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This morning on the Federal Drive:
  • What's holding up progress in DHS contracting? We get an inside look,
  • FEMA's former director, Michael Brown, joins us with a few transition tips,
  • and the danger level for USGS workers is a little lower, now that they have a new unmanned drone. We get the buzz about it.
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    This afternoon on the Daily Debrief we have the best of the best. Tune in to see who was picked for our Best of program!
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    Fixing the hiring crisis

    One Senator says the federal hiring system is in crisis, and something needs to be done.
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    Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush

    Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by President Bush's threatened veto and the backing of many congressional Republicans.
    May 9th - 4:57am | Read More

    Issa joins in calling for Bloch resignation

    The chorus grows calling for the Special Counsel to step down.
    May 9th - 7:42am | Read More

    Preparing for Those Changes

    Does implementing IPv6 mean you should be getting ready to get rid of IPv4? Not necessarily!
    May 5th - 7:53am | Read More
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      Labor Department wants more info from union officials
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      Pentagon proceeding cautiously on potential aid drop
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      Report: US lacks plan to counter terrorist messages

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    Issa joins in calling for Bloch resignation
    updated: May 9th - 7:41am
    The chorus grows calling for the Special Counsel to step down.  Read more...


    Fixing the hiring crisis
    updated: May 9th - 4:21am
    Senator says the federal hiring system is in crisis, and something needs to be done.   Read more...


    Scorecards and security clearances
    updated: May 8th - 10:00am
    OMB's Clay Johnson tells FederalNewsRadio more about both.  Read more...


    Davis calls for Bloch resignation
    updated: May 7th - 3:33pm
    A local congressman calls on the embattled Special Counsel to step down.  Read more...


    Pres. Bush nominates new slate for open seats at FEC
    updated: May 7th - 2:00pm
    Agency can't make quorum without new commissioners.  Read more...


    Today's Federal Headlines

    Jenna Bush's wedding is low-key affair at ranch
    updated: 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
    Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. She and Henry Hager opted to say "I do" Saturday at President Bush's ranch in Crawford where the corn is thigh-high, roads are named Cattle Drive and the Texas flag is painted on the rooftops of barns.  Read more...


    Justice Stevens contrasts lethal injection methods
    updated: 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says the euthanized Kentucky Derby horse Eight Belles probably died more humanely than death row prisoners do.  Read more...


    Invoking history, Bush wants court out of subpoena fight
    updated: May 10th - 10:20am
    If there's one thing Congress and the Bush administration can agree on, it's that they've got a fight of historic proportions on their hands.  Read more...


    First-class stamp prices rise 1 penny to 42 cents Monday
    updated: May 10th - 9:31am
    The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.  Read more...


    Democratic senator calls for GOP to alter energy policy
    updated: May 10th - 9:02am
    The public must pressure Republicans in the White House and Congress to change directions in the country's energy policies, which have pushed oil and gas prices to record highs, a Democratic lawmaker said Saturday.  Read more...


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