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Private contractors as security guards in Afghanistan?
Tags: contracting , Afghanistan , AP , Sagar Meghani
What's happening now in Iran
Tags: technology , Iran , Brian Todd
Investigating the death of a Border Patrol agent
Tags: CBP , HSToday , David Silverberg
Health care reform debate goes viral
Tags: management , health care reform , viral campaign , Web 2.0 , Politico , Mike Allen
Virginia Governor calls BRAC an 'amazing mixture' of news
As the Commonwealth of Virginia makes the transition to a new governor, the state's outgoing chief executive, Tim Kaine, reflects on one of the biggest challenges of his soon-to-be-concluded term: BRAC, the Pentagon's Base Realignment and Closure process, which is forcing the relocation of several large military facilities out of the state. However, as Kaine told Federal News Radio exclusively, the state was able to successfully mitigate some of the effects of BRAC, especially in the Northern Virginia suburbs.
Tags: Virginia , Tim Kaine , Bob McDonnell , BRAC , DARPA , Arlington County , Andrea Morris
Senate confirms Census Director Groves
Tags: Census , Robert Groves , U.S. Senate
XBRL goes Dutch
A dutch treat for fans of government transparency and accountability
Tags: mngt , technology , XBRL , W. David Stephenson , Stephenson Strategies , FDIC , SEC , Dutch Taxonomy Project , Vivek Kundra , OMB
On the Hill, the push for 'PayGo' begins
Congressional Democrats have begun the task of codifying into federal law "PayGo", rules that mandate an equivalent cut in spending in one area to compensate for an increase in spending elsewhere. The President has proposed the action to trim the budget, but opponents say recent stimulus and financial bailout spending make them wary of the idea.
Tags: budget , PayGo , Rep. Steny Hoyer , Rep. Alan Boyd , OMB , Peter Orzag , President Barack Obama
Leahy speech opens Sunshine in Government week
FOIA "the power cord that connects the American people to their government."
Tags: Patrick Leahy , American University , John Cornyn , FOIA , Freedom of Information Act , Congress , Senate , Barack Obama
USCG's Adm. Thad Allen begins long farewell
Sometime around the end of May, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen will hand over the reins of the service to his successor. During his four-year tour, Allen has helped oversee the Coast Guard at a time of transition. He talked about it in his final "State of the Coast Guard" speech at the National Press Club.
Tags: USCG , Thad Allen , budget , technology , Web 2.0 , President Obama , Max Cacas
