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BLS responds to federal pay in the media

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has weighed in on a recent USA Today article that said federal employees, on average, earn more than their private sector counterparts in more than eight out of ten occu

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GSA ready to move on to non-Networx work

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Agency issues draft RFP for Connections II follow-on contract to help the government transition more quickly to the new telecommunications vehicle.

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OMB's Zients touts better hiring, retention of feds

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The White House Chief Performance Officer, and Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, speaks to the National Treasury Employees Union legislative conference about the r

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New Iowa law attacks 'puppy mills'

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A new law in Iowa gives the state new powers to ensure that pets are treated humanely at breeding facilities. House File 2280, signed into law by Gov.

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House passes bill to pay furloughed DoT workers

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About 2,000 workers need back pay from the two days the agency didn't have funds. If the bill is not passed this week, those employees could see a 20 percent pay cut in their next paycheck.

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State Dept. to launch internal social site

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Richard Boly, director of the office of e-diplomacy, said the new site is a natural addition to the many online activities launched by State in the past few years.

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NTEU concerned about fed worker safety

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One of the largest Federal employee labor unions is in the second day of its three-day legislative conference, held yearly in Washington.

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Technology, workforce advances key for OMB

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OMB Director Orszag says the administration considered not requesting a raise for feds in 2011. But he says several reasons, including focusing on the workforce, swayed the decision.

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OMB sets rules to spur innovations

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A new memo details the way agencies can run competitions and award prizes. OMB will set up a Web site to help run the challenges. GSA also will award a contract vehicle for technical assistance.

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VA, DoD expand sharing of health records

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Agencies will work with private sector providers to share electronic health records through the Nationwide Health Information Network. This will be the second site to use the NHIN.

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EPA to sniff the web for interest

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The Environmental Protection Agency will be crawling blogs, Twitter postings, and other social media to find out what people are saying about the environment and EPA.

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EPA head: environmental protection is good for business

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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is pushing back against those who claim that protecting the environment is bad for business.

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Northrop Grumman drops out of tanker competition

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Northrop Grumman Corp. has decided not to compete against Boeing Co. for the $35 billion the Air Force will spend to buy its own fleet of refueling tankers.

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Unemployment still high in cities

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The national job market continued to falter in large metro areas for the latter part of 2009 and into 2010, according to "U.S.

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TSP Snapshot: Up with February

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Is the slowly recovering economy turning into up indicators for the Thrift Savings Plan? Our guest analyst on this month's edition of "TSP Snapshot" suggests that the answer to that question is "yes".

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Do states have a right to refuse the feds?

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Utah's recently passed "Utah State-Made Firearms Protection Act" seeks to exclude from federal regulation firearms and "firearm-related items" that are made in the state exclusively for use in the sta

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GAO finds OMB needs better cybersecurity coordination

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New report looks at the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative started by the Bush administration. Auditors make six recommendations to improve how agencies work on these 12 issues.

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Kansas' capital changes name to Google

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There cannot be much doubt about the earnestness of Topeka, Kan., officials' desire to be included in Mountain View, Calif.-based Google's "Fiber for Communities" program.

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Big cities try 'open 311'

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The District of Columbia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Boston have launched a joint Web project called "open 311," which provides open, free Application Programming Interface (API) access

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Small business contracting changes coming

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Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee passes small business contracting bill focusing on four main areas.

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Room for improvement found at DHS S&T

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A House committee preparing an authorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security finds there's room for improvement at the agency's Science and Technology Directorate.

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Army to transform through apps

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Service CIO Lt. Gen. Jeff Sorenson details how the Army will judge and award $30,000 in prize money to soldiers and civilian employees under the Apps for the Army program.

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Hillsdale Dining Sets

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Looking for best Hillsdale dining sets, look no more just go through hillsdalefurnituremart.com, find unique designs from high quality furniture makers and make your dinning room the most beautiful wi

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Bill calls for feds who owe taxes to be fired

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Congressman Jason Chaffetz introduces legislation that would require agencies to dismiss federal employees who don't pay their taxes.

