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Vote: Which agency has the best food/cafeteria?

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See which agencies made the cut and vote for your favorite in our poll.

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Federal contractor scrutiny on the rise

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Justice's decision to join the False Claims Act lawsuit against Oracle is another signal that vendors are facing more oversight.

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Free IT Strategy Guides from HP and Intel

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Read strategy guides that explain the challenges and an approach to branch office consolidation for local governments and/or public safety organizations.

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Zients to serve as OMB acting director

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Jeffrey Zients has been chosen to serve as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget until a new director is confirmed.

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Senator hopes to bridge feds foreign language gap

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A Senate panel probes the government's continued foreign language deficiencies. The Government Accountability Office finds limited progress across several agencies.

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State hopes technology will better secure passport process

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GAO found significant success in obtaining passports using fraudulent documents in the second investigation in two years.

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DFAS feds remain suspended without pay

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A dozen Defense Department workers jobs are at risk, allegedly because of their bad credit ratings. AFGE Vice President, Arnold Scott, says DoD isn't playing fair.

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SBA to name new HUBZone director

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Grande Lum will lead a program that has been plagued by fraud and abuse. GAO successfully received HUBZone certifications for three bogus firms in sting operation.

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OMB's Orszag touts administration's gains

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Now set to conclude his tenure as director of the Office of Management and Budget this Friday, Peter Orszag appraised his 18 months in the job.

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Judge bars parts of Arizona immigration law

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A federal judge on Wednesday barred the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law
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OMB calls for review of all IT projects

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Federal CIO Kundra wants agencies to submit a list of all their at-risk IT projects by Aug. 23. OMB will choose as many as 30 of the most problematic ones to undergo TechStat sessions.

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Viewpoint: Where to draw the line on texting

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When does a public employee have a reasonable expectation of privacy in communications sent using an agency's equipment? That was the question many cities and counties were hoping the U.S.

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NIST seen as epicenter for cybersecurity

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A provision in the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill could give NIST a larger role in protecting federal and civilian computer networks.

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Bell, Calif., mayor apologizes for salary controversy

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Beset by a controversy over unusually high wages paid to some former employees, the mayor of Bell, Calif., has apologized to residents and agreed not to run for reelection.

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Head of Capitol Visitors Center fired

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The CVC's CEO has been let go after nearly three years on the job

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He's truly off the reservation

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Lima, Ohio, resident William Bowersock has learned that he is, in fact, off the reservation.

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Illinois increases penalties for false 911 calls

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Making false calls to 911 is a crime, and, now, that crime carries stricter penalties in Illinois.

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Commerce solidifies security of Internet

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Commerce and several partners are ready to launch the Domain Name System Security Extensions that is expected to enhance Internet security and stability.

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NARA declassifies 8 million pages

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The newly-created National Declassification Center has processed and published 2% of the documents it is tasked with releasing.

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Newark, N.J., makes drastic budget cuts, including toilet paper

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A $70 million budget shortfall is going to cause additional discomfort for Newark, N.J., employees
: the city is cutting out toilet paper for city hall bathrooms.

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SIGIR: Defense can't account for $8.7 billion

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A report by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction shows that insufficient accounting procedures has left DoD unable to account for 96% of the funding it received from the Development F

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NIST replaces translators with smart phones

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NIST scientists are currently testing smart phone-based technology to translate information between English and key languages that are short on human translators.

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New security prescription at Veterans Affairs

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun implementing program changes designed to increase security and enhance the experience of its patients.

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Google first to get FISMA certification for cloud apps

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One of the largest companies in information technology, Google, is now the first to market with cloud computing applications for government.

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Shortfalls force counties to cut back

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Police, sheriff and fire personnel are no longer immune from budget-related cuts, according to a new survey by the Washington-based National Association of Counties (NACo).

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EPA seeks input on stormwater rule, presentations for brownfields conference

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The U.S.

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Tennessee county installs solar farm at detention facility

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A new solar farm will soon enable Knox County, Tenn., officials to harvest sunshine to heat water at the county's 1,036-bed detention facility.

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OPM Director hits dunk tank for good cause

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Energy announces plans to host officials from several federal agencies to raise awareness and donations for the July collection of the "Feds Feed Families" nationwide food drive.

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Power outage closes multiple NIH facilities

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Power outages affecting workers at the National Institutes of Health; The main campus is open, but several satellite locations are closed for non-essential workers.

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Document classification system under review

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In the government, it's said that nothing has more endurance, or lasts longer than a document stamped "top secret".

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