lee Witt Associates , Mark Ghilarducci , Haiti , earthquake , disaster , disaster response , Dorothy Ramienski

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Contractor misconduct getting second look from House Oversight Committee

The General Services Administration in the next week will unveil a new system making it easier for agencies to understand if a contractor is found guilty of breaking a law.

Tags: contracting , Elaine Duke , Drew Luten , Greg Woods , Richard Skinner , Calvin Scovel , Ed Towns , Donald Gambatesa , DHS , DOT , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , GSA , suspension and debarment , contractor oversight , FAPIIS , PPIRS

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