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Spotlight on intelligence-led policing

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Intelligence-led policing — the practice of gathering data and using it to guide operations and resource deployment — is acclaimed around the world as a way of drastically reducing crime.

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Cities apply for free Web projects

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Eleven cities and agencies have applied for free Web-project help from Oakland, Calif.-based Code for America, a non-profit organization recently created by the Washington-based Sunlight Foundation to

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Utah law challenges federal authority over guns

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Made-in-Utah, used-in-Utah guns are none of the federal government's business, according to the state's new "Utah State-Made Firearms Protection Act." Gov.

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Congress turns up heat on DoD business systems

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The department's chief management officer must certify all business systems that are expected to cost more than $100 million over their lifecycle meet certain requirements.

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Transportation Department furloughs end

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Federal News Radio has learned that the furloughs at the Department of Transportation are over. Employees are expected to return to work Wednesday.

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Tax delinquent contractors focus of OFPP effort

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Agencies must provide details to OFPP on how they review and deal with vendors who have not paid their taxes. IRS also is conducting a survey of its records.

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Hill impasse spells more furlough for DoT workers

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Thousands of Transportation Department staffers here in Washington and across the country face another day of furloughs today, and possibly the rest of the week.

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House passage of Senate jobs bill would end DoT furloughs

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Senate also considering separate extension bill that would end furloughs, but Sen. Bunning has put hold on it.

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New York governor drops bid for reelection

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New York Gov.

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DoT bureaus offer advice to furloughed feds

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Some employees are expected to come to work for at least part of the day, while others are being furloughed and are told to stay home until further notice, without pay.

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Concern voiced about virtual fence

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies about her most recent factfinding visit with Mexican officials, and also about the status of a Bush Administration-ordered "virtual fence", which

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Army putting up $30,000 prizes for apps

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Service CIO Jeff Sorenson says Apps for the Army contest will begin March 1.

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Transportation Department scrambles to fend of furloughs

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After the Senate failed to pass a federal transportation bill, Transportation Department officials are scrambling to find a way to keep their workers from being furloughed next week.

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OMB taking a deeper look at data centers

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Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will sign a memo requiring agencies to do another, more detailed survey of their data centers.

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Map tracks use of homeland security funds

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An interactive map that details the use of homeland security readiness funds in all 50 states is the central element of "Homeland Security: Boom and Bust," a report from the Washington-based Center fo

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Florida County residents give budget suggestions online

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Hillsborough County, Fla., is using multiple social media Web sites to gather public input on the county's fiscal year 2011 budget.

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Arkansas Energy Office announces grants to cities and counties


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The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), has announced a $5 million grant program for small cities and counties to implement energy efficien

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IT community prepares for major policy change

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It's enough of a challenge to make the disparate IT systems of different agencies within a mega-department like Homeland Security work together.

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Terrorist watchlists receiving mini-makeovers

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The Terrorist Screening Center is at the center of the changes coming to how the government manages and reviews potential terrorist information.

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OMB, HHS create new health IT task force

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New entity will be led by eight agencies, including OPM, VA and DoD. The focus will be on policy development, coordination and implementation of federal health IT.

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Senate bill attempts to improve HUBZone program

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Sen. Snowe co-authors new legislation to implement many of the recommendations by GAO to improve the small business contracting program.

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AFGE fires first salvo in bid to organize TSA screeners

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Ever since the founding of the Transportation Security Administration, two federal employee unions have vied for the right to organize and represent TSA screeners at the bargaining table.

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Number of DHS contractors 'unacceptable'

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Sens. Lieberman and Collins want more information on how many contractors DHS has and what type of work they are doing.

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DoD partially lifts ban on USB drives

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Stratcom says only government-procured and government-owned devices allowed on military networks.

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GSA reorganizes to better green the government

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Agency moves Federal High-Performance Green Buildings office to Office of Governmentwide Policy. GSA also creates the first Chief Greening Officer in the Public Buildings Service.

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2010 Municipal Cost Indexes Archive

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