I'm not quite sure how I feel about Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's parsing of words around the question of whether or not Joe Stack, the man who flew a plane into an Austin, Texas IRS
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Relief for furloughed DOT workers?
By The Post's Federal Diary columnist Joe Davidson: If you are among the nearly 2,000 Transportation Department employees who were furloughed last week because Sen.
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Interior Dept. unveils new Ansel Adams photos
(Courtesy of National Archives) The Interior Department and National Park Foundation on Wednesday will put on permanent display 26 previously unseen prints of selected Ansel Adams photographs.
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Dot, Dot, Dot . . .
Former Government Executive reporter Shane Harris discusses his book on why agencies are better at collecting intelligence than analyzing it.
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Administration launches crackdown on improper payments
Obama to sign memorandum directing federal agencies to boost their use of payment recapture audits.
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The L’Enfant Plaza Code
In another outstanding piece of investigative journalism, the Daily Show’s Jason Jones uncovers the vast conspiracy linking the U.S.
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Some travelers displeased about TSA body scanners
Privacy group says it has documents showing that the machines can store and transfer high quality naked images of travelers, contrary to TSA claims.
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White House: TSA nominee to avoid conflicts of interest
Harding plans to steer clear of matters involving former consulting clients.
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Eye Opener: Group warns of cutting DHS contractors
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Peter Orszag defends federal salaries
The Obama administration's top bean counter defended federal salaries Tuesday, saying comparisons between private and public sector paychecks are "misleading." President Obama and OMB Director Peter O
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National ID Card Returns
Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill are proposing a national biometric ID card that would be required of all U.S. workers.
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Want to Be Lieutenant Governor? Apply Online
when the Democrats’ duly elected nominee for lieutenant governor resigned last month amid questions over a domestic battery charge, unpaid child support and steroid use, the state’s Democratic
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Second State Police Leader Quits
The acting superintendent of the New York State Police announced his retirement, becoming the second senior agency official to leave office since it was revealed that the agency had intervened in a
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City Video Gambling Ban: $178 Million Annually in Lost Taxes
Chicago’s reluctance to allow video gambling in the city will deprive the state of almost $178 million annually, according to a new analysis by the Legislature’s budget-forecasting arm.
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Full-Court Press on Healthcare Reform
There is a full-court press to get a majority of Democrats on board healthcare reform.
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Police Plan Covert Surveillance Camera Upgrade
Criminals used to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range.
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Governor Orders Change in Parole File Policy
State prison officials, drawing fire for destroying the parole file of a man under scrutiny in the disappearances of two teenage girls, reversed their recordkeeping policy on orders from Gov.
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Brentwood News
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Treasurer Refuses to Sign Documents Adding to Debt
Jefferson County's treasurer said she will not sign any documents dealing with the issuance of bonds by the county under a federal stimulus program because it cannot afford the additional debt.
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Federal Cloud IT Platform Slows as Cloud Environment Evolves
The federal government's cloud IT services platform, a year in the making, will be delayed for at least another three months.
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G.O.P. Sounds Out a Democrat for Governor
The Republican nomination for governor, which was all but awarded to former United States Representative Rick A.
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Smokers Beware: New Taxes
Sixteen states raised their cigarette taxes last year to generate more revenue, and that should continue in 2010.
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Legislature OKs Bill to Reinstate Chrysler Dealers
Ten Utah Chrysler dealers who lost their franchises as a result of the automaker's bankruptcy could have their businesses restored and be allowed to sue for damages under legislation headed to Gov.
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Hourly Electricity Rates Find Few Takers
The owners of hundreds of buildings in New York will be eligible to join Con Edison’s hourly pricing plan for electricity service, broadening a program that allows customers to monitor electricit
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311 Goes Online, Keeps Phone Calls
Miami residents still must dial 311 to report non-emergency problems like potholes, missed trash pickup or broken streetlights.
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Tax Increases a Turnoff? Move to Idaho
Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter put out a "love letter" today to businesses in Washington and Oregon, saying Idaho would love to woo any of them turned off by their homes states' tax increases.
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State Redesigns State Web Portal, Adds Features
Originally launched in November 2005, South Carolina's official Web site, has a new look and new features.
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Taking the State out of State Colleges
Flagship universities in Michigan and other states are prospering, while their lesser-known counterparts suffer from vanishing state appropriations.
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Management Matters: Point of No Return
As agencies seek newer technologies, the question
is how much IT spending is too much.
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How the Smithsonian prepped the First Ladies Gown Exhibition
First Lady Michelle Obama officially donated her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday, the latest addition to the newly expanded exhibition.
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Contest to organize airport screeners heats up
AFGE makes inroads on petition to represent TSA employees, with rival union NTEU close on its heels.
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From Nextgov.com: VA investigating security breach of veterans' medical data
In violation of department policies, physician assistant allegedly conducted an unauthorized download of two sets of clinical records in an attempt to conduct research, according to sources.
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McCain: Hill won't threaten tanker deal
Lawmakers will keep a close eye on the contract, but won't intervene, according to the Arizona Republican.
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OMB staffer to be disciplined for threats to IG
Program examiner said his office would 'make life miserable' for OPM inspector general if he took budget complaints to Congress.
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Attacks on federal employees, facilities a hot-button issue at union conference
IRS employees have reported threatening phone calls from targets of audits and investigations, NTEU leader says.
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House leader 'hopeful' budget blueprint will pass by Easter
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Napolitano rules out terrorism in IRS plane crash
By The Post's Homeland Security correspondent Spencer S. Hsu: A suicide plane crash that killed the pilot and an Internal Revenue Service worker at an office building in Austin, Tex., Feb.
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Snippets of Peter Orszag
By Elizabeth Newell OMB Director Peter Orszag spoke at a Government Executive leadership breakfast this morning, and we have stories posted on his comments on federal pay and combating distrust in gov
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Burning Question: Is the Obama administration coming for your fishing rod?
Angling advocates want to know if a federal task force will ban fishing.
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Some Muslims, fearing backlash, worry about intent of Census forms
By The Post's Tara Bahrampour: The millions of blue forms being mailed this month in the first census count since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, do not ask about religion.
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Census Advertising
Obviously, it's been controversial, and Census officials ended up trying to explain their strategy again on CNBC.
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What Needs To Happen to Change Government's Image?
Over at GovLoop, Sandy Ressler, who has been a federal employee for 25 years, has kicked off a terrific debate (registration required) over how to stem the tide of negative opinion, and even violence,
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Turning around negative view of government will take time, Obama official says
Strides in IT and human capital seen as key to improving program performance and gaining public trust.
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Obama taps infographics guru for stimulus board
The Obama administration has recruited a top infographics designer to advise stimulus board officials on how to better explain the complexities of the economic stimulus to the general public.
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski Goes After the Filibuster
I'm at the National Treasury Employees Union 2010 Legislative Conference, and Sen.
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Are federal workers 'the enemy'?
The Federal Eye is a member of GovLoop, the so-called "Facebook for Feds" social media site that's an excellent way to take the temperature of public sector workers at the local, state and federal lev
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Proposals to ban earmarks continue to pick up steam
Potential amendment to jobs bill would throw up roadblocks to fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 measures that include directed spending.
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OMB chief calls reports federal employees are overpaid 'misleading'
Citing education, experience of workers, Peter Orszag says they deserve the salaries they get.
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EPA Piecing Together Greenhouse Gas Rules
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