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- DoD to pursue commercial alternative to VA's VistA
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- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
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- Senior execs' bonuses under fire at agencies
- Wednesday federal headlines - May 22, 2013
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Charge disclosed in Cuban spying against US
Charge in Cuban spy case unsealed, accusing ex-State Dept. officer of conspiracy
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Fed Cup drops 4th singles after 3-0 lead
Fed Cup changes rules on dead matches to make competition 'more player-friendly'
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Possible USAID bid rigging probed
The Justice Department is conducting an investigation into possible contract rigging by the general counsel at the government agency that distributes foreign aid.
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Federal Drive Interviews -- Dec. 6, 2012
Kathleen Frisbee talks about mobile efforts at the Veterans Health Administration. Richard Buangan of the State Department talks about an agency Twitter account that tweets off-message. Ticora Jones discusses new development labs built with seed money from USAID.
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Small business contracting goal remains elusive
The Obama administration has pushed agencies to increase contracting opportunities with small business, most notably creating a governmentwide task force to share best practices. Yet the federal government on a whole has continued to miss its 23 percent small business contracting goal. Federal News Radio examines this issue as part of our special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.
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Few retired feds cash in on dual compensation
Among six federal agencies surveyed, few are using a defense waiver allowing partially retired workers to collect a salary and their full pension benefit, a new Government Accountability Office report says.
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DoD, State implement only fraction of wartime contracting recommendations
A new Government Accountability Office report found that three main actors in contingency contracting — the Defense and State Departments and the U.S. Agency for International Development — will likely only implement a fraction of the recommendations set out by the Commission on Wartime Contracting. The agencies have either determined their existing policies already address the commission's concerns or they disagreed with the recommendation in the first place, GAO found.
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USAID plans to rebound from dramatic drop in cybersecurity scores
The U.S. Agency for International Development saw their FISMA scores drop to an F grade. Jerry Horton, USAID's chief information officer, said they will fix their shortcomings this year.
June 21, 2012
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USAID using big data to its advantage
Chief Information Officer Jerry Horton said his agency is now linking its procurement and financial systems, among others, to take advantage of the large amounts of data USAID produces.
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USAID crowdsources to clean up aid data
The United States Agency for International Development called on volunteers to clean up data with more accurate geolocation information. Over the weekend, USAID held a crowdsourcing event asking for volunteers from the public to help code and research information on 20,000 records.
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USAID emphasizes strengthening local institutions
It's long been the tradition of the U.S. Agency for International Development to hire U.S. contractors and nongovernmental organizations. But USAID is not shifting its investments to local entities.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thanksgiving: Whose heads will roll?
The Thanksgiving turkeys delivered to the White House may have a much happier holiday than many federal workers, who could be getting a very big dose of bad news, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
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USAID leverages social media for famine awareness
Haley Van Dyck, USAID's director of digital strategy and engagement, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the new project.
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Report: Widespread waste, fraud in war spending
As much as $60 billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade through lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and payoffs to warlords and insurgents, an independent panel investigating U.S. wartime spending estimates.
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GAO: Acquisition planning must include cost estimates, best practices
The top four civilian agencies can do a better job in the planning stages for service contracts, according to a new Government Accountability Office.
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